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🌱 Patch AM: Why Manalapan’s Ethan Fogelstrom is a linebacker to watch this season
Happening soon: Golf for a Great Cause on the Manalapan Patch calendar
Hi there, Manalapan! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Manalapan's Ethan Fogelstrom is a linebacker to watch this season
Also on today's calendar: Golf for a Great Cause and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• LBs to watch in the Shore Conference in 2026 (nj.com subscription) — Manalapan football fans can look for senior linebacker and wingback Ethan Fogelstrom to be a key defensive presence this fall, highlighted among the Shore Conference's top linebackers. NJ.com's preview notes his 67 tackles and versatility, with an expanded hand-in-the-dirt role in Manalapan's shotgun wing-T offense for the 2026 season. 
📸 Around Manalapan
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manalapan
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★ Featured events ★
- Golf for a Great Cause →
Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Dr, Farmingdale
9:30 am
Monday September 28
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Other local events
- Board of Education Regular Meeting held at Marlboro Memorial Middle
Marlboro Elementary School 100 School Road, West Marlboro, NJ 07746
7:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Freehold Township High School Administration Building
7:00 pm - Dueling Pianos: Interactive Concert Experience →
Monmouth County Library - Headquarters, 125 Symmes Dr, Manalapan Township
2:00 pm - 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
County Road 530, County Rd 530
11:00 am - ISPE NJ Chapter's 40th Anniversary Gala →
The Marigold, 315 Churchill Ave, Somerset
5:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 12
Thursday September 17
📣 Manalapan Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- New Jersey Summer Half, 10k, 5k @ Battlefield →
Monmouth Battlefield State Park, 20 NJ-33 Business, Manalapan Township
9:30 am - Pemberton Varsity Field Hockey @ Robbinsville →
Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Rd, Trenton
9:00 am - Board of Education Regular Meeting held at Marlboro Memorial Middle
David C. Abbott Early Learning Center 171 Tennent Road, Morganville, NJ 07751
7:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Freehold Regional High School District Administration Building
7:00 pm - Egg Harbor Township Varsity Football @ Robbinsville →
Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Rd, Trenton
7:00 pm - The Barber of Seville →
Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township
2:00 pm - Steinert Varsity Football @ Robbinsville →
Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Rd, Trenton
6:00 pm
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Sunday August 30
Friday September 4
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🗞 Nearby News
Freehold
- Bruce Springsteen delivers special message to ancestral home in Ireland (northjersey.com)
- An 8-foot python was hiding under a backyard shed in NJ (wearenewjersey.com)
- Translating Health Issues Leads to Breaking Down Administrative Barriers (rutgers.edu)
Marlboro
- Stronger Than Before: 2026 Howell Football Preview (shoresportsinsider.com)
Ok Manalapan! 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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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