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🌱 Patch AM: Will Howell’s Connor Acker win Shore Conference Player of the Week?

Also check out 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival on the Howell Patch calendar

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Howell's Connor Acker win Shore Conference Player of the Week?

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

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A t-storm possible; very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Week 1 Dick's House of Sport Football Player of the Week Poll (shoresportsinsider.com) — Howell residents can vote for junior quarterback Connor Acker, who threw two touchdown passes to lead the Rebels to a 13–7 win over Central, in this week's Shore Conference Football Player of the Week poll. Voting runs through Tuesday at noon, with one vote allowed per user each hour and a $50 Dick's House of Sport gift card for the winner.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Freehold

  • Devastating spring freeze wipes out apple crop at Freehold's Battleview Orchards (news12.com)
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Colts Neck

  • Colts Neck Remembers: 25 Years Since Tragedy of 9/11 Took Five Community Members. (tapinto.net)
  • Check out these 21 Shore football stars from Week 1 of the 2026 season (northjersey.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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