🌱 Patch AM: Which Asbury Park artists made New Jersey’s top songs of 2025?

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• Which Asbury Park artists made New Jersey’s top songs of 2025?

Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with periods of sun, with a high of 35 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Cold with sun and clouds, temps: high: 32, low: 26.
• Saturday: Breezy with some sun, with a high of 34 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here's the Top 13 songs of 2025 by New Jersey music makers (app.com) — Asbury Park’s vibrant music scene is front and center in this roundup of 2025’s top 13 songs by New Jersey artists, spotlighting local names like Lexx Banko, K-Prez, Honey Bxby, Surfing for Daisy, and Kevian Kraemer. The piece celebrates emerging talent across the state, from Asbury Park stages to Perth Amboy and Highland Park, with links to explore each act further.
   

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Friday January 2

• Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
  Online,
  2:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• SMAuction A Kevin Smith Sale! Props, Memorabilia, Costumes, Art, Signed Stuff & More!
  82 First Ave, Atlantic Highlands
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• New Years Eve 2026- A New World 4 a New Year
  Asbury Lanes , 209 4th Ave , Asbury Park
  8:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day Renewal
  The Holding Space , 304 Main St , Avon-By-The-Sea
  12:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Silent Tea Ceremony
  The Holding Space , 304 Main St , Avon-By-The-Sea
  11:00 am
• The Journey Inward
  The Holding Space , 304 Main St , Avon-By-The-Sea
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Beginner's Breathwork
  The Holding Space , 304 Main St , Avon-By-The-Sea
  5:45 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Open Mic Night
  The Holding Space , 304 Main St , Avon-By-The-Sea
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Coffee with a Cop
  MacroBites Cuisine , 1201 Springwood Avenue Suite 103 , Asbury Park
  10:00 am

Sunday January 11

• Yoga Nidra
  The Holding Space , 304 Main St , Avon-By-The-Sea
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Gayme Night supporting safer communities and TWO local nonprofits!
  Asbury Park ReStore Monmouth County Habitat for Humanity , 1105 Memorial Dr , Asbury Park
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• Rec Basketball
  Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
  7:00 pm

Monday January 5

• FSA Hurricanes - GYM
  Sea Girt Borough School District Sea Girt, NJ 08750
  6:00 pm
• St. Peters Tournament - Varsity Boys @ St. Peters
  Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
  7:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Wrestling Match vs. Howell South - away
  Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
  3:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Hackensack University Medical Center posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist - OBGYN - Physician Practice in Asbury Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Ocean Grove Must Open Its Beaches To The Public On Sundays, State Of NJ Orders (patch.com)
• Ocean Grove: Jessica Lynn's Holiday Benefit Concert Raises Over $65,000 for Mary's Place by the Sea (tapinto.net)
• The Grover Underground: New young people who will breathe life into this town…. (blogfinger.net)

Ocean

• Wellness In 2026: Where To Sweat, Stretch & Recharge In Manchester (patch.com)
• Rumson Girls Basketball defeats Howell 54-51 in Kevin Williams Classic. (app.com)
• Check out these pets for adoption from local animal shelters (Dec. 30) (app.com)

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