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

In today's newsletter:

  • See which Manalapan athletes made this year’s most memorable photos.
  • How did Manalapan’s hockey squad battle Brick’s unbeaten co-op?
  • How a Manalapan man got swept into a multimillion‑dollar fraud scheme.

Also on today's calendar: Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Furniture Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

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

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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

  • Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 48, low: 23.
  • Monday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pictures of the Year 2025 by APP.com photojournalist Peter Ackerman (app.com) — Several standout 2025 sports moments for Manalapan athletes are highlighted here, including girls soccer dominating Middletown South at home and lacrosse facing Toms River East. The wide-ranging photo collection spans Shore-area graduations, protests, religious observances, homelessness in Lakewood, and scenic Shore sunrises, but Manalapan teams and players get prominent visual recognition within the year’s biggest local sports images.
   

• Acropolis leads Brick co-op past Manalapan - Boys ice hockey recap (nj.com subscription) — Manalapan’s boys ice hockey team fell 5–3 to undefeated Brick Township at Howell Ice Arena, despite goals from Luca Mannino and John Honovic. The game was tight early at 1–1 before Brick pulled away with a big second period and an empty-netter.
   

• Staten Island man, co-defendants plead guilty to investment fraud scheme targeting seniors (silive.com) — A Manalapan resident, John Cangialosi, has pleaded guilty alongside two co-defendants in a multimillion‑dollar investment fraud scheme that targeted investors nationwide, including seniors. Federal prosecutors say their New York-based operation secretly charged huge markups, misled clients about IPO investments and regulatory status, and funneled investor money into luxury watches, leaving victims without profits and exposing the men to lengthy prison terms.
   

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  • Fulfill Expands Fresh Food Access with Donation of Refrigerated Vans to Local Pantries —NJNews4You Read on Patch
  • Fire at 99 Jersey Ave in Middlesex, New Brunswick, is placed under control.
    3:32AM on Dec 19: First alarm fire reported inside a large warehouse on Jersey Ave in Middlesex, New Brunswick, with bulk knocked and extension… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Longtime Two River Times Journalist Laura Kolnoski Honored At Her Retirement (patch.com)
  • Shore Conference Player of the Year and other postseason honors, 2025 (nj.com)

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  • NAI DiLeo-Bram secures key leases totaling 14,000 SF (ajot.com)

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Ok Manalapan! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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