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Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• 13 New Jersey Campgrounds That Make Last-Minute Outdoor Trips Easy (myfamilytravels.com) — One of the easiest last‑minute camping escapes on this list is Cheesequake State Park, right at 300 Gordon Road in Matawan. With dozens of tent and trailer sites, group areas, grills, showers, and nearby lake concessions, it offers locals a spontaneous, low‑planning way to enjoy an overnight outdoors without leaving central New Jersey.
• The Africa Hidden on Jersey Maps (thepositivecommunity.com) — An old 1855 map reveals a Black community once labeled "Africa" in the Middletown Point area that later became Matawan, centered around today's Atlantic and Johnson Avenues. Researchers from the Matawan Historical Society trace residents' lives, Civil War service, and the St. James A.M.E. Zion Cemetery, restoring this overlooked chapter of local African American history to the modern landscape.
• 2026-2027 Proposed NJSIAA Football Classifications (shoresportsinsider.com) — Matawan High School's football team is slated to shift from South Jersey Group 3 to North Jersey Group 3 under the NJSIAA's proposed 2026–2027 classifications. The draft plan reshuffles many programs statewide, with final groupings expected in coming weeks and implications for who Matawan will face on the field.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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