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🌱 Patch AM: How Brick residents can run, walk, or sponsor the new Steps For Hope 5K
Happening soon: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) on the Brick Patch calendar

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.
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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📸 Around Brick
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brick
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★ Featured events ★
- Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
Online,
2:30 pm - Fresh Start Smoking Cessation
East Wing Conference Center - RM 3, 425 Jack Martin Blvd, Brick, New Jersey, 08724,
6:00 pm
Friday January 2
Tuesday January 20
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Other local events
- Doggie Resolutions * January 1st - 10th
1930 NJ-88 , Brick Township
9:00 am - Elvis Birthday Bash at The Jersey Shore
266 Mantoloking Rd , Brick Township
7:00 pm - Visit by Margaret Cotton, author of The Radiance of Grace,
Point Pleasant Borough Library , 834 Beaver Dam Rd , Point Pleasant
6:30 pm
Friday January 2
Saturday January 10
Wednesday January 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
- OPEN 10am-5pm
The Aquarium , 300 Ocean Ave , Pt. Pleasant Beach
10:00 am - Rec Basketball
Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
7:00 pm - Plain Air Art Exhibit
610 South St , Brielle
3:00 pm - Howell Library January 2026
Howell Township, NJ Calendar , 318 Old Tavern Road , Howell - HS JV Wrestling Fight NIght
Point Pleasant Beach High School , 700 Trenton Ave , Point Pleasant Beach
4:00 pm - Planning Board Workshop
Seaside Heights Borough, NJ Calendar Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
6:00 pm - FSA Hurricanes - GYM
Sea Girt Borough School District Sea Girt, NJ 08750
6:00 pm - Council Meeting - Reorganization
Borough of Lavallete , 1306 Grand Central Ave , Lavallette
7:00 pm - St. Peters Tournament - Varsity Boys @ St. Peters
Spring Lake Borough Spring Lake, NJ 07762
7:30 pm
Friday January 2
Saturday January 3
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Brick PatchAM possible:
- View New Jersey Houses — (732) 771-6962
Thinking about selling? What your your home is worth? - Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible! - Mathis House Victorian Tea Room and Bed & Breakfast — (732) 818-7580
Holiday Victorian Afternoon Teatime - Dogtopia of Brick — (475) 338-3501
Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness - Up To Par Golf — (908) 278-2775
Give the gift of a great golf swing this holiday season! - Renegade Heating & Cooling — (732) 569-5479
Financing Options Available! - Beach Haven Yacht Club Marina — (704) 231-9786
2026 Seasonal slips Available
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Give Your Kids the Best Summer Ever at YMCA Camp Zehnder —YMCA of the Jersey Shore Read on Patch
- Just found this sweet girl on Carroll Fox rd.
Brick. She safe in our home. Please contact me if you recognize her. 7326042179 Update we found her owners! She’s home safe. (Nextdoor Rolling Hills) - In the Breton Woods section of Brick, (the neighborhood behind the Drum Point CVS), two tabby cats are missing.
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)
- Ross Stores, Inc posted a job opening for Early Morning Stock Associate in Brick. Apply here.
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Brick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brick here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lakewood
- Letter: Lakewood Gives Millions Globally, But It's Time to Care for Our Own: Bikur Cholim (thelakewoodscoop.com)
- 2025 DATA: Lakewood Traffic Deaths Rise as Ocean County Leads State in Fatal Crashes (thelakewoodscoop.com)
- 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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