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🌱 Patch AM: How a Galloway Township charge connects to a deadly Route 50 crash
Coming up: Wokin' Wednesday on the Galloway Patch calendar

Coffee in hand, Galloway? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Galloway Township charge connects to a deadly Route 50 crash
Also on today's calendar: Celebrate 100 Years at the Library! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
- Saturday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Detention hearing postponed in deadly stolen vehicle crash (breakingac.com) — A detention hearing for an 18-year-old charged in a deadly stolen Mercedes crash in Hamilton Township has been postponed until next week. Court records note he also faces a pending fencing charge out of Galloway Township, tying this high-profile regional case to local residents' justice system. Further charges may follow as investigators review the pursuit and crash details.
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📸 Around Galloway
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Galloway
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★ Featured events ★
- Wokin' Wednesday →
Fred and Ethel's Lantern Light Restaurant and Tavern, 1 N New York Rd, Galloway
4:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
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Other local events
- Celebrate 100 Years at the Library! →
Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
9:00 am - Galloway Green Market →
Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Galloway
4:00 pm - Remember Richard Somers on Day He Died in Tripoli →
801 Shore Rd, Somers Point, NJ, 08244
10:00 am - Car Cruise Night →
Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Galloway
5:00 pm - Art Walk / Rockability →
Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Galloway
10:00 am - Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor) →
6024 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township
10:00 am - Incorporating Native Plants into a Formal Landscape →
Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
6:00 pm - Amy Elizabeth Band: Live Music at Motts →
Motts Creek Inn, 200 N Motts Creek Rd, Galloway
3:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 26
📣 Galloway Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- STEM With Mr. Gary...Solar Panel Fan
Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
10:30 am - Canceled-STEM With Mr. Gary...Solar Panel Fan
Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
10:30 am - Car Cruise at Historic Smithville →
Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Smithville
5:00 pm - Family Crafts →
Pleasantville Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Pleasantville
11:00 am
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
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🗞 Nearby News
Absecon
- $19.7M Contract To Repair Absecon Island Outfall Pipes (patch.com)
- 3 small businesses pick up $149 million Army contracts (nj.com)
Pleasantville
- August 28 mosquito ground spray in Northfield, Pleasantville (pressofatlanticcity.com)
- Book golf lessons and programs in Pleasantville, NJ (pga.com)
- Atlantic County (breakingac.com)
Ocean City
- $19.7M Contract To Repair Absecon Island Outfall Pipes (patch.com)
- Boardwalk Store Catches Fire In Ocean City: Officials (patch.com)
Ok Galloway! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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