🌱 Who is the newly official municipal clerk at borough hall?

Good morning to you Harvey Cedars! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Who is the newly official municipal clerk at borough hall?
• How a well-traveled fruitcake retired to a Harvey Cedars beach house

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Victorian Afternoon Tea .

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 50 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, temps: high: 55, low: 28.
• Saturday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Harvey Cedars Appoints Municipal Clerk (thesandpaper.net) — Harvey Cedars has officially appointed Christine Lisiewski as municipal clerk after she spent 18 months in the acting role and completed rigorous state certification requirements. Lisiewski, who has served the borough since 2018 in several capacities, says she’s honored to support the Harvey Cedars community and credits the borough team for backing her throughout the process.
   

• It's a Wrap for Our Roaming Christmas Fruitcake (thesandpaper.net) — A longtime part-time Harvey Cedars resident shares a lighthearted family tradition built around a regifted Christmas fruitcake that now “retires” in a sunny room at a Harvey Cedars beach house. Along the way, he traces its whimsical adventures, brushes with history, and even connects it to a Texas bakery keeping the fruitcake tradition thriving today.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harvey Cedars

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Holiday Victorian Afternoon Tea
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• LBI Canasta
  Long Beach Island Library , 217 S Central Ave , Surf City
  2:00 pm
• Winter Wonder Farm
  Daffodil Valley Homestead , 535 Beach Ave , Manahawkin
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Sleep Health
  Long Beach Island Library , 217 S Central Ave , Surf City
  10:00 am
• Songs with Miss Summer
  Long Beach Island Library , 217 S Central Ave , Surf City
  10:00 am

Friday December 19

• Do Your Own Thing Alcohol Inks
  94 Stafford Ave , Manahawkin
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Gourmet Day at the Vault — Reynolds
  Reynolds Garden Shop , 201 E Bay Ave , Manahawkin
  9:00 am
• Holiday Light Spectacular
  Corliss Park Lake and Recreation Area , 182 Wells Mills Rd , Waretown
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Billy T Midnight — Welcome to Nardi's Tavern
  Nardi's Tavern , 11801 Long Beach Blvd , Long Beach
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• East Two Three: NYE @ The Arlington
  The Arlington , 1302 Long Beach Blvd , Ship Bottom
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Surf City

• This Season of Giving, Support Independent Music (thesandpaper.net)
• ‘Seashells and Sleigh Bells' Lend Natural, Classic Vibes to Holiday House Tour (thesandpaper.net)
• Dissecting the Layers of Christmas Vacation, the Year in Swells (thesandpaper.net)

Barnegat Light

• Deepen Love for Region's Heritage With 2026 Speaker Series at Lighthouse State Park (thesandpaper.net)
• Barnegat Light Mayor Wellington Defends Existing Tax Structure for Regional School District (thesandpaper.net)
• On a Mission: Sifting Beach Sand for Any Plasticizing (thesandpaper.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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