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🌱 Patch AM: How you can help a Lakewood family avoid eviction today

And check out Elvis Birthday Bash at The Jersey Shore on the Lakewood Patch calendar

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Coffee in hand, Lakewood? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How you can help a Lakewood family avoid eviction today
  • Which Lakewood resident once led an “all‑out war” on road deaths?

Also on today's calendar: Elvis Birthday Bash at The Jersey Shore.

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

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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

  • Monday: Becoming windier; a.m. rain, with a high of 57 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Very windy; much colder, temps: high: 33, low: 25.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 36 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• HELP NEEDED: Lakewood Family In Medical Crisis Facing Eviction Emergency – $13,000 Required (thelakewoodscoop.com) — A Lakewood family is urgently trying to avoid eviction while also coping with serious medical issues, and neighbors are being asked to help raise about $13,000 to keep them housed. Organizers stress the family’s privacy but say community members who know them can vouch for the need, and donations are being collected online with rabbinic support.
   

• Mobsters in the NJ Legislature?: From the Asbury Park Press archives (app.com) — A 1968 archival roundup includes a Lakewood resident, Harry Sussna, vowing an “all‑out war” on traffic deaths as head of the Ocean County Traffic Safety Council. Alongside statewide political drama and highway safety concerns, it shows how local advocates once pushed to make Ocean County’s roads safer for drivers. It’s a window into the region’s past priorities.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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