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🌱 How South Toms River police are helping hunt an armed fugitive.

Coming up on the South Toms River Patch calendar: Harvest Victorian Afternoon Tea

Thursday September 24th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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In today's newsletter:

  • How South Toms River police are helping hunt an armed fugitive.

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Victorian Afternoon Tea and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, windy and cool, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 66, low: 54.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Five Days Later, Fugitive Wanted in Toms River Wawa Murder Remains on the Run (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Police in nearby South Toms River are part of a multi-agency manhunt for a Toms River man accused of fatally shooting another man outside the Route 37 Wawa. Authorities say 51-year-old Douglas Cobb is armed and dangerous and are asking anyone with credible information on his whereabouts to contact investigators immediately.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday September 24
  • Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting →
    Conference Center, Building 10, Toms River
    3:30 pm
  • School Carnival!
    Silver Bay Elementary School Toms River, NJ 08753
    4:00 pm
  • BOYS (jv) SOCCER [H]
    Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
    4:30 pm
  • GIRLS (V) VOLLEYBALL [H]
    Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
    5:00 pm
  • Whiting Elementary School Back to School Night
    Manchester Township School District, 412 Manchester Blvd, Whiting
    5:30 pm
  • BOYS (V) SOCCER [H]
    Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
    6:00 pm
  • Beachwood Recreation Committee Meeting →
    518 Bayside Ave., Beachwood
    7:00 pm
  • Friday September 25
  • Harvest Tea at the Mathis House →
    The Mathis House, 600 Main St., Toms River
  • GIRLS (V) TENNIS [T]
    Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
    8:00 am
  • STI and HIV Testing →
    175 Sunset Ave, Toms River
    1:00 pm

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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