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🌱 How Sea Isle keeps Officer Mickey Cullinane’s memory alive each year
Coming up on the Sea Isle City Patch calendar: Teen Night — Sea Isle City Tourism

Good day Sea Isle City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Sea Isle keeps Officer Mickey Cullinane's memory alive each year
- How a routine shell hunt on Sea Isle Beach became historic
Also on today's calendar: Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2 — Sea Isle City Tourism and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sea Isle City honors its only police officer killed in the line of duty (ocnjdaily.com) — Sea Isle City residents, police, and officials gathered at Landis Avenue and 26th Street to honor Officer Michael "Mickey" Cullinane, the town's only officer killed in the line of duty. The annual memorial, centered on a local statue and multiple city tributes bearing his name, keeps his sacrifice and service present for newer officers and longtime neighbors alike.
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• Boy, 11, Finds Rare Megalodon Tooth on New Jersey Beach (jfeed.com) — An 11-year-old visitor discovered a rare, four-inch fossilized megalodon tooth while shell-hunting with his dad on Sea Isle City Beach, turning a routine outing into a once-in-a-lifetime find. Experts say megalodon teeth are extremely rare in New Jersey, making this discovery a notable moment for the local shoreline and its ongoing beach replenishment work.
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📸 Around Sea Isle City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sea Isle City
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★ Featured events ★
- Teen Night — Sea Isle City Tourism →
Excursion Park, 2 41st St, Sea Isle City
8:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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Other local events
- Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2 — Sea Isle City Tourism →
Excursion Park, 2 41st St, Sea Isle City
8:00 pm - Patriot Day Ceremony: September 11th Remembered — Sea Isle City Tourism →
Veterans Park
9:00 am - Patriot Day Ceremony: September 11th Remembered —... →
Veterans Park, Sea Isle City
9:00 am
Wednesday September 2
Friday September 11
📣 Sea Isle City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lunch & Learn
Cape May County Library Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
12:00 pm - Kids Who Crochet
Cape May County Library Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace
3:00 pm - Board of Education Work Session/Regular Meeting
Dennis Township School District Primary School
5:30 pm - Adult Game Night
Cape May County Library Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace
6:00 pm - Family Support Group
Cape May County Library Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
7:00 pm - LEGO @ the Library
Cape May County Library Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
10:00 am - Seashell Sunday
The Wetlands Institute 1075 Stone Harbor Blvd, Stone Harbor, NJ 08247
10:00 am - Staff In-Service
Ocean City School District Ocean City, NJ 08226
8:00 am
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Store Detective (Saker NJ) Salary Range $20.00 - $20.00/hr in Cape May Court House. Apply here.
- Middle Township Public Schools posted a job opening for P.T. Custodial Worker - 29.5 hours in Cape May Court House. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sea Isle City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Avalon
- Summer Salt (njlifestylemag.com)
Upper
- Upper Township Committee approves beach tags for Strathmere ‣ Ocean City Sentinel (ocnjsentinel.com)
Stone Harbor
- Wetlands Institute to close for rebuilding project prompted by flooding (ocnjdaily.com)
Ok Sea Isle City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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