🌱 How a nor’easter upended Jersey Shore weddings but love still won

Morning Stafford! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a nor'easter upended Jersey Shore weddings but love still won

Also on today's calendar: Lonestar and 11 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with clouds breaking, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 60.
• Saturday: Cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How Jersey Shore weddings survived the nor'easter (phillyburbs.com) — Jersey Shore couples, including some connected to the Stafford and Long Beach Island area, scrambled to save their weddings when a late-September nor'easter flooded coastal towns and venues. Local restaurants, golf clubs, and resorts shifted ceremonies indoors, rebooked displaced celebrations, and improvised alternative spaces so most couples could still tie the knot despite the storm's disruption.
   

📸 Around Stafford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Lonestar →
  URSB Carteret PAC, 46 Washington Street, Carteret
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation,
  2:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• The Race Of Gentlemen Sat & Sun Oct. 3 & 4, 2026 →
  Wildwood Beach- Morey's Mariner Pier,
  8:00 am
• 2nd Annual Surf City Kite Show →
  North 12th Street, N 12th St, Surf City
  10:00 am
• Dwight "Doc" Gooden Public Autograph Signing →
  Beach Haven Moose Lodge, 120 NJ-72, Stafford Township
  11:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Second Annual 'Race to Remember' 5K Set for October 10 in Manahawkin →
  Manahawkin Municipal Center,
  7:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• AUTUMN OLDIES SPECTACULAR! →
  Stafford Township Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  3:00 pm
• FALL OLDIES SPECTACULAR →
  Stafford Township Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Southern Memorabilia & Card Show →
  Stafford Township, NJ Calendar, 75 Cedarbridge Road, Manahawkin
  9:00 am
• Colin Quinn →
  Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC), 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  8:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Town Council Meeting →
  Stafford Township, NJ Calendar, 260 East Bay Avenue, Manahawkin
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Bruce in the USA →
  Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC), 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  8:00 pm
• Stafford Township Arts Center →
  Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC), 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Almost CHER →
  Stafford Township Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave, Manahawkin
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Manahawkin

• Art Notes, Sept. 30 (thesandpaper.net)
• Jetty Heads Back to the Garage With Live Music (thesandpaper.net)
• Kean University Awarded $500,000 NSF Grant to Advance CyberAI Education and Research (insidernj.com)

Barnegat

• Will Help for the Lighthouse Come in Time? (thesandpaper.net)

Lacey

• Lacey Backs Opposition Of State Sanctuary Law Bills (patch.com)

Ok Stafford! 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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