🌱 Patch AM: Were you near Parkway milepost 110.8 during Sunday’s fatal crash?

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In today's newsletter:

• Were you near Parkway milepost 110.8 during Sunday’s fatal crash?
• How did Middletown South score among New Jersey’s top sports schools?

Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Andrew O.!

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cold with clouds breaking, with a high of 33 and low of 22 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; breezy, temps: high: 34, low: 26.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 36 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 📣State Police Seek Public's Help in Fatal Garden State Parkway Crash in Middletown Township. Anonymous tips welcome. Learn more⬇️ (tapinto.net) — State Police are asking Middletown-area residents for any information or dashcam footage related to a fatal Garden State Parkway crash near milepost 110.8 in Middletown Township on December 28. Troopers say a southbound Toyota 4Runner left the roadway, hit a guide rail, and overturned into the northbound express lanes, killing the driver.
   

• RBC, Middletown South, CBA make top 20 in list of 99 best high schools for athletes (themonmouthjournaleastern.com) — Middletown High School South has been ranked 16th in New Jersey for best high schools for athletes, earning an A+ in sports from Niche.com. Nearby Red Bank Catholic and Lincroft’s CBA also cracked the top 20, highlighting a particularly strong Monmouth County high school sports scene.
   

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Friday January 2

• Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
  Online,
  2:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• SMAuction A Kevin Smith Sale! Props, Memorabilia, Costumes, Art, Signed Stuff & More!
  82 First Ave, Atlantic Highlands
  2:00 pm

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Sunday January 4

• Middletown Night at the NJ Devils
  Middletown, NJ Calendar Middletown, NJ 07748
  7:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Science Club: Winter 2026
  Middletown, NJ Calendar , 345 Oak Hill Road , Middletown
  4:00 pm
• Ice Hockey: Varsity vs. Ramsey (Away)
  Prudential Center
  5:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• B/G Basketball-Home vs Holmdel
  Thorne Middle School , 70 Murphy Road , Port Monmouth
  4:00 pm
• Wrestling@Holmdel
  Thorne Middle School , 70 Murphy Road , Port Monmouth
  4:00 pm
• Girls Basketball v Ocean Township @ Thompson Middle School
  Thompson Middle School , 1001 Middletown-Lincroft Road , Middletown
  5:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Planning Board Meeting
  Middletown, NJ Calendar , Main Meeting Room 1 Kings Highway , Middletown
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Middletown Community Blood Drive - In Memory of Charles Mazzeo
  Middletown Sports Complex , 214 Harmony Rd , Middletown Township
  9:00 am
• Open House at Oak Hill Academy
  347 Middletown-Lincroft Rd , Middletown Township
  10:00 am

Sunday January 11

• John Padovano coffeehouse performance
  1st Cup Coffee , 96 First Ave , Atlantic Highlands
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• In Memoriam: Area Orthopedic Surgeon, Bernie Murphy, 83 — Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect (rumsonfairhavenretrospect.com)

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