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🌱 Patch AM: How a newspaper delivery fight reshaped Sundays in Ocean Grove
Also check out Book Signing for New Book on Health Information Technology and Responsible AI on the Asbury Park Patch calendar

Good morning to you Asbury Park! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a newspaper delivery fight reshaped Sundays in Ocean Grove
Also on today's calendar: Book Signing for New Book on Health Information Technology and Responsible AI and 2 more events.
Find out what's happening in Asbury Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Asbury Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Turning cloudy and very cold, with a high of 29 and low of 21 degrees.
- Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds; cold, temps: high: 32, low: 27.
- Wednesday: Not as cold, with a high of 44 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The end of an era for Ocean Grove: From the Asbury Park Press archives (app.com) — A look back at Ocean Grove’s once-strict Sunday ‘blue laws’ shows how a court fight over delivering the Asbury Park Sunday Press helped end the town’s theocratic-style powers. The archive piece also recalls the dramatic demolition of Asbury Park’s Mayfair Theater, a reminder of how much the city’s landscape and culture have changed.
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📸 Around Asbury Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Asbury Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Book Signing for New Book on Health Information Technology and Responsible AI
Barnes & Noble, 180 NJ-35, Eatontown
4:30 pm - The Christmas Light Show
704 Belmar Plaza, Belmar
6:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Library Board
Asbury Park Public Library , 500 First Avenue , Asbury Park
5:30 pm - 2025 What A Wonderful Year Music Festival - Sunday
Wonder Bar , 1213 Ocean Ave N , Asbury Park
5:00 pm - Tribute To Foreigner and Journey with American Idol, Constantine Maroulis
Algonquin Arts Theatre , 60 Abe Voorhees Dr , Manasquan
9:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Sunday December 28
Wednesday December 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Basketball Game vs. Manasquan - Home
Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
3:45 pm - Public Arts Commission
Parlor Gallery , 717 Cookman Avenue , Asbury Park
6:00 pm - Rec Basketball
Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
7:00 pm - General Trivia Night
Deal Lake Bar + Co. , 601 Main St , Loch Arbour
7:30 pm - Boys Basketball Game vs. Antrim - Home
Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
3:45 pm - Girls JV Basketball Game vs. St. Dominics - Home
Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
6:00 pm - Coffee Connector 2025
Princess Maria Diner , 2044 Rte 35 North , Wall
8:00 am - Miller Lite Boots and Beers Country Happy Hour at Bar Anticipation
Bar Anticipation , 703 16th Ave , Lake Como
6:00 pm - Boys JV Basketball Game vs. St. Dominick- Home
Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
6:00 pm
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Asbury Park PatchAM possible:
- Dogtopia of Shrewsbury — (475) 338-3501
Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness - Brookdale Community College — (732) 224-1857
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Divorce Support and Recovery Group - The NJ Paddock Car Storage Facility — (732) 278-3255
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sub Teacher Source posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Asbury Park. Apply here.
- Brenda Skinner - State Farm Agent posted a job opening for Account Manager - State Farm Agent Team Member in Asbury Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Asbury Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ocean Grove
- The blizzard of 1969 in New York City and the end of Hanukkah 2013 in Ocean Grove. (blogfinger.net)
- A fabulous Japanese restaurant :'SUMO' in Wall Twp. (blogfinger.net)
- It's who you know not what you know in Neptune Township. (blogfinger.net)
Ocean
- Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex hit with winter storm, more to come (app.com)
- Homeless man in Ocean County on the move in the woods again (app.com)
- The Pat Roddy Band plays on raising funds for Mary's Place by the Sea (app.com)
Howell
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-- The Patch AM Team
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