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🌱 Patch AM: NJ American Water Gives Leonardo Fire Company $2,500

Also check out Middletown Community Blood Drive - Honor. Give. Remember. Shirt for donors on the Middletown Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Leonardo firefighters secure grant to boost critical rescue equipment
  • See what's being built next at Middletown's busy River Centre complex
  • How Brookdale's rising costs could affect students and staff in Middletown

Also on today's calendar: Middletown Community Blood Drive - Honor. Give. Remember. Shirt for donors and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Andrew O.!

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Not as warm with a shower, temps: high: 76, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• NJ American Water Gives Leonardo Fire Company $2,500 (patch.com) — Middletown's Leonardo Community Fire Company has received a $2,500 grant from New Jersey American Water to buy extra batteries for its hydraulic extrication tools, vital for vehicle rescues. The award is part of a broader $50,000 program supporting volunteer fire and EMS departments, helping local first responders upgrade lifesaving equipment across the company's service area.
   

• Find out about the changes coming to River Centre in Middletown (app.com) — Major changes are coming to Middletown's River Centre complex off Newman Springs Road, including a new Starbucks with drive-through, a five-story AvalonBay apartment building with 340 units, and large new office space for Hackensack Meridian Health. Construction is ramping up this fall, bringing more traffic, jobs, and housing options right by Garden State Parkway Exit 109.
   

• Brookdale Community College Approves Staff Reductions as Health Costs Surge (wrat.com) — Brookdale Community College's Middletown campus is facing significant staff cuts as soaring health benefit and utility costs strain its budget, even while enrollment remains below pre-pandemic levels. Trustees approved job reductions after ruling out major tuition hikes, and leaders say they'll rethink the college's structure while keeping satellite sites in Wall and Freehold open. Middletown families and employees could feel the impact soon.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Fair Haven

  • Coffee Corral opens shop No. 3 at the Jersey Shore (app.com)
  • Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) Sees Large Volume Increase - What's Next? (marketbeat.com)
  • Basie Center Celebrates William "Count" Basie's Birthday with New Jersey Black Heritage Trail Marker, Street Renaming and more (newjerseystage.com)

Red Bank

  • Açaí Bowl & Smoothie Cafe Coming To Red Bank (patch.com)

Atlantic Highlands

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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