Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
Friday: Warmer with clouds and sun, temps: high: 86, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
Saturday: Less humid with some sunshine, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Check Out Eric LeGrand's Middletown Coffee Shop (patch.com) — Middletown residents now have a new spot for coffee and snacks at Eric LeGrand's recently opened LeGrand Coffee House in the Kings Commons plaza on Route 35. The former Rutgers football player and his partner hope more locals will discover the shop's specialty drinks, breakfast and lunch items, and inviting atmosphere as a convenient stop near ShopRite and local schools.
• Nor'easter Nearly Ruined Their Wedding. Newlyweds Married At Life Time Gym (patch.com) — A Middletown health club unexpectedly became a wedding venue when a powerful nor'easter flooded the groom's Highlands neighborhood and made the couple's outdoor Farmingdale plans impossible. Staff at Life Time Middletown-Red Bank on Half Mile Road rushed to transform a yoga studio and lounge into a full celebration space, coordinating food, flowers, music, and seating so nearly all 75 guests could still attend.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
John Padovano album released in Autumn of 2026 —Ironbound Notes Read on Patch
Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Middletown. Apply here.
ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Health and Beauty Clerk (Saker NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $15.92/hr in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fair Haven
'Grit, Resilience & Commitment To Others': NJ Student Nominated For Heart Of A Giant Award (patch.com)
140+ Acts Set to Take the Stage as Red Bank Porchfest Returns Oct. 3 (tapinto.net)
Elsie's Sub Shop in Red Bank, NJ, serving since 1959 (nj1015.com)
Holmdel
Hazlet Man To Run Multiple Marathons For St. Jude Children's Hospital (patch.com)
Holmdel & Hazlet Awarded Grants For Park Improvements (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!