Community Corner
🌱 How Bentley Diamonds bounced back hours after a brazen break-in
Coming up: Bugs, Birds and Beyond Free Children's Festival on the Spring Lake Heights Patch calendar

What's up Spring Lake Heights! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Bentley Diamonds bounced back hours after a brazen break-in
Also on today's calendar: Bugs, Birds and Beyond Free Children's Festival and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
- Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 4 Suspects Ram Minivan Into Kent, WA, Jewelry Store, Rob it at Machete-Point (instoremag.com) — A longtime Spring Lake Heights jewelry mainstay, Bentley Diamonds, was hit by an early-morning break-in where two men smashed display cases and fled before police arrived. Investigators, led by Spring Lake Heights Police Chief Ed Gunnell, say they're pursuing multiple leads, and the store quickly reopened, reassuring local customers that no personalized jewelry was affected despite the unsettling crime.
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📸 Around Spring Lake Heights
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spring Lake Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- Bugs, Birds and Beyond Free Children's Festival →
4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold,
12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Old Mill Back to School Night
Old Mill
6:30 pm - Back to School Night →
Sea Girt Borough School District Sea Girt, NJ 08750
6:30 pm - Coffee Connector 2026
Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce, 2044 NJ-35, Wall Township
8:00 am - Allenwood Back to School Night
Allenwood
6:30 pm - Central Back to School Night
Central
6:30 pm - Cornhole Tournament to benefit local kids with cancer →
700 6th Ave, Spring Lake
9:00 am - NHS Class of 76 - 50th Reunion →
Spring Lake Manor, 415 NJ-71, Spring Lake
6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Saturday October 3
📣 Spring Lake Heights Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Spring Lake Heights Court →
Wall NJ
9:00 am - Chair Yoga with Meryl Hayton →
Borough Hall Gym, 601 Main St., Belmar
10:00 am - Mat Yoga with Michele Dougard →
Taylor Pavilion, 500 Ocean Ave., Belmar
11:30 am - Farmers Market →
2700 Allaire Road, Wall
2:00 pm - Membership Chair Training →
MCEA Office, 3301 Route 66 Building A Suite 103, Neptune
4:15 pm
Thursday September 17
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Spring Lake Heights PatchAM possible:
- I & E Insurance Agency and Financial Services — (732) 295-5584
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Prepared Foods Production Team Member (Deli / Culinary Prep) - Full Time in Spring Lake. Apply here.
- Playa Bowls posted a job opening for Team Member MORNING AND WEEKENDS! in Belmar. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spring Lake Heights here.
🗞 Nearby News
Spring Lake
- Episode 11: Meg Olenowksi (Founder, Pink Witches Night Out) – The Best of New Jersey Podcast (bestofnj.com)
Belmar
- Belmar at Risk of Losing $250,000 State EMS Grant (tapinto.net)
- The Feast of San Gennaro (Belmar) (njfamily.com)
Manasquan
- Manasquan Student Among Recipients of Sharing Network Foundation Awards Health Sciences Scholarships (tapinto.net)
- Rare mauve stinger jellyfish sightings increase along Jersey Shore (nj.com)
- Girls Tennis: Results, photos & recaps for Wednesday, Sept. 16 (nj.com)
Ok Spring Lake 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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