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🌱 Patch AM: Fire Occurs Next To Cottage Where Springsteen Wrote 'Born To Run'
Coming up on the Long Branch Patch calendar: Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families

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In today's newsletter:
- Fire near Springsteen's famed Long Branch cottage sparks relocation talk
- How Long Branch battled as St. Rose clinched the division crown
Also on today's calendar: Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Very windy; mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 68, low: 58.
- Saturday: Windy with a chance of rain, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fire Occurs Next To Cottage Where Springsteen Wrote 'Born To Run' (patch.com) — Long Branch residents are talking after a two-alarm fire hit a vacant house next door to 7 1/2 West End Court, the cottage where Bruce Springsteen wrote "Born To Run." While the historic shack was spared, the blaze has renewed calls to move it to the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music at Monmouth University.
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• St. Rose clinches division title with dominant win over Long Branch (nj.com subscription) — Long Branch High School's team fell 6–2 on the road as St. Rose clinched the B Central Division title, despite strong efforts from Adriana Ramirez and Samantha Martinez Nava. The game recap details key goals, standout St. Rose playmakers, and the shot totals that shaped the outcome.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Branch
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★ Featured events ★
- Living Well with Lung Disease: Webinars for Patients and Families →
Virtual,
5:30 pm - Ranney School Fall Open House →
235 Hope Rd, Tinton Falls
9:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Wine & Walk →
Long Branch NJ
5:30 pm - Jake Thistle Official Album Release Show →
Powell Soundstage, 382 Cedar Ave, Long Branch
7:00 pm - YMCA Counseling & Social Services Passport to Wellness Open House →
166 Main St, Matawan
10:00 am - Line Dance at McLoone's Pier House →
McLoone's Pier House, One Ocean Avenue, Long Branch
6:30 pm - Pier Village Carousel, Long Branch NJ →
Pier Village Carousel, 155 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch
7:00 pm - Damn The Torpedoes-Tom Petty Concert Experience →
Long Branch NJ
7:00 pm - Karaoke with Giuseppe at Max's in Long Branch →
Max's Bar & Grill, 25 Matilda Terrace, Long Branch
7:00 pm - AAUW NMCB Used Book Sale →
Old First Church 69 Kings Highway, Middletown
10:00 am - Sunday Funday Karaoke at Nip-N-Tuck in Long Branch →
Nip n Tuck Bar & Grill, 23 Norwood Ave, Long Branch
2:00 pm - Nacho Ate Spiderman →
New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch
7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 10
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- String Cheese Incident tickets
For sale 2 tickets to String Cheese Incident October 28 Red Bank. Ochestra. Row CC. Seats 11 and 13. Make an offer (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The LWV Organizes Virtual Forum For Monmouth County Surrogate & Monmouth County Commissioners Monday, Sept 28 —Marianne Kligman Read on Patch
- Monmouth Holds Off Albany With Late Goal-Line Stand —Mike Ready Read on Patch
- Seabrook Residents Enjoy Opportunities to Explore New Interests and Stay Connected —Elizabeth Fabiano Read on Patch
- Our 11 year lab has just been diagnosed with Cushings Disease.
We are looking for a great internal medicine doctor at either Garden State or Red Bank Veterinary Hospital who specializes in this disease. Any… (Nextdoor Brighton)
- ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Seafood Clerk (Saker NJ) Salary Range $16.25 - $16.25/hr in West Long Branch. Apply here.
- Wayfair posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Oakhurst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Branch here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Long Branch
- Monmouth University makes its debut in U.S. News national rankings (themonmouthjournaleastern.com)
- Monmouth football against Ivy power Dartmouth seeks 2nd straight on road (app.com)
- Top 15 NJ Arts Events of the Week: Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, AC/DC, Tony Danza, more (njarts.net)
Oceanport
- McCann Systems' Caesars Sportsbook at Monmouth Park Wins Best Casino Project (commercialintegrator.com)
- Bishops Bay, Stimulate Favored In Ack Ack, Bourbon Flight Stakes (sunherald.com)
Eatontown
- 20 Chefs, 1 Cause: Chefs for a Cure Returns to New Jersey This Week (thedigestonline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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