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🌱 Patch AM: How Asbury Park’s music scene helped one local artist survive loss

Also check out Gayme Night supporting safer communities and TWO local nonprofits! on the Asbury Park Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Asbury Park’s music scene helped one local artist survive loss
  • How Hank Azaria turned a Stone Pony gig into a Springsteen rite

Also on today's calendar: Gayme Night supporting safer communities and TWO local nonprofits! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Rain, becoming heavy at times, with a high of 46 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Sunday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 46, low: 30.
  • Monday: Brilliant sunshine and breezy, with a high of 42 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 01/08/2026 (newjerseystage.com) — A Monmouth County musician shares how escaping to Asbury Park’s music venues helped her cope with family illness and personal loss while growing up. She describes the local scene in Asbury Park, Belmar, and Long Branch as her refuge and inspiration, and explains how a serious accident pushed her to finally pursue recording and releasing her own songs.
   

• 'Simpsons' actor Hank Azaria on fronting a Springsteen cover band – and if Bruce knows (usatoday.com) — Hank Azaria recently headlined a sold-out Springsteen tribute show at Asbury Park’s legendary Stone Pony, describing it as a personal rite of passage. The longtime Bruce fan fronts a tribute band that donates ticket proceeds to his Four through Nine Foundation, which supports recovery, education, and social justice causes.
   

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Bradley Beach

  • Jersey Shore town sued for banning outsiders from renting beach lockers (nj.com)
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  • Big blackfish landed in the deep as cold water pushes boats offshore (app.com)
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  • Stormwater drainage repairs underway in Sea Girt (starnewsgroup.com)

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