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🌱 5th Annual Ocean County United Festival and 11 more events
Make time for 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival on the Waretown Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival at County Road 530
- Board of Education Meeting at Ocean Township School District
- 5th Annual Ocean County United Festival at A. Paul King County Park
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid; a morning shower, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Less humid with some sun, temps: high: 80, low: 61.
- Saturday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waretown
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★ Featured events ★
- 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
County Road 530, County Rd 530,
11:00 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Board of Education Meeting
Ocean Township School District Waretown, NJ 08758
6:15 pm - 5th Annual Ocean County United Festival →
A. Paul King County Park, W Bay Ave, Stafford Township
11:00 am - 12th Annual Classic Car Show →
Greenbriar Oceanaire Community & Golf Course, 1 Heritage Cir, Waretown
10:00 am
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 19
Monday October 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- JTDS Back to School Night
Joseph T Donahue School Barnegat, NJ 08005
6:30 pm - Bingo Night →
Caffrey's, 440 US-9, Forked River
7:30 pm - Sun Harbor →
Barnegat NJ
6:00 pm - Yoga at Popcorn Park Animal Refuge →
Popcorn Park Animal Refuge, 1 Humane Way, Forked River
9:00 am - Farmers Market at the Lacey Elks →
Lacey Elks, 900 Beach Blvd, Forked River
10:00 am - Coffee Club Barnegat NJ →
Barnegat NJ - One Funny Lisa Marie "The Stand by Me Tour" →
Lacey Elks Club, 900 Beach Blvd, Forked River
6:00 pm - Lacey Elks Club- Forked River, NJ →
Lacey Elks, 900 Beach Blvd, Forked River
6:00 pm - One Funny Lisa Marie in Forked River, NJ →
Lacey Elks, 900 Beach Blvd., Forked River
6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Sunday September 13
Tuesday September 15
Saturday September 19
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Forked River
- NJ coast faces rising seas as scientists track signs of a changing climate (nbcphiladelphia.com)
Barnegat
- Barnegat Police Add Two New Officers (thesandpaper.net)
Berkeley
- Meet Bayville Firefighters At Annual Open House (patch.com)
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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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