🌱 Patch AM: Can Manalapan’s No. 7-ranked Braves finally finish those close games?

Good day Manalapan! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Manalapan's No. 7-ranked Braves finally finish those close games?

Also on today's calendar: Golf for a Great Cause and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 65.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shore Conference Football 2026 Preseason Top 12 Rankings (shoresportsinsider.com) — Manalapan High's Braves open the 2026 football season ranked No. 7 in the Shore Conference, returning 10 starters and eyeing a breakout year after several close losses last season. Led by quarterback Cameron Desfosse and standout defender Ethan Fogelstrom, they'll test themselves immediately in a tougher Class A North schedule, starting Thursday against Hillsborough.
   

📸 Around Manalapan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manalapan

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 28
• Golf for a Great Cause →
  Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Dr, Farmingdale
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Regular Meeting held at Marlboro Memorial Middle
  Marlboro Elementary School 100 School Road, West Marlboro, NJ 07746
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Board of Education Meeting
  Freehold Township High School Administration Building
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Dueling Pianos: Interactive Concert Experience →
  Monmouth County Library - Headquarters, 125 Symmes Dr, Manalapan Township
  2:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Moving Sale →
  7 Cecilia Court, 7 Cecilia Ct, Howell Township
  11:00 am
Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
Thursday September 17
• ISPE NJ Chapter's 40th Anniversary Gala →
  The Marigold, 315 Churchill Ave, Somerset
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Regular Meeting held at Marlboro Memorial Middle
  David C. Abbott Early Learning Center 171 Tennent Road, Morganville, NJ 07751
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Board of Education Meeting
  Freehold Regional High School District Administration Building
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Egg Harbor Township Varsity Football @ Robbinsville →
  Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Rd, Trenton
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• The Barber of Seville →
  Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Staff Reports/Staff Professional Day
  David C. Abbott Early Learning Center 171 Tennent Road, Morganville, NJ 07751
Wednesday September 2
• Preschool Meet & Greet Session 1
  David C. Abbott Early Learning Center 171 Tennent Road, Morganville, NJ 07751
  9:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Freehold

• 'Hope To See You Soon': Bruce Springsteen Sends Message To Ancestral Hometown (patch.com)
• Freehold teacher Jesse Heubel charged with sexual assault (wpst.com)

Marlboro

• Virgin Mary appears to Marlboro man: From Asbury Park Press archives (app.com)
• Jersey Shore traffic watch: Traffic slowing at Brick, Toms River exits (app.com)
• Monmouth Executive Airport to close runways for month-long repaving (app.com)

East Windsor

• New Smoothie Cafe Opens In East Windsor Town Center Plaza (patch.com)

Ok Manalapan! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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