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🌱 Patch AM: How Rumson’s newest group home fits into its housing obligations
Also check out 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival on the Rumson Patch calendar

Good morning Rumson! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Rumson's newest group home fits into its housing obligations
Also on today's calendar: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A thunderstorm; warmer, humid, with a high of 87 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-shower in spots; humid, temps: high: 86, low: 69.
- Saturday: Less humid with sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rumson's Latest Affordable Housing Project Is Now Complete (tworivertimes.com) — Rumson has finished construction on its Borough Hall Neighborhood affordable group home at 15B Maplewood, which will house four low-income young adults with disabilities starting Oct. 1. Local officials say the project is one of four Rumson initiatives aimed at meeting the borough's sizable affordable housing obligations while integrating residents near shops, schools, parks, and transit.
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📸 Around Rumson
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rumson
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- 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
County Road 530, County Rd 530
11:00 am - The Listening Room: Songs & Stories →
Triumph Restaurant & Brewery, 1 Bridge Ave, Red Bank
7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
Wednesday September 23
📣 Rumson Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Picture Day
Thompson Middle School Thompson Gym
8:00 am - 12:30 Dismissal Day for students
Shrewsbury School District 0 Obre Place, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
8:30 am - Municipal Court →
Little Silver, NJ Calendar, 480 Prospect Ave., Little Silver
9:00 am - West End Farmers' Market →
Long Branch, NJ Calendar, Brighton Avenue, Long Branch
9:00 am - PFA Back to School Ice Cream Social
Middletown Village Elementary School 147 Kings Highway , Middletown, NJ 07758
4:30 pm - football Pasta Dinner in Cafe - Front
Shore Regional High School District West Long Branch, NJ 07764
5:00 pm - Freshman Convocation & Parent Social
Red Bank Catholic High School Eck Student Center
5:30 pm - New Student Convocation & Parent Social
Red Bank Catholic High School Eck Student Center
5:30 pm - Tree Preservation Commission Meeting →
Little Silver Borough Hall, 480 Prospect Ave, Little Silver
5:30 pm - Parent Academy for Educational Excellence (PACE) - Topic: Communica
River Plaza Elementary School Middletown High School North, 63 Tindall Rd, Middletown Township
6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Join in a Celebration of Unity and Community —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
- Johnston & Murphy posted a job opening for Full-Time Stock Associate in Red Bank. Apply here.
- Kohl's posted a job opening for Part Time Store Cleaning & Operations Associate in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rumson here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sea Bright
- Millions to be spent to help replenish three Monmouth beaches (app.com)
Fair Haven
- Fair Haven Firemen's Fair Is Still On A Roll (patch.com)
Red Bank
- Red Bank Porchfest Returns Saturday, October 3 – All-Day Celebration of Live Music Across Town (tapinto.net)
Ok Rumson! 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: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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