🌱 Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor) and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Board of Education Meeting at Margate City School District
• Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor)

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 74 degrees.
• Tuesday: Variable clouds; very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 76. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Longport

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Wednesday September 9

• Board of Education Meeting
  Margate City School District Tighe Media Center
  6:00 pm

Thursday September 17

• Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor) →
  6024 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31

• How to Train Your Dragon (Live Action) Movie Monday Matinee
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  1:00 pm
• Monday Movie Night
  Ventnor City Ski Beach at Dorset Ave & Burke Ave, Ventnor, New Jersey 08406
  6:30 pm

Tuesday September 1

• Library Card Sign-up Month!
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
• Virtual Author Talk: David O. Stewart →
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield https://libraryc.org/nflibrary/195142
  2:00 pm

Friday September 4

• Ventnor City Farmers Market
  Ventnor City 6201 Atlantic Ave, , NJ 08406
  8:30 am
• Food Truck Festival
  Ventnor City Ski Beach at Dorset Ave & Burke Ave, Ventnor, New Jersey 08406
  3:00 pm

Saturday September 5

• Code Club for Grades K-12th
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  10:30 am
• Gabriel Iglesias →
  Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
  5:00 pm
• Goodbye to Summer Concert
  Ventnor City Ski Beach at Dorset Ave & Burke Ave, Ventnor, New Jersey 08406
  5:30 pm
• Patty Blee Duo →
  Margate City Log Cabin, 600 N Jerome Ave, Margate City
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Ventnor City. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Somers Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Longport here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Margate City

• This Jersey Shore Gem Was Just Ranked No. 1 Hotel Restaurant in the Country—Here's What It's Really Like (dcourier.com)

Ventnor City

• Kreischer: Ventnor Master plan AUG 29 Discussion (downbeachbuzz.com)

Linwood

• Nominations open for outstanding Atlantic County residents with disabilities (breakingac.com)
• Spend A Quiet Afternoon Wandering This Beautiful New Jersey Garden (myfamilytravels.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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