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Spotted on the Matawan calendar: AAUW Used Book Sale

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Hi Matawan! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Matawan resident's heroism is honored each 9/11 nearby

Also on today's calendar: AAUW Used Book Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Haunting N.J. memorials keep 9/11 alive for the next generation (nj.com subscription) — Among New Jersey's many 9/11 memorials, Matawan is poignantly connected through Port Authority Police Officer Kenneth Tietjen, a Middletown native who was living in Matawan when he died rescuing others. As the 25th anniversary approaches, the story highlights how local sites like Middletown's World Trade Center Memorial Gardens help younger generations remember the attacks and the Monmouth County residents lost.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Virtual Forum for Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education Candidates on Wed., Sept. 23 —Marianne Kligman Read on Patch
  • YMCA of the Jersey Shore Invites Community to "Passport to Wellness" Open House on Sept. 25 —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
  • Middletown Township Public Schools posted a job opening for Substitute Facilities Worker (Per Diem) in Leonardo. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Keyport

Hazlet

  • Monmouth County Recognizes Seven New Businesses Through Open for Business Initiative (wbjb.org)
  • Hazlet paramedic barely survived 9/11, now fights for first responders (app.com)
  • Springsteen, 9/11 and 'The Rising' 25 years later: 'Bruce, we need you' (app.com)

Holmdel

  • Mosquito Control Treatment Planned In Hazlet & Holmdel: See Where (patch.com)

Ok Matawan! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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