🌱 Step inside the Hartshorne family farmhouse overlooking the Navesink River.

Good morning Navesink! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Step inside the Hartshorne family farmhouse overlooking the Navesink River.

Also on today's calendar: Early SAT and ACT Testing: Preparing for College Admission Success.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 79, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 77 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• This Restored New Jersey Farmhouse Was Home To Eight Generations Of The Hartshorne Family (myfamilytravels.com) — Just across the river from Navesink, Historic Portland Place in Rumson opens a meticulously restored Hartshorne family farmhouse and grounds that once spanned the Navesink Highlands, Bayshore, and Sandy Hook. Now part of Hartshorne Woods Park, the 15-acre site offers free guided house tours, river-view walks, and year-round programs on history, art, and horticulture that deepen your connection to local Lenape and colonial-era roots.
   

📸 Around Navesink

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Navesink

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• Early SAT and ACT Testing: Preparing for College Admission Success →
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Battle of Navesink Commemoration — New Jersey Society, Sons of the American Revolution →
  Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, 460 Ocean Blvd, Atlantic Highlands
  10:00 pm
• Battle of Navesink Wayside - Ribbon Cutting →
  Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, 460 Ocean Blvd, Atlantic Highlands
  10:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Parking Sticker Application for Seniors
  Middletown High School North 63 Tindall Road, Middletown, NJ 07758
  8:00 am
• Municipal Court →
  Little Silver, NJ Calendar, 480 Prospect Ave., Little Silver
  9:00 am
• Multi-Sports Camp →
  Middletown, NJ Calendar, 900 Leonardville Road, Port Monmouth
  9:00 am
• Mad Science Camp →
  Middletown, NJ Calendar, 900 Leonardville Road, Port Monmouth
  9:00 am
• Snapology Camp →
  Middletown, NJ Calendar, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown
  9:00 am
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting →
  Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar
  6:30 pm
• Ben Bankas Red Bank →
  Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth St, Red Bank
  7:00 pm
• Jazz in the Park - Kal Ferretti Quintet →
  Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar, Riverside Gardens Park, Red Bank
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Complete and Green Streets Committee →
  Red Bank Borough, NJ Calendar, 90 Monmouth Street Council Chambers, Red Bank
  11:00 am
• The Benderz Full Band →
  The Sandbox at Seastreak Beach, 326 Shore Dr, Highlands
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Atlantic Highlands. Apply here.
• QuickChek posted a job opening for Food Service Associate - Part Time in Highlands. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Navesink here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

• 2026 – 2027 After School Program (highlandsnj.gov)

Rumson

• The Design Hack When Your Home Feels Too Formal, Cold or Flat (mansionglobal.com)

Red Bank

• TONIGHT! Last Class, Wednesday, August 19! Red Bank Borough and YMCA Team Up for Free Outdoor Zumba at Riverside Gardens Park (tapinto.net)
• Red Bank Pop Culture Festival Set to Bring Comics, Gaming, and Cosplay Downtown (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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