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🌱 Housing Authority Meeting and 11 more events

Greetings Highlands! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Book Signing for New Book on Health Information Technology and Responsible AI at Barnes & Noble
  • Housing Authority Meeting
  • The Sundries — Proving Ground

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 33 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 45, low: 34.
  • Thursday: Sunny intervals, with a high of 50 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday December 16
  • Gentle Yoga hosted by Sea Bright Library — Holistic Wellness
    Sea Bright, Cecile F. Norton, Community Center , 1167 Ocean Ave , Sea Bright
    10:00 am
  • Wrestling@LB
    Thorne Middle School , 70 Murphy Road , Port Monmouth
    4:00 pm
  • Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. Manasquan (Home)
    Middletown High School South
    4:00 pm
  • B/G Basketball-Home vs LB
    Thorne Middle School , 70 Murphy Road , Port Monmouth
    4:00 pm
  • Boys Basketball @ Cedar Drive Middle
    Thompson Middle School , 1001 Middletown-Lincroft Road , Middletown
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Hazlet. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

  • Can't miss ice hockey games for the week of Dec. 15 (nj.com)
  • Monmouth County school closures, delayed openings due to snow for Monday (Dec. 15, 2026) (nj.com)
  • 🕎A Warm and Joyful Hanukkah: Celebrating Light, Faith, and Tradition (tapinto.net)

Red Bank

  • NJ Rock Band, Singer To Be Inducted Into Count Basie Center Walk Of Fame (patch.com)

Long Branch

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Highlands

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.