🌱 How Diamond Beach’s taxes tie it to Rio Grande’s mainland hub
Rio Grande, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Rio Grande! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
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- How Diamond Beach’s taxes tie it to Rio Grande’s mainland hub
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Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• NJ shore towns part of inland townships barrier island 2026 (nj1015.com) — A quirky look at New Jersey’s odd municipal borders highlights how Diamond Beach, governed from Lower Township’s mainland hub near Rio Grande, sends big tax dollars to officials miles away. The story explains how several shore neighborhoods, including this one tied to Rio Grande’s area, are legally attached to inland townships they can only reach by crossing water or other towns. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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