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🌱 Patch AM: How Lacey detectives helped catch an armed robbery suspect in Newark
Also, don't miss Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know on the Lacey Patch calendar
Good morning Lacey! 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:
- How Lacey detectives helped catch an armed robbery suspect in Newark
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: High clouds and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 68, low: 58.
- Sunday: Some rain, with a high of 65 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• South Toms River Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robberies in Toms River and Lacey Township (lakewoodalerts.com) — A South Toms River man has admitted to robbing a TD Bank in Lacey Township and a Wawa in Toms River, displaying a gun and fleeing with cash in both cases. Lacey Township detectives helped arrest him in Newark, and prosecutors will seek concurrent 15-year prison terms when he's sentenced in January 2027. 
📸 Around Lacey
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lacey
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm - Second Annual 'Race to Remember' 5K Set for October 10 in Manahawkin →
Manahawkin Municipal Center,
7:00 am
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- FRS PTA Color Run
Forked River Elementary School Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734
4:00 pm - Free Energy Clearing & Class →
Charmed in Company, 529 US-9, Ocean Twp
6:30 pm - Lacey Community Blood Drive - The Waterfront Coupon for donors! →
The Waterfront, 361 E Lacey Rd, Lacey Township
12:30 pm - Scholarship Paint Party
Cedar Creek Elementary School Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734
6:00 pm - Fairy & Magical Creatures Fun Night →
Charmed in Company, 529 US-9, Ocean Twp
6:30 pm - Wedding from Hell Auditions →
203 Lacey Rd, Lacey Township
6:30 pm - Autumn Lights Festival For Parkinson's →
Huddy Park, 39 E Water St, Toms River
11:00 am - Tricks, Treats, & Trivia →
Lacey United Methodist Church - 203 Lacey Rd, Lacey Township, NJ, 08731
6:00 pm
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
Wednesday October 21
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
📣 Lacey Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- October 2026 Art Book Club Meeting →
Ocean County Artists' Guild (OCAG), 22 Chestnut Ave, Island Heights
1:00 pm - GIRLS (jv) SOCCER [A]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
4:00 pm - GIRLS (V) SOCCER [A]
Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
4:00 pm - Movies in the Park →
518 Bayside Ave., Beachwood
6:00 pm
Friday October 9
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Lacey PatchAM possible:
- Liberty Door and Awning — (732) 286-3667
- Graham Behavior Services — (848) 888-3204
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🗞 Nearby News
Berkeley
- $2 Million-Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Bayville (patch.com)
- Ocean County Adds Nearly 90 Acres To Preserved Land (jerseyshoreonline.com)
Waretown
- Waretown Wetlands Restoration to Enhance Coastal Resilience (thesandpaper.net)
- Local Firefighters Stopping by Waretown Library (thesandpaper.net)
Manchester
- Joint Base Airman Encouraged Teens To Send Him Sex Videos, Is Sentenced (patch.com)
- Man Charged After Dog Found Dead In Driveway In Manchester, Police Say (patch.com)
Ok Lacey! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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