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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:

  • How a Stockton summer program is boosting one Brick student's confidence

Also on today's calendar: Summer Victorian Afternoon Tea and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Monday: Humid; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
  • Tuesday: Variably cloudy and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Growing Soar First Program Builds Math Skills, Confidence (stockton.edu) — A Stockton University summer bridge program is helping first-year science majors strengthen math and science skills through hands-on experiments, and one participant hails from Brick. The free Soar First Summer Scholars initiative pairs students with mentors, builds confidence before fall classes, and aims to keep them on track for four-year graduation and future graduate studies.
   

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Point Pleasant Beach

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Lakewood

  • PHOTOS: Four Lakewood Firefighters Graduate From Toms River Fire Academy Summer Class (thelakewoodscoop.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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