🌱 Patch AM: Monster Ice Cream In Matawan Reopens After Flooding

Coffee in hand, Matawan? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Matawan ice cream favorite reopens days after severe flooding damage

Also on today's calendar: Celebrate the High Holy Days with Temple Shalom and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid with a shower in places, with a high of 74 and low of 69 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Monster Ice Cream In Matawan Reopens After Flooding (patch.com) — Matawan residents can once again visit Ice Cream Monster after the shop quickly bounced back from severe weekend flooding and a recent power outage that ruined its inventory. Following dramatic ceiling leaks and water damage, the owners shifted customers to their Keyport location temporarily, then fully restocked and reopened the Matawan store for regular business on Monday.
   

📸 Around Matawan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Matawan

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Wednesday September 2
• Celebrate the High Holy Days with Temple Shalom →
  Temple Shalom-Reform, 5 Ayrmont Ln, Aberdeen Township
  9:00 am
Thursday September 3
• Matawan Concert Series: Willie Nile →
  Matawan Borough Municipal Building, 201 Broad St, Matawan
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• CSMS Early Dismissal Today for Students Only
  Old Bridge Township Public Schools 4207 Highway 516, Matawan, NJ 07747
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• BOE AGENDA SESSION
  Old Bridge High School 4209 Route 516, Matawan, NJ 07747
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Woman's Club Of Matawan Information Meeting →
  Woman's Club of Matawan, 199 Jackson St, Matawan
  10:30 am
• Shepard PTA Back to School Bash
  Old Bridge Township Public Schools 4207 Highway 516, Matawan, NJ 07747
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Luncheon & Games →
  Woman's Club of Matawan, 199 Jackson St, Matawan
  11:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Matawan Community Blood Drive →
  Most Holy Redeemer, 133 Amboy Rd, Matawan
  12:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Twelfth Annual Jessica Uveges LoNigro Community Blood Drive →
  Old Bridge High School Grade 9 Center/Cafeteria, 4207 County Rd 516, Matawan
  8:30 am
Sunday September 20
• Designer Handbag BINGO and Tricky Tray →
  Assumption Catholic School, 380 Meredith St, Perth Amboy
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 2
• PrK Orientation
  Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center 37 Sycamore Dr, Hazlet, NJ 07730, USA
  8:45 am
• Preschool Meet & Greet Session 1
  David C. Abbott Early Learning Center 171 Tennent Road, Morganville, NJ 07751
  9:30 am
• Kindergarten Orientation Group 1
  Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center 37 Sycamore Dr, Hazlet, NJ 07730, USA
  9:45 am
• DAELC PTO Popsicle Social
  David C. Abbott Early Learning Center 171 Tennent Road, Morganville, NJ 07751
  10:30 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Matawan PatchAM possible:

• Epic Dayz — (732) 952-2400
• Brookdale Community College — (732) 224-1857
• Frank and Cynthia — (732) 672-0272
• Jersey Medical Care — (732) 707-4100

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Join in a Celebration of Unity and Community —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Keyport. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Hazlet. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Matawan here.

🗞 Nearby News

Keyport

• Shore Conference football Top 20 rankings after Week 0 of the 2026 season (app.com)
• Ocean and Monmouth Counties: NJNG Energy Assistance Days are Coming to a Neighborhood Near You (tapinto.net)

Hazlet

• Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic Set for Monmouth County Pets on Oct. 3 (wrat.com)

Holmdel

• Stronger Together: Holmdel High School Unveils Renovated Strength and Conditioning Facility (tapinto.net)
• 📣Bell Works Water Tower to Shine Yellow for Childhood Cancer Awareness: Ahmad Butler Foundation's Fight With Lights Campaign Comes to Holmdel (tapinto.net)
• Come From Away Opens in Holmdel on September 11th, 2026 (wobm.com)

Ok Matawan! 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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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