🌱 How many loons have already flown past Avalon this season?

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• How many loons have already flown past Avalon this season?

Also on today's calendar: North Wildwood Shore house for sale! and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 47, low: 28.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 53 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Species Profile: All About the Common Loon (capemaycountyherald.com) — Avalon birdwatchers are seeing impressive numbers of Common and Red-throated Loons migrating past the Avalon Seawatch and local beaches this fall and early winter. A New Jersey Audubon expert explains how to identify these striking divers, when they’re most visible off Avalon, and the best local spots—from town beaches to nearby inlets—to look for them with binoculars.
   

📸 Around Avalon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avalon

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• North Wildwood Shore house for sale!
  1816 New York Ave, Wildwood
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Sit and Be Fit — Avalon Department of Recreation
  Avalon Community Hall , 3001 Avalon Ave , Avalon
  11:15 am

Friday December 19

• Move and Groove — Avalon Department of Recreation
  Avalon Community Hall , 3001 Avalon Ave , Avalon
  9:00 am
• Sit and Be Fit — Avalon Department of Recreation
  Avalon Community Hall , 3001 Avalon Ave , Avalon
  11:15 am

Tuesday December 23

• Chair Yoga — Avalon Department of Recreation
  39th Street Park , Avalon
  9:45 am

Wednesday December 24

• Sit and Be Fit — Avalon Department of Recreation
  Avalon Community Hall , 3001 Avalon Ave , Avalon
  11:15 am

Friday December 26

• Move and Groove — Avalon Department of Recreation
  Avalon Community Hall , 3001 Avalon Ave , Avalon
  9:00 am
• Sit and Be Fit — Avalon Department of Recreation
  Avalon Community Hall , 3001 Avalon Ave , Avalon
  11:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Flu Clinic- Cape May County Department of Health
  Cape May County, NJ Calendar , 6 Moore Road , Cape May Court House
  2:00 pm
• LEGO @ the Library
  Cape May Court House - Children's Room
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Bridge Commission Meeting
  Cape May County, NJ Calendar , 4 Moore Rd , Cape May Court House
  2:30 pm
• Teen Game Night
  Cape May Court House - Teen Area
  3:00 pm
• Bingo — Sea Isle City Tourism
  Italian American Club , 309 John F Kennedy Blvd , Sea Isle City
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• WINDRIFT AVALON F&B posted a job opening for Expeditor - WINDRIFT in Avalon. Apply here.
• IICRC posted a job opening for Janitor Cape May Court House Evenings P/T in Cape May Court House. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avalon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stone Harbor

• Coastal Coalition Warns of "Massive" Underfunding for Federal Beach Projects (capemaycountyherald.com)
• 10 Remote Small Towns We Can't Get Enough of in the U.S. (onlyinyourstate.com)

Wildwood

• Wildwood the Latest Town to Join Central 911 Dispatch (capemaycountyherald.com)
• Wildwood Historical Society Seeks Funds for Tram Car No. 8 Restoration (wmmr.com)

Ocean City

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-- The Patch AM Team

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