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Hi Middletown! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Nor'easter turns Middletown backyard wedding into liquor store celebration
  • How Middletown South held red-hot Trinity Hall to a draw

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Saturday: Less humid with some sun, temps: high: 71, low: 60.
  • Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 63 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rained-Out Wedding Held In Empty Circus Liquor Store In Middletown (patch.com) — Middletown residents turned a washed-out backyard wedding into a memorable celebration inside the empty Circus liquor store on Route 35, thanks to longtime ties with the Azzolina and Scaduto families. As a nor'easter drenched the town, relatives and friends hustled across Kings Highway to transform the vacant space with lights, music, and a dance floor, creating a nostalgic yet hip venue that kept 80 guests dry and delighted.
   

• Trinity Hall, Middletown South battle to 1-1 tie in clash of red-hot girls soccer teams (nj.com subscription) — Middletown South's girls soccer team extended its strong start with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Trinity Hall in a Shore Conference A North showdown at Red Bank's Maria Gatta Community Park. Riley Kapler scored for Middletown South, with Lili Iasparro assisting, while goalkeeper Julianna Fiore anchored the defense with nine saves through regulation and two overtimes.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • New Jersey wedding saved by gym after nor'easter flooding forces couple to switch venues (abc7ny.com)
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  • Long Branch School Security Manager Honored (patch.com)

Ok Middletown! 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: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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