🌱 Mike Marino and 11 more events

Greetings Stafford! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Holly Berry Bazaar at Ocean Community Church
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
• Environmental Commission Meeting at Stafford Township, NJ Calendar

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 40.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 43 degrees.

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📸 Around Stafford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 7

• Holly Berry Bazaar →
  Ocean Community Church, 1492 NJ-72, Stafford Township
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 28

• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting →
  Manahawkin NJ
  7:00 pm

Monday November 2

• Environmental Commission Meeting →
  Stafford Township, NJ Calendar, 260 East Bay Avenue, Manahawkin
  7:00 pm

Tuesday November 3

• General Election Day - Township Offices Closed →
  Stafford Township Municipal Complex, 260 East Bay Avenue, Manaha
  8:30 am

Wednesday November 4

• Planning Board Meeting →
  Stafford Township, NJ Calendar, 260 East Bay Avenue, Manahawkin
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 7

• Mike Marino →
  Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC), 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  8:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• CELEBRATING CELINE →
  Stafford Township Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 26

• A COURT OF SPLINTERED HARMONY MIDNIGHT BOOK RELEASE EVENT →
  Hollow Pines, 475 Main Street, Eagleswood
  8:00 pm

Tuesday October 27

• Mobility Moves →
  OACC, 489 Nautilus Drive, Manahawkin
  10:30 am
• Board of Education Meeting
  Barnegat High School, 180 Bengal Blvd, Barnegat
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 28

• New Jersey | Southern Ocean →
  La Cabanita Mexican Restaurant, 621 E Bay Ave, Manahawkin
  7:45 am
• ROBMS NJHS Induction Ceremony
  Russell O. Brackman Middle School Barnegat, NJ 08005
  6:00 pm
• Seaglass Workshop →
  Reynolds Garden Shop, 201 East Bay Avenue, Manahawkin
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Manahawkin

• King's Golden Goal Lifts Southern Past Mainland in Overtime Thriller (TAPinto Stafford & LBI)

Barnegat

• Cryptid Manor Brings Terror & Nostalgia to The Jersey Shore (horrorsociety.com)
• Which 14 local high school football teams qualified for the playoffs? (pressofatlanticcity.com)

Surf City

• Season Long Tournaments At The Jersey Shore & Beyond (thefisherman.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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