🌱 Stafford officers help crack regional cocaine case tied to Little Egg Harbor

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In today's newsletter:

• Stafford officers help crack regional cocaine case tied to Little Egg Harbor

Also on today's calendar: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
• Saturday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Arrested for Cocaine Distribution in Little Egg Harbor (thesandpaper.net) — Stafford Township's Drug Enforcement Unit helped Little Egg Harbor police investigate an April cocaine distribution case that led to the arrest of an Atlantic City man and multiple additional narcotics charges. Local and state agencies, including Barnegat police and New Jersey State Police, coordinated on the operation, with the suspect now held at Ocean County Jail pending court proceedings.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
  County Road 530, County Rd 530,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• JTDS Back to School Night
  Joseph T Donahue School Barnegat, NJ 08005
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• MJ DEJAVU →
  Stafford Township Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Peter and the Wolf →
  Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC), 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• FALL OLDIES SPECTACULAR →
  Stafford Township Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 10
• Ted Hammock →
  Manahawkin NJ
  5:00 pm
• JTDS Back to School Night
  Joseph T Donahue School Barnegat, NJ 08005
  6:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Sun Harbor →
  Barnegat NJ
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Welcome Autumn Harvest Arrangement →
  Reynolds Garden Shop, 201 East Bay Avenue, Manahawkin
• CyberSerenity Ice Cream Social! →
  Rich's Ice Cream, 35 S Union Street, Manahawkin
  1:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Green Team Meeting →
  AB Room, 260 East Bay Avenue, Manahawkin
  6:00 pm
• Environmental Commission Meeting →
  AB Room, 260 East Bay Avenue, Manahawkin
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Coffee Club Barnegat NJ →
  Barnegat NJ

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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🗞 Nearby News

Manahawkin

• Former 'Surfer Mag' Editor Steve Hawk to Visit Manahawkin With New Novel, 'Nearshore' (thesandpaper.net)
• First Responders Deliver 11,000 Items to 'Stuff the Bus' (thesandpaper.net)
• Art Notes, Sept. 9 (thesandpaper.net)

Barnegat

• Barnegat Police Add Two New Officers (thesandpaper.net)

Berkeley

• Meet Bayville Firefighters At Annual Open House (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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