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🌱 Patch AM: How did Asbury Park handle 35,000 music fans a day?

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In today's newsletter:

  • How did Asbury Park handle 35,000 music fans a day?
  • How badly did this nor'easter reshape Asbury Park's beachfront?
  • How badly was Asbury Park's Stone Pony hit by the nor'easter?

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Victorian Afternoon Tea and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A little rain, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds; warmer, temps: high: 71, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Some sun, then clouds; nice, with a high of 73 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Sea Hear Now 2026: A Musical Treasure Map to a Place You No Longer Thought Existed (thepopbreak.com) — Sea Hear Now 2026 brought about 35,000 people a day to Asbury Park's beachfront, transforming local parks and the boardwalk into a tightly planned, nostalgia-soaked music festival. National headliners shared stages with local bands like Status Green and Ocean Avenue Stompers, while community-minded booths and recycling efforts kept things grounded. Residents saw their small city handle big-crowd logistics smoothly, hinting at even more ambitious future editions.
   

2. Nor'easter Batters Asbury Park With Powerful Winds, Flooding and Beach Erosion (tapinto.net) — Asbury Park spent the weekend battling a powerful nor'easter that flooded streets, cut power, and pounded the beachfront with damaging surf and likely serious beach erosion. With high winds easing but more rain and coastal flooding still possible, residents should watch for lingering roadway flooding, rip currents, and changing beach conditions as crews assess how much sand the storm stripped away.
   

3. Iconic Jersey Shore spots damaged as nor'easter rips through N.J. (nj.com subscription) — A weekend nor'easter tore through the Jersey Shore, ripping the roof off the Stone Pony's Summer Stage in Asbury Park and flooding several coastal restaurants. Power outages hit nearly 24,000 New Jersey customers as heavy rain and wind battered Cape May, Long Beach Island, Stone Harbor, and more. Locals should expect lingering coastal impacts as the storm slowly moves away.
   

4. Falcons continue to roll, beating Asbury 36-7 (thelinknews.net) — Monmouth Regional's Golden Falcons stayed undefeated by rolling past Asbury Park High's Blue Bishops 36–7 in a Shore Conference D-North matchup. The game highlighted Monmouth's explosive offense and Asbury Park's thin, struggling roster, with detailed stats on key Falcons playmakers and a coach stressing disciplined preparation as they eye a looming divisional showdown with Barnegat.
   

5. In 1934, A Luxury Cruise Ship Heading to N.Y.C. Caught Fire Hours Before Its Captain Was Found Dead in His Cabin (people.com) — A 1934 fire aboard the SS Morro Castle off New Jersey's coast ended with the burning ship beached near Asbury Park's Convention Hall, killing 137 people. Accounts from the Asbury Park Historical Society describe a panicked crew, rough seas, and dramatic rescues by Monmouth County responders. The tragedy later drove major cruise-ship fire safety reforms still in place today.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • LWV Monmouth President Receives National Award $25,000 Grant "Pays It Forward" to LWVNJ Education Fund —Marianne Kligman Read on Patch
  • The LWV Organizes Virtual Forum For NJ Congressional District 3 Monday, October 5, 2026 —Marianne Kligman Read on Patch
  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Asbury Park. Apply here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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