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Manahawkin, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Manahawkin! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What’s pouring and playing at Manahawkin’s Fall Harvest & Wine Festival?
  • Want to honor Frankie Petillo Jr. at Manahawkin’s memorial 5K?
  • How a Manahawkin e-bike crash is prompting new safety warnings

Also on today's calendar: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun yielding to clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stafford Fall Harvest & Wine Festival (ediblecommunities.com) — Manahawkin residents can look forward to the Stafford Fall Harvest & Wine Festival returning to Heritage Park on October 10–11, with New Jersey wineries, food trucks, live music, and artisan vendors. From noon to 5 p.m. both days, guests can bring chairs or tents, sample wines, enjoy seafood and baked goods, and shop local crafts, with discounted advance tickets available for samplers.
   

• Local Event: Second Annual 'Race to Remember' 5K Set for October 10 in Manahawkin (patch.com) — Manahawkin’s Municipal Center will host the Second Annual “Race to Remember” 5K on October 10, honoring Stafford resident and Southern Regional graduate Frankie Petillo Jr. The event raises scholarship funds for local students in dance, theater, and the arts, with race registration and tiered sponsorships available online for residents, families, and businesses who want to support the Frankie-Foundation’s mission.
   

• Teenager Riding E-Bike Injured in Collision With Motor Vehicle (thesandpaper.net) — A Manahawkin 13-year-old was seriously injured when his e-bike, lacking required lights, registration, and a proper helmet, hit a turning vehicle in Stafford’s Ocean Acres, prompting renewed police safety warnings for local families. The same report details a successful marine rescue near the Dorland Henderson Memorial Bridge and notes a Manahawkin man has been charged with third-degree animal cruelty after a dog’s death.
   

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Fast seating and even faster service.
    Coffee is ready when I am and breakfast is delicious. (Nextdoor Downtown / Deer Lake Park)
  • Hackensack Meridian Health posted a job opening for Magnet Program Director - F/T Days in Manahawkin. Apply here.
  • Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Bilingual Customer Service Specialist (Spanish) in Manahawkin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manahawkin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stafford

  • Timing, Increased Costs, Rising Property Values Created Perfect Storm for Many (thesandpaper.net)

Long Beach

  • Lighthouse International Film Society presents a screening of "Ask E. Jean" on September 17th (newjerseystage.com)
  • Environmental Activists Show Their True Color: Red, Not Green – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
  • Shoemaker Bridge ramp demolition to prompt weekend 710 Freeway closures (dailybreeze.com)

Surf City

  • Ship Bottom to Host 4th Annual Day at the Bay Event this Saturday (tapinto.net)

Ok Manahawkin! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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