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Hi there, Holmdel! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want pesticide credits at a hands-on Holmdel Park training walk?
  • What Holmdel's new data center ban could mean for Bell Works

Also on today's calendar: Moving Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Less humid with some sun, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Credits Approved! Landscape IPM Walk at the David C. Shaw Arboretum in Holmdel Park (rutgers.edu) — A hands-on landscape IPM training is coming to Holmdel Park's David C. Shaw Arboretum on September 3, offering pesticide recertification credits for nursery growers and landscapers. Rutgers Extension experts will lead a walking tour focused on scouting, pest ID, and safer pesticide use among the arboretum's ornamental plantings. Space is limited and pre-registration with a $25 fee is required.
   

• New Jersey roster of data center bans adds 4 more NJ towns this week (nj1015.com) — Holmdel's recent decision to ban new data centers could still face legal challenges because a Bell Works–related proposal was already in the pipeline, putting the town squarely in a growing statewide fight over AI data center projects. The story explains how Jackson, Stafford, North Brunswick, East Brunswick and others are also restricting data centers amid worries about electric bills, environmental impacts, and redevelopment tactics that can sideline residents.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Bell Works Data Center Issue List —Prakash Santhana Read on Patch
  • Guest Column —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
  • Holmdel BOE Must Refocus on Students, Fiscal Responsibility and Professionalism —Peter Hayden Read on Patch
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Holmdel. Apply here.
  • Turning Point USA posted a job opening for Busser Server Assistant Daytime Only in Holmdel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holmdel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hazlet

  • Beloved Keansburg coach who died in 2024 honored with 5K, scholarship (northjersey.com)
  • NJ public high schools rank among America's best; state's top 20 (wobm.com)
  • Brookdale Performing Arts Center Announces Auditions for 2026–2027 Season (wrat.com)

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Ok Holmdel! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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