🌱 How two Upper Township lifeguards turned a daring row into $14K

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In today's newsletter:

• How two Upper Township lifeguards turned a daring row into $14K

Also on today's calendar: Book Of Golden Deeds Award Dinner.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, windy and cool, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 66, low: 52.
• Saturday: A chance of rain, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rowing from Cape May Point to Statue of Liberty ‣ Ocean City Sentinel (ocnjsentinel.com) — Two former Upper Township Beach Patrol lifeguards recently completed a six-day, 155-mile row from Cape May Point to the Statue of Liberty, honoring America's 250th anniversary and their hometown roots. Along the way, they raised more than $14,000 for the Upper Township Beach Patrol scholarship fund and a coastal preservation group, with strong support from local sponsors and beach patrols up the Jersey coast.
   

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Thursday September 24
• Readers By Nature: On the Go Thursdays →
  Ocean City NJ
  10:30 am
• Lunch & Learn
  Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
  12:00 pm
• Teen Game Night
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  3:00 pm
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  Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City
  4:00 pm
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  Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City
  5:00 pm
• Manhattan Short Film Festival
  Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
  5:30 pm
• Adult Game Night
  Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace
  6:00 pm
• 9 to 5: The Musical →
  Gateway Playhouse, 738 Bay Ave, Somers Point
  7:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Somers Point City Hall, 1 W New Jersey Ave, Somers Point
  7:00 pm
• Revolutionary Brothers & Sisters →
  Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave, Ocean City
  7:00 pm
• National Migration Week Evening Prayer →
  Saint Damien Parish, 13th Street & Wesley Avenue, Ocean City
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Ocean City

• NJ Run for the Fallen goes through county, visits 60 markers Sept. 24 ‣ Ocean City Sentinel (ocnjsentinel.com)
• Podcast: Falcons Keep Ocean City, New Jersey Safe from Seagulls (outsideonline.com)

Sea Isle City

• Sea Isle City to build new ramp and observation platform at Fifth Street beach (seaislenews.com)

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