🌱 Long and Fast Holiday Hike at Brendan Byrne 10---11 Miles and 10 more events

Coffee in hand, Pine Lake Park? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• OCVTS GPAA Winter 2025 Showcases at Center for the Arts
• Broadway for the Holidays 5 at Center for the Arts
• Celtic Christmas Celebration by Darrah Carr Dance at Center for the Arts

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Pine Lake Park? Post it to Pine Lake Park photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 33 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Breezy with sunny intervals, temps: high: 45, low: 24.
• Thursday: Sunny intervals, with a high of 52 and low of 43 degrees.

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📸 Around Pine Lake Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pine Lake Park

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• JINGLE BELL HOLIDAY HIKE
  Pakim Pond, Coopers Rd, Vincentown
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• OCVTS GPAA Winter 2025 Showcases
  Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Broadway for the Holidays 5
  Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Celtic Christmas Celebration by Darrah Carr Dance
  Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
  7:00 pm
• Broadway for the Holidays 5
  Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Long and Fast Holiday Hike at Brendan Byrne 10---11 Miles
  Pakim Pond , Coopers Rd , Vincentown
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• OCVTS GPAA Winter 2025 Showcases
  Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Franklin Parker Preserve Loop 11-12 Miles
  Franklin Parker Preserve — Chatsworth Lake Entrance , 1450 CR-532 , Chatsworth
  10:00 am

Friday December 19

• Broadway for the Holidays 5
  Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Celtic Christmas Celebration by Darrah Carr Dance
  Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Christmas cookies with Ms Rachel!-MEDFORD
  Peekaboo Playground , 333 Atlantic City Blvd , Bayville
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• Holiday Tea Time
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room , 600 Main St , Toms River
  11:00 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Pine Lake Park PatchAM possible:

• Mathis House Victorian Tea Room and Bed & Breakfast — (732) 818-7580
  Holiday Victorian Afternoon Teatime
• Beach Haven Yacht Club Marina — (704) 231-9786
  2026 Seasonal slips Available

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🗞 Nearby News

Lakehurst

• Ocean County school closures, delayed openings due to snow on Monday (Dec. 15, 2025) (nj.com)

Lakewood

• Lakewood Officials Praise DPW for Snowstorm Cleanup Efforts (thelakewoodscoop.com)
• Chaveirim of Central Jersey Responds to Over 600 Calls During Season's First Snow Storm and Aftermath (thelakewoodscoop.com)

Manchester

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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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