🌱 How 50 Wanamassa lots once sold for just $30,000

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In today's newsletter:

• How 50 Wanamassa lots once sold for just $30,000

Also on today's calendar: 80's New Wave featuring The Pinch and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross a snowman and a dog? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy; a morning shower, with a high of 52 and low of 36 degrees.
• Tuesday: Chilly with plenty of sun, temps: high: 48, low: 44.
• Wednesday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 56 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: From the Asbury Park Press archives (app.com) — Buried in a 1906 Asbury Park Press archive is a fascinating note for today’s Wanamassa residents: 50 local land plots were once sold together for just $30,000. The same page also captured Monmouth County’s reaction to the San Francisco earthquake, colorful Asbury Park dog-pound drama, and other century-old Jersey shore stories.
   

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📸 Around Wanamassa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wanamassa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• 80's New Wave featuring The Pinch
  Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees Dr, Manasquan
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• Public Arts Commission
  Parlor Gallery , 717 Cookman Avenue , Asbury Park
  6:00 pm
• Planning Board
  City Council Chambers - City Hall , 1 Municipal Plaza , Asbury Park
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Environmental Shade Tree Commission
  City Council Chambers - City Hall , 1 Municipal Plaza , Asbury Park
  7:00 pm
• Wesley Lake Commission
  City Manager's Conference Room - City Hall , 1 Municipal Plaza, 2nd Floor , Asbury Park
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• XYZs of Retirement
  The Renaissance , 1110 State Hwy 35 , Ocean
  4:15 pm
• City Council Meeting
  City Council Chambers - City Hall , 1 Municipal Plaza , Asbury Park
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Zoning Board of Adjustment
  City Council Chambers - City Hall , 1 Municipal Plaza , Asbury Park
  7:00 pm

Friday May 8

• PIPPIN.... May 8 - May 17, 2026
  Algonquin Arts Theatre , 60 Abe Voorhees Dr , Manasquan
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday April 20

• PR & MP NJSLA infrastructure test
  Point Road School , 357 Little Silver Point Road , Little Silver
  8:00 am
• Scholastic Book Fair
  Lake Como School District Belmar, NJ 07719
  8:30 am
• Glow. Sip. Connect
  The Plant Lady's House , 1800 NJ-35 Unit 2 , Oakhurst
  10:00 am
• Monmouth Regional Varsity Softball @ Ocean Township
  Ocean Township High School , 550 W Park Ave , Oakhurst
  3:45 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Ocean

• N.J. election 2026: Meet the Democrats looking to flip a longtime GOP seat in Congress (whyy.org)
• ShopRite's $10,000 Donation Supports Local Food Bank Efforts (wpst.com)
• New Jersey Freeze Warning: Frost and Cold Weather Alert Issued Through Tuesday (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Asbury Park

• Rally Draws Hundreds in Asbury Park Following ICE Incident (tapinto.net)
• Monmouth County town named one of New Jersey's best places to live (app.com)
• 13 Dog-Friendly Beaches Every New Jersey Pet Parent Needs To Know (myfamilytravels.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Frostbite (Thank you Peggy H. for sending it in!)
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