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Good day Howell! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What will those new digital NJ Transit signs show in Howell?
  • How 9/11 unfolded for families who drove home to Howell

Also on today's calendar: Sundays are for the market 🌿 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Monday: Sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NJ Transit Brings Free Wi-Fi and Sharper Bus Tracking to 1,500-Plus Vehicles Statewide (communitynews.org) — If you ride NJ Transit buses through Howell, you'll soon see big tech upgrades: free onboard Wi‑Fi on most buses and new solar-powered digital signs at Route 9 and the Aldrich Road Park and Ride. These signs will display real-time arrivals, delays, detours, and even crowding levels, while improved tracking should make the app and website predictions noticeably more accurate for your daily commute.
   

• What happened on 9/11, as it happened, from the people who were there (poughkeepsiejournal.com) — A detailed, time-stamped oral history of 9/11 includes the experience of a Belmar student whose family returns to their home in Howell and anxiously waits for news of her father in the South Tower. The narrative follows New Jersey commuters, first responders, and families through the day and night, showing how people from towns like Howell, Middletown, and Jersey City were swept into the tragedy.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Girls volleyball: Results & recaps for Saturday, Sept. 12 (nj.com)

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  • Inside the Network Helping New Jersey Immigrants During Trump's Mass Deportation Effort (buckscountybeacon.com)
  • Seaside Park To Convert Some Tennis Courts to Pickleball Courts (shorebeat.com)
  • Bravo Italian Kitchen closes several restaurants (nrn.com)

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  • The life they built together (starnewsgroup.com)
  • Barnegat football rides balanced attack to shutout win over Asbury Park (nj.com)

Ok Howell! 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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