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🌱 Patch AM: Wall Township community remembers Ronald Richard Villano’s life and legacy
And check out Your new weekly tradition starts here 🌞 on the Wall Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Wall Township community remembers Ronald Richard Villano's life and legacy
Also on today's calendar: Your new weekly tradition starts here 🌞 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A morning shower; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Turning sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
- Saturday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ronald Richard Villano (starnewsgroup.com) — Funeral arrangements for longtime educator and labor advocate Ronald Richard Villano are being handled by O'Brien Funeral Home in Wall Township, with a Mass of Christian Burial set for Sept. 14 in Manasquan. Villano is remembered for his decades of teaching, union leadership, and deep devotion to family and friends, leaving a legacy of generosity, advocacy, and joy.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wall
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★ Featured events ★
- Your new weekly tradition starts here 🌞 →
1900 Baileys Corner Rd, Wall Township
2:00 pm - Jersey Shore Ride For Food Justice →
Trinity Church, 503 Asbury Ave, Asbury Park
7:00 am - 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
County Road 530, County Rd 530,
11:00 am - Harvest Victorian Afternoon Tea →
Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
11:00 am - New 2 You Kids Consignment Event - Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 - Brookdale Comm College →
Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Middletown Township
9:00 am - 15th Annual Golf for Homes Outing →
Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Rd, Neptune Township
11:30 am
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Monday September 28
Monday October 5
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Other local events
- PARENT EVENING - READY, SET, BELONG: WHERE WALL MEANS ALL
Wall Township Public School District West Belmar School
5:30 pm - Day of Remembrance/ 9-11 - Municipal Building Closed →
Wall Township, NJ Calendar Wall, NJ 07719 - Bocce-Ball-A-Palooza →
Memorial Park, 1-41 Riverview Ave, Neptune City
9:00 am - Wall Township Library September 2026 Book Sale →
Monmouth County Library - Wall Township Branch, 2700 Allaire Rd, Wall Township
9:00 am - Bugs Birds and Beyond, Free Children's Festival →
4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold
12:00 pm - Y Counseling & Social Services Passport to Wellness Open House →
166 Main St, Matawan
10:00 am
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Sunday September 13
Saturday September 19
Friday September 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- YMCA of the Jersey Shore Invites Community to "Passport to Wellness" Open House on Sept. 25 —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
🗞 Nearby News
Spring Lake
- Patricia Ann (née Farren) Heine (starnewsgroup.com)
- 11 New Jersey Towns That Feel Even Better After The Summer Crowds Leave (myfamilytravels.com)
- Inbox: It speaks to first impressions (statenews.net)
Belmar
- Belmar's End of Summer Bummer Breakfast Keeps a 26-Year Neighborhood Tradition Going (tapinto.net)
- 50 Years and Five Miles: Belmar Celebrates a Labor Day Weekend Tradition (tapinto.net)
- Bradley Yoga Connects Bodies & Minds in Bradley Beach (bestofnj.com)
Asbury Park
- Asbury Park Mayor, City Council, School Board Forums In October (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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