🌱 How badly did the nor’easter flood Ocean Avenue and Broadway?

Coffee in hand, Point Pleasant Beach? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How badly did the nor'easter flood Ocean Avenue and Broadway?
• How did a removed hedge turn into a backyard pumpkin patch?

Also on today's calendar: Register for the 2026 Scarecrows at the Beach Contest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 70, low: 54.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Flooding, fallen trees leave cleanup work in Point Pleasant Beach (starnewsgroup.com) — Borough crews in Point Pleasant Beach spent Monday clearing flooded streets, fallen trees, and downed wires after a weekend nor'easter swamped Ocean Avenue, Broadway, and other low-lying areas. Residents had been urged to move cars to the train station lot and avoid barricaded roads, while public works and emergency responders worked through the tides to restore safer conditions.
   

• Oh my gourd, Charlie Brown! (starnewsgroup.com) — A longtime Point Pleasant Beach summer homeowner turned a hedge removal project into an unexpected backyard pumpkin patch, with a single mystery vine sprawling 40 feet and producing several pumpkins. Her family has enjoyed watching the surprise crop mature, and she now plans to use the homegrown pumpkins for Halloween decorations and maybe even a pie.
   

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Saturday October 10
• Fall Special: Half Price Rides! →
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  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• National Walk to School Day
  Jenkinson's Aquarium Parking Lot Meet at
  7:30 am
Thursday October 8
• Olympic Night @ Antrim
  Bay Head Borough School District Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
  6:00 pm
• Antrim Olympic Night
  Antrim Track
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Register for the 2026 Scarecrows at the Beach Contest →
  9:00 am
• Amusement Park Hours 12pm-6pm →
  Jenkinson's Boardwalk, 300 Ocean Ave, Pt. Pleasant Beach
  12:00 pm
• New Moon Gathering →
  707 Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
  4:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Parish Blue Mass Honoring First Responders →
  406 Forman Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
  11:00 am
• Fall Special: Half Price Rides! →
  Jenkinson's Boardwalk, 300 Ocean Ave, Pt. Pleasant Beach
  12:00 pm
• Amusement Park Hours 12pm-6pm →
  Jenkinson's Boardwalk, 300 Ocean Ave, Pt. Pleasant Beach
  12:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Fall Special: Half Price Rides! →
  Jenkinson's Boardwalk, 300 Ocean Ave, Pt. Pleasant Beach
  12:00 pm
Monday October 19
• 11th Annual Valentine House Golf Classic →
  Battleground Country Club, 1 Covenhoven Rd, Manalapan Township
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Bay Head

• In New Jersey, a Shingle-Style District Is Also a Year-Round Beach Town (onlyinyourstate.com)
• State findings: Nor'easter causes major beach, dune erosion along 10 New Jersey beaches (news12.com)

Point Pleasant

• Possible burial plots pauses review of housing plan (starnewsgroup.com)
• 2 New Jersey Beaches Named Among America's Cleanest (957benfm.com)
• Jersey Mike's (NYSE:JMKE) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Here's Why (defenseworld.net)

Manasquan

• Freehold, NJ 07728 (redfin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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