🌱 Patch AM: How Absegami’s home opener in Galloway slipped away late

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In today's newsletter:

• How Absegami’s home opener in Galloway slipped away late

Also on today's calendar: North Wildwood Shore house for sale! and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 48 and low of 25 degrees.
• Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, temps: high: 53, low: 44.
• Friday: Morning rain; breezy, with a high of 57 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pitman defeats Absegami (nj.com subscription) — A local-season opener saw Pitman top Absegami, 52-43, in Galloway, with the Braves falling short despite a late push. Absegami’s Adam Leigh scored 13 in the loss, while Pitman’s balanced attack and nine team steals kept control from the first quarter onward.
   

📸 Around Galloway

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Galloway

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• North Wildwood Shore house for sale!
  1816 New York Ave, Wildwood
  9:00 am
• For sale in Vineland, NJ!
  1300 Lilac Dr, Vineland
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Prime Rib & Wing Night
  Fred and Ethel's Lantern Light Restaurant and Tavern , 1 N New York Rd , Galloway
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Holiday Light Show
  Historic Smithville , 615 E Moss Mill Rd , Smithville
  4:00 pm
• PTO Spaghetti with Santa
  Absecon Public Schools District Absecon, NJ 08201
  5:30 pm
• Isn't It Always?: 7pm-11pm @ McGettigan's 19th Hole - Galloway NJ
  McGettigan's 19th Hole , 500 S New York Rd #9720 , Galloway
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Live Music!
  Fred and Ethel's Lantern Light Restaurant and Tavern , 1 N New York Rd , Galloway
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Wokin' Wednesday
  Fred and Ethel's Lantern Light Restaurant and Tavern , 1 N New York Rd , Galloway
  7:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Live Music!
  Fred and Ethel's Lantern Light Restaurant and Tavern , 1 N New York Rd , Galloway
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Embroidered Holiday Cards
  String Theory , 175 W Absecon Blvd A , Absecon
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Thursday Night Comedy
  Atlantic City Comedy Club , 2831 Boardwalk #304 , Atlantic City
  8:00 pm
• Daddy & Me Skyscraper with STEME NJ
  18 Martin Luther King Jr Ave , Pleasantville
  9:00 pm

Friday December 19

• 10 AM BASKET CLASS
  Swan Bay Folk Art Center , 300 Sooys Landing Rd , Port Republic
  10:00 am
• PTO Spaghetti with Santa
  Absecon Public Schools District Absecon, NJ 08201
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Game Changers in ‘25 Built Teamwork, Confidence & Community —Lisa Read on Patch

• Hi, has anyone been feeding the birds?
  There have been hundreds in my yard every time I put just a bit out! (Nextdoor Moss Mill)

🗞 Nearby News

Absecon

• I Love, I Love, I Love My Calendar Communism: 12 Months of 2025 Lefty Violence (pjmedia.com)

Pleasantville

• 6 Years Ago This Week, Kmart in Somers Point, NJ, Closed Forever (wpgtalkradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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