🌱 How Ship Bottom’s next mayor could reshape traffic, taxes and development

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In today's newsletter:

• How Ship Bottom's next mayor could reshape traffic, taxes and development
• Ship Bottom firefighters help battle destructive Beach Haven pizzeria blaze

Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with clouds breaking, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 80, low: 62.
• Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Ship Bottom Mayoral Candidates Tout Their Experience (thesandpaper.net) — Ship Bottom voters will soon choose between Bill Fenimore and Jim Ulrich in the borough's first contested mayoral race in decades, with big implications for traffic safety, development, and taxes. Both candidates lay out contrasting approaches to Central Avenue redesign, stormwater management, zoning, and how to fund services without overburdening local property owners.
   

• Fire Rips Through BLVD Pizza in Beach Haven (thesandpaper.net) — A morning fire in Beach Haven destroyed BLVD Pizza and lightly damaged a neighboring boutique, drawing mutual aid from Ship Bottom and other area fire companies. No injuries were reported, and investigators are examining whether recent nor'easter flooding and water‑damaged electrical equipment may have contributed to the blaze.
   

📸 Around Ship Bottom

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ship Bottom

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Lonestar →
  URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• The Race Of Gentlemen Sat & Sun Oct. 3 & 4, 2026 →
  Wildwood Beach- Morey's Mariner Pier,
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• The Pettis at Joe Pop's →
  Joe Pop's, 2002 South Long Beach Boulevard, Ship Bottom
  5:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Public Meeting
  James J. Mancini Administration Building, 6805 Long Beach Blvd, Brant Beach
  4:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Trunk or Treat →
  St Francis Community Center, 4700 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Ted Hammock →
  Manahawkin NJ
  5:00 pm
• Ted Hammock at THE MAINLAND →
  THE MAINLAND, Manahawkin
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• LBI Kite Show →
  Surf City NJ
  9:00 am
• East Two Three →
  Black Eyed Susans, 7908 Long Beach Boulevard, Harvey Cedars
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Boo Bash presented by Luxury Looks Beauty →
  Young Plaza, 420 Main Street, Manahawkin
  11:00 am
• Samantha Dress →
  Black Eyed Susans, 7908 Long Beach Boulevard, Harvey Cedars
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• FALL OLDIES SPECTACULAR →
  Stafford Township Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  3:00 pm
• AUTUMN OLDIES SPECTACULAR! →
  Stafford Township Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  3:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Public Meeting
  James J. Mancini Administration Building, 6805 Long Beach Blvd, Brant Beach
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Long Beach

• Big Names, Big Deals, Milestone Party, Halloween Fun (thesandpaper.net)
• LBI Methodist Churches Pursue Community Inroads (thesandpaper.net)
• Shark swims through flooded New Jersey street after nor'easter (latination.com)

Surf City

• Get Carried Away at Surf City's International Kite Festival (thesandpaper.net)
• Nor'easter Paralyzes Island Streets, Floods Homes and Businesses (thesandpaper.net)

Barnegat

• Beloved Long Beach Island Pizzeria Burns Down (patch.com)
• Learn History Of Cranberries In The Pines At Long Beach Island Library (patch.com)

Ok Ship Bottom! 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 waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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