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🌱 How a Colts Neck cantor revived a 1,000-year-old sacred song.

Colts Neck, New Jersey Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Colts Neck cantor revived a 1,000-year-old sacred song.
  • Why a Colts Neck police sergeant was suspended over a theft.
  • See why Dorbrook’s sunflower fields are peaking right now.

Also on today's calendar: Garage Sale - Preparing to Move, The "Stuff" Must Go! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Strong winds; cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Very windy; remaining cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 54.
  • Friday: Rain possible in the p.m., with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• VIDEO: Catholic Cantor Releases Possible First Recording of 1,000-Year-Old Gregorian Chant (thetablet.org) — A Colts Neck cantor at St. Mary’s parish has released what may be the first-ever recording of a 1,000-year-old Gregorian chant, “O Nata Lux de Lumine.” Carly York describes how researching ancient notation and working with French Benedictine archives deepened her faith and could introduce this mystical music to a new generation of listeners.
   

• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 9/21/2026 (insidernj.com) — Colts Neck residents should know that a local police sergeant has been suspended in connection with a theft case, according to the Monmouth Journal. The item appears in a broader statewide political and government briefing, but it flags a significant development in local law enforcement that may affect community trust and interest in police oversight.
   

• Freelancers fear crackdown, NJ says don't worry (nj1015.com) — Sunflower fields at Dorbrook Recreation Area in Colts Neck are highlighted as a beautiful late-summer walk, giving locals a timely reminder to enjoy the blooms close to home. The broader roundup also covers new statewide freelancer rules, flight delays, water-testing fraud in Trenton, and a vibrant New Jersey foliage forecast.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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