County Looks To Stop Laternfly Spread + Drug Arrest

Happy Wednesday, Long Branch-Eatontown Patch readers! Here's what is going on in the Long Branch-Eatontown area today.

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First, today's weather:

Possible light rain overnight. High: 86 Low: 70.

Here are the top stories in Long Branch-Eatontown today:

1. Monmouth County asks for help in stopping the spread of spotted lanternfly (centraljersey.com)
2. Mushrooms, Xanax, and Weed, found at a traffic stop in Ocean Township (wobm.com)
3. Buffalo Wild Wings announces temporary closure, renovations in Eatontown, Watchung (Asbury Park Press)
4. Marlboro over Long Branch - Boys soccer recap (nj.com)
5. Long Branch's 'Shark Tank' Program Welcomes First Business Owner (Long Branch-Eatontown Patch)

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Today in Long Branch-Eatontown:

• Water is Life: Don't Waste it on Fracking (7:00 PM)

Long Branch-Eatontown Patch Notebook

• Eatontown PBA 305: "The Eatontown PBA would like to thank everyone who came out to our annual John “Jay” Mahoney Fall Classic. With your overwhelming support, we sold out the event. We would like to give a special thanks to Eat Clean Bro and all of our tour..." (Facebook)
• The City of Long Branch, NJ: "Welcome Griffys Organics!" (Facebook)
• Long Branch Free Public Library: "Happy Red, White and Blue Day from the Long Branch Free Public Library! On September 14th, 1814, Francis Scott Key penned a poem later set to music in 1931. It later became America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner"!" (Facebook)
• Long Branch Athletic Department, Jason M. Corley, CMAA: "Girls Soccer Senior Recognition!! Congratulations seniors!! #wavesoccer #wavepride #waveathletics" (Facebook)
• EASTERN MOUNTAIN SPORTS: "Summit selfie via Stephen D., Weather Observer/Educational Specialist at @mwobs. Check out their virtual classroom starting in October and learn about weather systems and science atop the rockpile! #goEast #MWObs" (Facebook)
• Long Branch Free Public Library: "💥Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month!💥 Sept. 15, 2021, commemorates the 200th anniversary of independence of the countries 🇨🇷Costa Rica, 🇸🇻El Salvador, 🇬🇹Guatemala, 🇭🇳Honduras, and 🇳🇮Nicaragua. 🇲🇽Mexico..." (Facebook)
• Ronald McDonald House of Central & Northern New Jersey: "When you order at your local McDonald’s restaurant, Round-Up for RMHC and your donation will make a difference for families receiving treatment at local hospitals. #KeepingFamiliesClose" (Facebook)
• The City of Long Branch, NJ: "Long Branch Free Public Library's Latino Fest! Saturday, September 18th, 4-8 p.m. Slocum Park, 328 Broadway, Long Branch Rain Date September 25th Food, Music, Dance, Activities, Covid-19 Vaccines & MORE!" (Facebook)
• EASTERN MOUNTAIN SPORTS: "https://bit.ly/3tGeNn4 quest 4" (Facebook)
• Washington Township Public Library: "Coming soon -- some good info on how to be a better babysitter👶 you can sign up here:https://wtpl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=20263&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2021/09/14" (Facebook)
• The City of Long Branch, NJ: "G'mar Hatimah Tovah this Yom Kippur!" (Facebook)
• Coastal Communities Family Success Center: "FREE COVID-19 Vaccinations Today! Sept 15, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 300 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740 Prevention Network vaccine event. No reservation or registration is required. Walk up and receive your COVID-19 vaccine for free. --- VNA CO..." (Facebook)
• Murry & Leonie Guggenheim Memorial Library: "Celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth at the Guggenheim Library with books from the collection that 𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑫 with the contributions of Hispanic Americans. Browse for more at https://sierra.monmouth.edu. #ExploreDiscoverCreate #HawksRe..." (Facebook)

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About me: Hi, I'm Brian Harris, a field editor for the Manasquan-Belmar, Wall, Asbury Park, Point Pleasant, and Long Branch-Eatontown Patch sites. I grew up in Long Branch and graduated from Brookdale and Rutgers-Newark. I have experience in all different areas of the media landscape, from interning at Complex Media to covering multiple towns in Monmouth and Ocean County for Star News Group, where I won a New Jersey Press Association award for my work. I recently was a part of Google's live news content and crisis response teams, and now I'm here at Patch to take all of that varied experience and give readers all the info they need. Feel free to contact me at any time by email at brian.harris@patch.com, text me at 732-485-2379, or follow me on Twitter @ByBrianHarris

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