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🌱 What Seaside Heights parents should know before riding Casino Pier’s Sky Ride.

Be sure to catch 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival on the Seaside Heights Patch calendar

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Good morning Seaside Heights! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Seaside Heights parents should know before riding Casino Pier's Sky Ride.
  • Planning a boardwalk night? See what Seaside Heights is deep-frying now.

Also on today's calendar: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny; breezy, humid, temps: high: 85, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two-Year-Old Girl Tumbles from Seaside Sky Ride; What NJ Rules Say About Amusement Safety (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A recent scare on Seaside Heights' Casino Pier Sky Ride, where a 2-year-old tumbled from a chair during loading, has spotlighted safety rules on the local boardwalk. Officials say the ride passed New Jersey's annual inspection, but parents are urged to heed the 36-inch height minimum, watch loading closely, and question anything that seems unsafe before riding.
   

• At New Jersey's Boardwalks, They'll Deep Fry Just About Anything (shorenewsnetwork.com) — If you're heading to the Seaside Heights boardwalk, expect deep-fried temptations everywhere from classic funnel cakes and Oreos to locally famous cheese balls at longtime spots like Steaks Unlimited. The piece compares Seaside Heights' compact, intensely Jersey food scene with Wildwood's sprawling boardwalk, explaining how quick, novel fried treats became a defining part of Jersey Shore visits.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 8
  • Council Meeting
    Borough of Lavallete 1306 Grand Central Ave, Lavallette, NJ 08735, USA
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 9
  • Buti Yoga →
    This Is Yoga NJ, 903 Grand Central Avenue, Lavallette
    6:30 pm
    • Friday September 11
  • September 2026 Art Book Club Meeting →
    Ocean County Artists' Guild (OCAG), 22 Chestnut Ave, Island Heights
    1:00 pm
    • Saturday September 12
  • Founders Day
    Borough of Lavallete Bay Blvd & Philadelphia Ave
    11:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Cedar Grove Home Inspector Builds Free Property-Records Lookup for Every NJ Town
    An Essex County home inspector has built a free website that lets anyone look up the public records behind a New Jersey property — building permits... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • IICRC posted a job opening for Water / Fire / Mold Cleaning Laborer in Island Heights. Apply here.
  • Monarch Communities posted a job opening for Dining Server - Part Time in Toms River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Seaside Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Toms River

  • Toms River man pleads guilty to $47M Ponzi scheme targeting Orthodox Jewish investors (wchram.com)
  • The party is over for Ocean County party store forced to close (wobm.com)
  • 101-Year-Old Jewish Resident Completes Bava Batra For First Time At Cleveland Nursing Home (vinnews.com)

Brick

  • Brick considers new speed restrictions following teen's hit-and-run death (news12.com)

Ok Seaside Heights! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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