🌱 Patch AM: Can Manalapan’s Braves finally turn close calls into a breakout season?

Hey there, Manalapan! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Manalapan's Braves finally turn close calls into a breakout season?
• Meet the Manalapan pizza pro with a Guinness-worthy folding speed.

Also on today's calendar: Moving Sale and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shore Conference Football 2026 Preseason Top 12 Rankings (shoresportsinsider.com) — Manalapan High School's Braves open the 2026 football season ranked No. 7 in the Shore Conference, returning 10 starters and eyeing a breakout year if they can close out tight games. The preview details their tougher Class A North schedule, key players like QB Cameron Desfosse and DE Ethan Fogelstrom, and first matchup against Hillsborough, alongside capsules on other top Shore programs.
   

• The strange world records held by New Jersey (nj1015.com) — A Manalapan resident, Randy DeGregorio, is spotlighted for holding New Jersey's Guinness World Record for fastest pizza box folding, cranking out 18 boxes in 60 seconds. The piece rounds up other quirky state records, from a heavily pierced tongue to a massive Asbury Park zombie walk, celebrating New Jersey's offbeat claim to fame.
   

📸 Around Manalapan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manalapan

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Moving Sale →
  7 Cecilia Court, 7 Cecilia Ct, Howell Township
  11:00 am
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

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
Tuesday September 1
• Getting your feet wet in stream monitoring: How you can help keep streams healthy →
  Monmouth County Library - Headquarters, 125 Symmes Dr, Manalapan Township
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Foray into Mushrooms →
  Monmouth County Library - Headquarters, 125 Symmes Dr, Manalapan Township
  6:00 pm
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

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
• DAELC PTO Popsicle Social
  David C. Abbott Early Learning Center 171 Tennent Road, Morganville, NJ 07751
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Freehold

• NJ Coffee Festival is returning to Freehold on November 14-15 (nj1015.com)
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Marlboro

• Toms River North prepares for 2026 football season (app.com)

Matawan

• Sayreville Bass Pro Shop May Open In Early October: Report (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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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