🌱 Christmas Winter Dance (Band) and 11 more events

Cheers Port Monmouth! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Book Signing for New Book on Health Information Technology and Responsible AI at Barnes & Noble
• Christmas Winter Dance (Band) at Thorne Middle School
• Middletown Township Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting at Community Room at Middletown Township Public Library

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

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 32 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 43, low: 31.
• Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 49 and low of 43 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Monmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Book Signing for New Book on Health Information Technology and Responsible AI
  Barnes & Noble, 180 NJ-35, Eatontown
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Christmas Winter Dance (Band)
  Thorne Middle School , 70 Murphy Road , Port Monmouth
  5:30 pm
• Middletown Township Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting
  Community Room at Middletown Township Public Library , 55 New Monmouth Road , Middletown
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Boys Basketball v Hazlet @ Thompson Middle School
  Thompson Middle School , 1001 Middletown-Lincroft Road , Middletown
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Band Concert
  Middletown Village Elementary School , 147 Kings Highway , Middletown
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Boys Basketball v Bayshore @ Thompson
  Thompson Middle School , 1001 Middletown-Lincroft Road , Middletown
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Basketball: Boys Freshman vs. Manasquan (Home)
  Middletown High School South
  4:00 pm
• HS Bowling vs Hudson
  AMF Strathmore Lanes , 1061-G NJ-34 , Aberdeen Township
  4:00 pm
• CS Boys Basketball @ Asbury
  Asbury Park Middle School , 1200 Bangs Ave , Asbury Park
  4:00 pm
• B/G Basketball-Home vs LB
  Thorne Middle School , 70 Murphy Road , Port Monmouth
  4:00 pm
• Wrestling@LB
  Thorne Middle School , 70 Murphy Road , Port Monmouth
  4:00 pm
• CS Girls Basketball @ Asbury
  Asbury Park Middle School , 1200 Bangs Ave , Asbury Park
  5:00 pm
• PJ Storytime with Santa
  Middletown, NJ Calendar , 345 Oak Hill Road , Middletown
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1192) in Middletown. Apply here.
• The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Preschool Teacher in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Monmouth here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

• Can't miss ice hockey games for the week of Dec. 15 (nj.com)
• Monmouth County school closures, delayed openings due to snow for Monday (Dec. 15, 2026) (nj.com)
• 🕎A Warm and Joyful Hanukkah: Celebrating Light, Faith, and Tradition (tapinto.net)

Hazlet

• Nightly Road Closure Planned In Hazlet: See When (patch.com)
• Raritan H.S. Boys Basketball 2025-26 Season Preview (tapinto.net)

Red Bank

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