🌱 How could Showboat’s partial foreclosure ripple downbeach to Longport?

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• How could Showboat’s partial foreclosure ripple downbeach to Longport?

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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 87, low: 75.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 75 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Portion of Showboat Property Facing Possible Sheriff Sale (downbeachbuzz.com) — Longport readers may want to watch a looming sheriff’s sale tied to part of Atlantic City’s Showboat Resort complex, where lenders seek to recover millions from a defaulted mortgage. The report notes this action targets only a portion of the property, while the hotel, arcade, and Island Waterpark continue operating and have recently attracted new financing and grants.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Longport

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Friday August 7

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Wednesday August 12

• Board of Education Meeting
  Margate City School District Tighe Media Center
  6:00 pm

Monday August 17

• Sunset Sounds By The Bay →
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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Tech Tuesdays & Thursdays →
  Marjorie & Lewis Katz JCC, 501 N Jerome Ave, Margate City
  11:00 am
• National Night Out
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield Birch Grove Park, 1675 Burton Ave, Northfield, NJ 08225, USA
  6:00 pm
• Kickin' With Kim Line Dancing!
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  6:00 pm
• Ventnor City Planning Board Special Meeting
  Ventnor City 6201 Atlantic Ave, , NJ 08406
  6:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Ventnor City Farmers Market
  Ventnor City 6201 Atlantic Ave, , NJ 08406
  8:30 am
• STEM With Mr. Gary...Interactive RGB LED Torch
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  10:30 am
• STEM With Mr. Gary...Robot Rumble-Robot Obstacle Course!
  Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield 241 West Mill Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
  10:30 am
• Keep the Change →
  Somers Point Marina, 830 Bay Ave, Somers Point
  3:00 pm
• Beth Israel: Shabbat Service and Rededication of... →
  Congregation Beth Israel, 2501 Shore Rd, Northfield
  7:00 pm
• $10 Comedy Special-check schedule- Tropicana Atlantic City-Firewaters →
  Firewaters Saloon Atlantic City, Tropicana, Boardwalk, Atlantic City
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Village NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $16.99/hr in Somers Point. Apply here.
• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Somers Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Longport here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Margate City

• CMBP wins Dutch Hoffman Championship ‣ Ocean City Sentinel (ocnjsentinel.com)

Ventnor City

• Ventnor Mayor Defends Controversial Master Plan Mtg Location (downbeachbuzz.com)

Linwood

• Charles E. ‘Chick' Kisby III, 87 ‣ Ocean City Sentinel (ocnjsentinel.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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