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🌱 Do Your Own Thing Manahawkin and 10 more events
Happening soon: Franklin Parker Preserve Loop 11-12 Miles on the Beach Haven West Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Do Your Own Thing Manahawkin at Pine Shores Art Association
- East Two Three: NYE @ The Arlington at The Arlington
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 21 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 47, low: 23.
- Thursday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 46 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beach Haven West
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★ Featured events ★
- Franklin Parker Preserve Loop 11-12 Miles
Franklin Parker Preserve — Chatsworth Lake Entrance, 1450 CR-532, Chatsworth
10:00 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Do Your Own Thing Manahawkin
Pine Shores Art Association , 94 Stafford Ave , Manahawkin
10:00 am - East Two Three: NYE @ The Arlington
The Arlington , 1302 Long Beach Blvd , Ship Bottom
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Wednesday December 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Town Council Meeting
Stafford Township, NJ Calendar Manahawkin, NJ 08050
7:00 pm - Jay Daniels: Sing-along" show
Beach Haven Public Library , 219 N Beach Ave , Beach Haven
1:00 pm - Jay Daniels
Beach Haven Public Library , 219 N Beach Ave , Beach Haven
1:00 pm - Elf - The Musical - Beach Haven
Surflight Theatre , 201 Engleside Ave , Beach Haven
2:00 pm - Book of the Month for December, 2025 — Beach Haven Public Library LBI
Beach Haven Public Library , 219 N Beach Ave , Beach Haven
2:00 pm - Flower Power
Long Beach Island Library , 217 S Central Ave , Surf City
3:30 pm - Sip + Shop Holiday Market
Hotel LBI , 350 W 8th St , Ship Bottom
5:00 pm - Sip & Shop Holiday Market
Hotel LBI , 350 W 8th St , Ship Bottom
5:00 pm - Cyanotype Ornaments
Long Beach Island Library , 217 S Central Ave , Surf City
6:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Manahawkin
- Stafford Police and Chick-fil-A Manahawkin Host Successful 'Cookies with a Cop' Event (tapinto.net)
- The must-see, circle-the-calendar dual meets of the 2025-26 wrestling season (nj.com)
Ship Bottom
- Project InVOLve Seeks Volunteer Organizations (thesandpaper.net)
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