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Cheers Freehold! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Freehold students just became National Merit semifinalists?
  • What Freehold families should know before planning apple picking this fall
  • Why Freehold's Brio Italian Grille suddenly closed its doors

Also on today's calendar: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
  • Monday: Sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Biotechnology High School Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists (patch.com) — Freehold residents can celebrate several Biotechnology High School students being named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, placing them among the top 1 percent of seniors nationwide. These local scholars now move on to compete for thousands of prestigious scholarships, requiring applications, recommendations, and strong test scores, with winners to be announced between April and July 2027.
   

• Spring freeze gutted N.J.'s apple crop. Here's where you can still pick your own apples this fall. (nj.com subscription) — Freehold's Battleview Orchards, the state's oldest pick-your-own orchard, has lost its entire apple crop this year and won't offer apple picking, though its farm market and cider doughnuts remain open. A severe April freeze devastated apples across New Jersey, leaving some orchards closed for picking, others running limited seasons, and a few operating more normally, so residents are urged to check ahead before visiting.
   

• Bravo Italian Kitchen closes several restaurants (nrn.com) — Freehold diners may have noticed that the local Brio Italian Grille has closed, part of a wider wave of shutdowns for the Bravo and Brio chains nationwide. The company, which has gone through multiple bankruptcies and ownership changes, has been steadily shrinking locations as casual-dining demand softens and underperforming restaurants are shuttered.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • YMCA of the Jersey Shore Invites Community to "Passport to Wellness" Open House on Sept. 25 —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Freehold. Apply here.
  • Beacon Specialized Living posted a job opening for Direct Support Professional in Freehold. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freehold here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manalapan

  • NJ Transit upgrades bus tracking technology, adds free Wi-Fi to more than 1,500 buses (wrnjradio.com)
  • No Second First: Wall Rallies Past Manalapan for Thrilling Win in New Stadium Debut (shoresportsinsider.com)

Marlboro

  • Route 79 closed in Marlboro on Friday (app.com)
  • Virtual Forum Set For Marlboro School Board Candidates: See Details (patch.com)
  • See all the Wawa stores opening in Monmouth and Ocean counties (app.com)

Holmdel

  • Mosquito Control Treatment Planned In Hazlet & Holmdel: See Where (patch.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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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