🌱 Patch AM: How a Point Pleasant caregiver gets vital medical gear for free

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Point Pleasant caregiver gets vital medical gear for free

Also on today's calendar: School of Rock Summer Season Showcase and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 70.
• Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Episcopal medical equipment ministries help ease the burden of illness, mobility issues (episcopalnewsservice.org) — A Point Pleasant resident, Nancy McCormick, relies on a free church-run medical equipment ministry in Eatontown to care for her 97-year-old mother, swapping items as her needs change. The story highlights how this Episcopal "loan closet" and a similar one in Oregon provide wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs, and other supplies at no cost, while also offering emotional support to families under stress.
   

📸 Around Point Pleasant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Point Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• School of Rock Summer Season Showcase →
  Water Street Bar & Grille, 4 Robbins Pkwy, Toms River
  12:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• School of Rock Summer Season Showcase →
  Beachcomber Bar & Grill, 100 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights
  12:00 pm
• An Afternoon of Opera Arias →
  500 Lake Ave, Bay Head
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 30
• Group Stand Up Paddleboarding by Coastline Adventures and Tomsriver Recreation Department →
  Shelter Cove Park, 1390 Bay Ave, Toms River
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Pickelball Lessons with Mike & Toms River Recreation →
  Bey Lea Park Courts Rt 571N Bay Ave
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Women"s Surf Camp by Coastline Adventures and Tomsriver Recreation Department →
  3rd Ave and Boardwalk , Ortley Beach
  8:00 am
Sunday September 6
• Coed Adult Group Surf Camp by Coastline Adventures and Tomsriver Recreation Department →
  3rd Ave and Boardwalk, Ortley Beach
  8:00 am
Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530
  11:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Group Stand Up Paddleboarding by Coastline Adventures and Tomsriver Recreation Department →
  Shelter Cove Park, 1390 Bay Ave, Toms River
  9:00 am
Saturday September 19
• 48th Annual Festival of the Sea →
  Point Pleasant Beach
  10:00 am
• Point Pleasant Beach Festival of the Sea →
  Point Pleasant Beach Chamber Of Commerce, 517 Arnold Ave, Point Pleasant Beach
  10:00 am
Monday September 21
• Balance and Belonging a Fall Equinox Event →
  Sanctuary By The Sea, 2612 NJ-88, Point Pleasant
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Bay Head

• Seaside Park Officials Weigh E-Bike Restrictions Following State Law Implementation (wrat.com)

Point Pleasant Beach

• So, Is Netflix Filming a New Reality Show at the Jersey Shore? Here's What We Know (thelocalgirl.com)
• Kohr's Orange and Vanilla Swirl: A New Jersey Summer Tradition (wobm.com)

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• Week 0 SSI Football Podcast Presented by Meadow 28 (shoresportsinsider.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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