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đ± Patch AM: Popular Brio Italian Grille in Freehold has quietly shut its doors.
Be sure to catch Candice Guardino: Italian Bred Live on the Freehold Patch calendar

Hello again Freehold! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Popular Brio Italian Grille in Freehold has quietly shut its doors.
Also on today's calendar: Candice Guardino: Italian Bred Live and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
- Monday: Sunny, nice and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 55.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bravo Italian Kitchen closes several restaurants (nrn.com) — Bravo Brio's Brio Italian Grille location in Freehold has closed, part of a wider wave of shutdowns for the Bravo and Brio chains after bankruptcy and shrinking sales. With the Freehold restaurant confirmed closed by phone, local diners will need to look elsewhere while the parent company continues retrenching and trying to stabilize its remaining locations nationwide.
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📸 Around Freehold
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freehold
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★ Featured events ★
- Candice Guardino: Italian Bred Live →
American Hotel, 18 E Main St, Freehold
7:00 pm - Bugs, Birds and Beyond Free Children's Festival →
4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold,
12:00 pm - New 2 You Kids Consignment Event - Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 - Brookdale Comm College →
Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Middletown Township
9:00 am
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Monday September 28
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Other local events
- 9/11 Rememberance Service →
Old Tennent Presbyterian Church, 448 Tennent Rd, Manalapan Township
3:00 pm - Baby + Toddler Yoga →
Freehold NJ
2:00 pm - Childrens Choir →
The Reformed Church of Freehold, 67 W Main St, Freehold
3:00 pm - Autumn Theme Sip & Paint @ Dave & Buster's Freehold →
Dave & Buster's Freehold, 3710 US-9, Freehold
6:00 pm - CentraState Healthcare Foundation to Host 25th Anniversary Multiple Sclerosis Benefit →
901 W Main St, Freehold
6:30 pm - YMCA of the Jersey Shore Counseling & Social Services Passport to Wellness Open House →
166 Main St, Matawan
10:00 am - Hey Freehold... Let's Go Line Dancing! →
Dave & Buster's Freehold, 3710 US-9, Freehold
7:00 pm - 🍂 Community Farmers Market Coming To Freehold! 🍂 →
New Horizons in Autism, Inc., 906 NJ-33, Freehold
10:00 am - In door garage sale →
Silvermead, 100 Cardinal Way, Freehold
8:00 am
Sunday September 13
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Friday September 18
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Saturday October 3
📣 Freehold Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Freehold PatchAM possible:
- Epic Dayz — (732) 952-2400
- With Love Healing, LLC — (908) 274-1493
- Brookdale Community College — (732) 224-1857
- db Ortho PT — (732) 747-1262
- Ranney School — (732) 542-4777
- Bug Bust Pest Control — 7329301217
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for handyman for some inside ceiling work .
Repair,Spackle,and paint den ceiling. Outside replace some deck boards prepare rest of deck for painting ,and then paint deck. (Nextdoor Poet's) - Need a 14' gutter replaced that was damaged over last winter.
Any recs on a someone who can replace appreciated. (Nextdoor Coltsbrook)
- Tilly's posted a job opening for Store Manager (Non-Exempt) in Freehold. Apply here.
- Albertsons Company posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Lincroft. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freehold here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manalapan
- NJ Transit Brings Free Wi-Fi and Sharper Bus Tracking to 1,500-Plus Vehicles Statewide (communitynews.org)
- No Second First: Wall Rallies Past Manalapan for Thrilling Win in New Stadium Debut (shoresportsinsider.com)
- Bipartisan Majorities Support Legal Status, Work‑Visa Expansion, and Faster Asylum Cases (thefulcrum.us)
Marlboro
- Route 79 closed in Marlboro on Friday (app.com)
- See all the Wawa stores opening in Monmouth and Ocean counties (app.com)
- Marlboro man admits to New Year's Day beating death of 64-year-old victim (wpgtalkradio.com)
Ok Freehold! 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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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