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Hi Brick! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Brick parents must know about this year's school cell phone rules
  • How is Brick Memorial gearing up for Friday's Wall rematch?

Also on today's calendar: School of Rock Summer Season Showcase and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 70.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cell Phone Ban In Brick Schools: What To Know (patch.com) — Families in Brick should be ready for another school year where students are not allowed to use smartphones or other internet-enabled devices from bus pickup through dismissal, under a state law and Brick Board of Education policy. Devices must stay locked in lockers, with only narrow exceptions for documented educational or medical needs, and any violations will bring discipline aimed at keeping classrooms focused and distraction-free.
   

• Week 0 SSI Football Podcast Presented by Meadow 28 (shoresportsinsider.com) — Brick Memorial football fans can get an in-depth preview of the Mustangs' season-opening rematch against Wall through this week's Shore Sports Insider Football Podcast, featuring Brick Memorial coach James Mahoney and lineman Jaxon Pacheco. The show breaks down key returning All-Shore players, how both teams are replacing graduated stars, and what to watch in Friday night's intriguing Shore Conference matchup.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Point Pleasant

  • Episcopal medical equipment ministries help ease the burden of illness, mobility issues (episcopalnewsservice.org)
  • Can You Swim in the Delaware River in Bucks County? Should You Is a Harder Question (delco.today)
  • Lanes to Close For Three Months Along Lovelandtown Bridge Over Point Pleasant Canal (shorebeat.com)

Point Pleasant Beach

  • So, Is Netflix Filming a New Reality Show at the Jersey Shore? Here's What We Know (thelocalgirl.com)
  • Kohr's Orange and Vanilla Swirl: A New Jersey Summer Tradition (wobm.com)

Lakewood

  • PHOTOS: Full-Scale Emergency Response Exercise Held at Community Medical Center (thelakewoodscoop.com)

Ok Brick! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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