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🌱 Patch AM: How your Lacey Halloween shopping can help kids in the hospital

Coming up on the Lacey Patch calendar: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival

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Hello Lacey! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How your Lacey Halloween shopping can help kids in the hospital
  • Which Shore soccer star scored a hat trick against Lacey?

Also on today's calendar: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid; a stray morning shower, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Spirit Halloween Donates $900K to K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital, Launches 2026 Fundraising Drive (wdhafm.com) — When Halloween season rolls around, shopping at the Spirit Halloween store on South Main Street in Lacey Township will help support kids at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital. The chain has already donated more than $900,000 through its Spirit of Children program, and this year's purchases and coupons at nine New Jersey locations will again generate funds for the hospital's Child Life services.
   

• 17 standouts from opening week of the Shore girls soccer 2026 season (northjersey.com) — A Shore Conference girls soccer roundup notes that one standout senior opened her season with a hat trick in an 8–0 win over Lacey, highlighting a tough start for the local team. The piece spotlights 17 players across the conference who delivered big goals, clutch game-winners, and strong goalkeeping performances during opening week action.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday September 10
  • GIRLS (V) VOLLEYBALL [A]
    Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
    5:00 pm
  • BOYS (FR) SOCCER [H]
    Central Regional School District Bayville, NJ 08721
    5:15 pm
  • CRHS Back to School Night
    Central Regional School District 509 Forest Hills Pkwy, Bayville, NJ 08721, USA
    6:00 pm
  • JTDS Back to School Night
    Joseph T Donahue School Barnegat, NJ 08005
    6:30 pm
  • Beachwood Recreation Committee Meeting →
    518 Bayside Ave., Beachwood
    7:00 pm
  • Bingo Night →
    Caffrey's, 440 US-9, Forked River
    7:30 pm
    • Friday September 11
  • JROTC 9/11 Ceremony
    Central Regional School District Franklin Ave, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751, USA
    8:30 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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