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🌱 What happened during the deadly police shooting outside Rio Grande’s Walmart?
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- What happened during the deadly police shooting outside Rio Grande's Walmart?
Also on today's calendar: The Race Of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4 Sat. & Sun..
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Variable clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 74, low: 62.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NJ police shooting: Man killed, woman stabbed in vehicle (nj1015.com) — A violent confrontation in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township left a man dead and a woman hospitalized after police say they found him holding a knife to her inside a disabled minivan near the Route 9 Walmart. State investigators are now reviewing the officers' use of force, while the man's family says he struggled with mental illness and had recently sought help. 
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Ocean Street Trolley Stop, Washington Street Mall at Ocean Street, Erma
11:30 am - Adobe Lightroom Workshop
Cape May Court House - TLC Classroom
1:00 pm - Video Game Jam
Cape May Court House - Teen Area
3:00 pm - Zumba with Kellie
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
5:00 pm - Homemade Vanilla Extract
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
6:00 pm - Trivia=J Hayes
Greater Wildwood Elks Lodge #1896, 109 West 1st Avenue, North Wildwood
7:00 pm - Natural Habitats Trolley Tour
Ocean Street Trolley Stop Begins and ends at the .
9:00 am - Cape Cuisine: Pumpkin Spice
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
11:00 am - Name That Tune!
Cape May Court House - Teen Area
3:00 pm - Financial Aid Information Night- PAC
Middle Township Public School District Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
6:00 pm - Bedtime Boogie & Books
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
6:30 pm - Cape May County Flu Clinic
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
11:30 am
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi all, does anyone know where I, an adult, might be able to take some dance lessons for an upcoming wedding?
Not hip hop or ballet. Partner dancing, like American Smooth Thanks (Nextdoor Grande Woods)
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Rio Grande. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Rio Grande. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rio Grande here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wildwood
- Abandoned Wildwood Lot Could Become Parking Garage (wildwoodvideoarchive.com)
- South Jersey Nor'easter by the Numbers: 74 MPH Winds, 4.5" Rain (973espn.com)
- South Jersey Wing Lovers Will Want to See This List (catcountry1073.com)
North Wildwood
- Flooding from nor'easter inundates North Wildwood, disrupts Irish Fall Festival (6abc.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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