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🌱 Patch AM: What’s planned for Holmdel’s old-fashioned Harvest Home Festival?
Coming up on the Holmdel Patch calendar: AAUW Used Book Sale

Good morning Holmdel! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What's planned for Holmdel's old-fashioned Harvest Home Festival?
- See how runners fared at yesterday's Holmdel Opener meet
Also on today's calendar: AAUW Used Book Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 64 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain at times, temps: high: 74, low: 63.
- Monday: Chance of a shower, with a high of 72 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Monmouth County Park System to host Harvest Home Festival on September 27th (newjerseystage.com) — Holmdel residents can spend Sunday, September 27, at Historic Longstreet Farm for the Monmouth County Park System's Harvest Home Festival, running 11:00am to 5:00pm. Expect wagon rides, 1890s-style games and base ball, live entertainment, craft demonstrations, and contests, with some activities dependent on weather and field conditions.
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• Holmdel Opener 2026 - Complete Results (Raw) (milesplit.com) — Holmdel Park hosted the Holmdel Opener cross-country meet on September 18, bringing dozens of high school teams to town for 2-mile and 5K races. While no Holmdel team appears in the raw results, the meet showcased strong performances from area schools like Rumson-Fair Haven, Freehold Township, and others on Holmdel's iconic course.
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📸 Around Holmdel
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holmdel
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★ Featured events ★
- AAUW Used Book Sale →
69 Kings Hwy, Middletown Township
10:00 am - Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
Virtual,
5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
Tuesday September 29
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Other local events
- Cross of Glory's 25th Fall Yard Sale, Bake Sale, and Snack Shack BBQ! →
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, 95 Cambridge Dr, Aberdeen Township
9:00 am - Whiskey Dinner at Mabel →
Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
6:00 pm - Come From Away →
Bell Theater at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
7:00 pm - Complimentary Intro to Pickleball Clinic with Jersey Pickleball Club →
Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
9:30 am - Deep Cut Orchid Monthly Meeting →
Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave, Tinton Falls
7:00 pm - Township Committee Meeting - September 22, 2026 →
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7:30 pm - Come From Away →
Bell Theater at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
2:00 pm - The SCOOP EVENT: Bellworks Yappy Hour →
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5:00 pm - Manifest & Bloom: A Manifestation Jar Workshop →
Enchanted Blossoms, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel
6:30 pm - Hazlet Community Blood Drive - 10% off coupon for Bell Works! →
Hazlet EMS & N. Centerville Vol. Fire Co #1, 372 Middle Rd, Hazlet
12:30 pm
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
Monday September 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Hazlet
- Hazlet Earns Silver Award for Safe Routes to School Efforts (tapinto.net)
- Former Junior Police Academy Student Returns to Evesham as Full-Time Police Officer (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- How to Help Your Child With Math: Tips for Every Age and Grade (njfamily.com)
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- How to Find the Private School Where Your Child Will Thrive (njfamily.com)
Middletown
- Body Of Clammer Recovered From Sandy Hook Bay (patch.com)
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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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