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🌱 Patch AM: How Brick residents can run, walk, or sponsor the new Steps For Hope 5K

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Good morning Brick! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Brick residents can run, walk, or sponsor the new Steps For Hope 5K

Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 2 more events.

Find out what's happening in Brickfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Brickfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Friday: Some sun returning; breezy, with a high of 34 and low of 22 degrees.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cold, temps: high: 33, low: 26.
  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 35 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Join the First Annual Steps For Hope 5K in Brick, NJ (freep.com subscription) — Residents in Brick can lace up for the first-ever Steps For Hope 5K this April, a family-friendly run near Icarus Brewing Co. raising funds and awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Organized by LeTip of Brick with JAR of Hope, the event invites runners, walkers, and local nonprofits to form teams, fundraise, and support research and affected families.
   


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    Bandit is all tabby and Paco has a white chest, belly and paws. Missing since 1:00pm. Please check your garages and sheds in case they're… (Nextdoor Bretonwoods)
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🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

  • Letter: Lakewood Gives Millions Globally, But It's Time to Care for Our Own: Bikur Cholim (thelakewoodscoop.com)
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  • Lakewood's golden age remembered as historians trace legacy of New Jersey's 'Land of 100 Hotels' (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Berkeley

  • 7 Kids Burned In Flash Fire In Firepit At Jersey Shore Home (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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