🌱 Patch AM: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know at Webinar - Online Presentation
• Manchester Township Democratic Club to Meet October 17 at Presbyterian Church
• Whiting Fire Department Open House & Fire Prevention Day

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 67, low: 61.
• Monday: A few showers in the morning, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manchester

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Saturday October 10
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation
  11:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Manchester Township Democratic Club to Meet October 17 →
  Presbyterian Church, 101 Orchard St, Lakehurst
  9:30 am
• Whiting Fire Department Open House & Fire Prevention Day →
  120 Lacey Rd, Manchester Township
  12:00 pm
• MTHS 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration →
  Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 NJ-37, Toms River
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Italian Night Spaghetti Dinner →
  Whiting Volunteer Fire Co. #1, Manchester Township
  5:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Boscov's Friends Helping Friends passes →
  Ocean County Mall, 1201 Hooper Ave, Toms River
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Faith Festival →
  Alive Again Alliance, 36 Lacey Rd, Manchester Township
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 27
• Women's Club of Deerfield Hall Meeting →
  6 Congasia Rd. Whiting, NJ 08759
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 10
• Recycling Center and Branch and Compost Site CLOSED →
  Plumsted NJ
  8:30 am
• Argos Fall Festival! →
  Argos Farm, 1250 Lacey Road, Lacey
  10:00 am
• The Market at Adventure Crossing USA →
  Adventure Crossing USA, 515 Monmouth Road, Jackson Township
  10:00 am
• Hot Rod Haunting at Adventure Crossing USA – Part II →
  Adventure Crossing, 515 Monmouth rd, Jackson
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lakehurst

• Shadow Before the Flame by Catherine Grace Katz (openlettersreview.com)

Jackson

• 103 Antonia Dr, Jackson, NJ 08527 (zillow.com)
• 37 Azalea Cir, Jackson Township, NJ 08527 (redfin.com)
• Crash at Controversial Jackson Development Site Raises New Traffic Safety Concerns (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Toms River

• New Yoga, Pilates and Fitness Studio Opens in Toms River as Township Welcomes Shine Studios (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Lidl Opening Location In Toms River, NJ (wpst.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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