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Greetings Manalapan! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Manalapan police helped secure 40-year sentence in park attack
  • Can Manalapan's Braves turn last year's close calls into a breakout?
  • Meet the Manalapan pizza pro with a Guinness-worthy speed record

Also on today's calendar: Moving Sale and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Manalapan park attacker sentenced to 40 years in prison (app.com) — A Freehold man has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison for a 2023 armed robbery and attempted sexual assault at Thompson Grove Park in Manalapan, with no parole eligibility for 34 years under state law. Manalapan police led a multi-agency investigation using witness accounts, forensics, and digital evidence to identify the attacker, and prosecutors say the victim escaped after fighting free and seeking help at a nearby home.
   

• Shore Conference Football 2026 Preseason Top 12 Rankings (shoresportsinsider.com) — Manalapan's football team opens the Shore Conference season ranked No. 7, returning 10 starters and aiming to turn last year's narrow losses into a breakout campaign. With quarterback Cameron Desfosse and standout defender Ethan Fogelstrom leading the way, the Braves face a tougher Class A North schedule and an opener against Hillsborough as they chase a top-four finish.
   

• The strange world records held by New Jersey (nj1015.com) — New Jersey's oddball Guinness records include a Manalapan resident, Randy DeGregorio, who folded 18 pizza boxes in just 60 seconds. The story also spotlights a Lyndhurst man with 20 tongue piercings and Asbury Park's massive zombie walk, celebrating the quirky side of life around the state.
   

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    Thursday August 27
  • Board of Education Meeting
    Freehold Regional High School District Administration Building
    7:00 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • Egg Harbor Township Varsity Football @ Robbinsville →
    Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Rd, Trenton
    7:00 pm
    • Sunday August 30
  • The Barber of Seville →
    Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township
    2:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Staff Reports/Staff Professional Day
    David C. Abbott Early Learning Center 171 Tennent Road, Morganville, NJ 07751

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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