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In today's newsletter:

  • How Wall's next master plan could reshape housing, traffic, and open space
  • Why Wall Stadium's race schedule was washed out so often this year

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wall master plan study eyes influx of new housing (starnewsgroup.com) — Wall Township's planning board has approved a 2026 master plan reexamination that urges a full update to guide new housing, open space, and infrastructure decisions in town. Officials highlight pressure from roughly 1,900 required affordable units and warn that roads, schools, utilities, and emergency services must keep pace with rapid growth. Residents can review the report online as future zoning and redevelopment choices take shape.
   

• Only six weekends in 2026 have stayed completely dry in New Jersey (news12.com) — A soggy 2026 has hit local venues hard, with Wall Stadium losing about a third of its scheduled races to rain as New Jersey saw precipitation on 34 of 40 weekends. Business owners from nearby towns describe sharp drops in weekend traffic and even storm damage. State climatologists say El Niño could keep the stormy pattern going into winter.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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