🌱 Why three longtime Stone Harbor motels are suddenly for sale now
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In today's newsletter:
- Why three longtime Stone Harbor motels are suddenly for sale now
Also on today's calendar: Stone Harbor Property Owners Association Fall Meeting - Including Borough Council Candidate Forum.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A thunderstorm; warmer, humid, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A stray t-storm; very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 68.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jersey Shore town that hasn't seen a motel sale in 40 years now has 3 on the market (nj.com subscription) — Three Stone Harbor motels, including the Stone Harbor Inn and Seaward Motel, are up for sale in a market that hasn’t seen a motel change hands in about 40 years. Listings highlight soaring land values, potential redevelopment into housing, and how few motels remain in this high-priced shore town, where median home prices now exceed $8 million. 
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Public Lecture about Reimagining TWI
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Greater Wildwood Elks Lodge #1896 109 West 1st Avenue, North Wildwood, NJ 08260
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