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Hi there, Manalapan! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Manalapan scores $255K to upgrade its recreation center playground
  • See what rare colonial records just arrived in Manalapan's archives.
  • What Manalapan needs next to lock up top soccer seeding.

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Less humid with some sun, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
  • Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 63 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Manalapan Awarded $255K Grant For Recreation Center Playground (patch.com) — Manalapan residents can look forward to improvements at the Manalapan Recreation Center Shelter Playground, thanks to a new $255,500 county grant. The funding, part of Monmouth County's 2026 Municipal Open Space Grant program, will support Phase II upgrades and reflects a broader county effort to enhance local parks and outdoor spaces.
   

• New history documents from Monmouth's colonial era open to public (app.com) — Newly transferred colonial‑era documents, including wills and Revolutionary War‑period records, are now available to the public at the Monmouth County Archives on Symmes Drive in Manalapan. Residents can visit the Manalapan Records Center to view these preserved pieces of local and national history, which officials say will be safeguarded and shared for generations.
   

• A Week to Go: 2026 Boys Soccer Shore Conference Tournament Clinch Scenarios (shoresportsinsider.com) — Manalapan boys soccer has already clinched a Shore Conference Tournament berth and sits atop its group, with first place secured by a win or draw at Toms River South. The article breaks down every remaining clinch scenario, so Manalapan fans can see exactly what results their team and rivals need before seeding is finalized.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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