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🌱 Will Seaside Park soon own this long-abandoned Barnegat Bay sailboat?
Also check out New Year's Rocking Eve on the Seaside Park Patch calendar

Good morning Seaside Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Will Seaside Park soon own this long-abandoned Barnegat Bay sailboat?
- What Seaside Park police handled in this week’s 102 local calls
Also on today's calendar: New Year's Rocking Eve.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Seaside Park? Post it to Seaside Park photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Seaside Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 35 and low of 28 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 44, low: 31.
- Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 52 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• If Someone Doesn't Claim Abandoned Boat in 30 Days, Seaside Park Is Taking It (shorebeat.com) — Seaside Park officials have started the process to claim an abandoned 30-foot sailboat that’s been sitting in Barnegat Bay off Farragut Avenue for more than a year. If no one proves ownership and removes it within 30 days of the legal notice, the borough will take title and decide whether to sell it as surplus or scrap it.
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• Seaside Park Police Blotter: Bird on the Mend, Late Night Tractor, ‘Identity' Crisis (shorebeat.com) — Seaside Park’s latest police blotter details 102 calls, including a gas odor investigation on 2nd Avenue, a chimney fire on Central, and an injured seagull rescued near Public Works. Officers also handled a late-night tractor-trailer noise complaint and an ongoing identity theft case, plus routine alarms, medical calls, and property checks around town.
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📸 Around Seaside Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Seaside Park
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★ Featured events ★
- New Year's Rocking Eve
B2 Bistro + Bar, 125 Bayview Ave, Berkeley Township
8:30 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Kundalini Yoga & Gong Sound Bath: Awakening Your Inner Light — This is Yoga
This Is Yoga NJ , 1409 NW Central Ave , Seaside Park
6:30 pm - First Night Ocean County
Seaside Heights Boardwalk , Boardwalk , Seaside Heights
1:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Wednesday December 31
📣 Seaside Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- OCVTS GPAA Winter 2025 Showcases
Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
6:30 pm - Karaoke Night
Hooks Bar & Grill , 1320 Boulevard , Seaside Heights
8:00 pm - Council Meeting
Seaside Heights Borough, NJ Calendar Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
4:30 pm - Holiday Jam at the Guild
Ocean County Artists Guild , 22 Chestnut Ave , Island Heights
5:00 pm - Planning Board Meeting
Borough of Lavallete , 1306 Grand Central Ave , Lavallette
5:00 pm - History of Lavallette (1887-1920)
Upper Shores Library , 112 Jersey City Ave , Lavallette
6:00 pm - Karaoke Night – Crabs Claw Inn
Crabs Claw Inn , 601 Grand Central Ave , Lavallette
7:30 pm - OC Purls Knitting Group
Upper Shores Library , 112 Jersey City Ave , Lavallette
1:00 pm - Broadway for the Holidays 5
Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
7:30 pm - Celtic Christmas Celebration by Darrah Carr Dance
Center for the Arts , College Drive , Toms River
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Seaside Park PatchAM possible:
- Beach Haven Yacht Club Marina — (704) 231-9786
2026 Seasonal slips Available
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in Seaside Heights. Apply here.
- Michaels posted a job opening for Seasonal Overnight/Early Morning Stocker in Toms River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Seaside Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Seaside Heights
- A Magical New Year's Eve Afternoon for Families at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights (nj1015.com)
- Ocean County school closures, delayed openings due to snow on Monday (Dec. 15, 2025) (nj.com)
- ‘Jersey Shore' Cast Members Say ‘Goodbye' Mourn Devastating Death (tvshowsace.com)
Forked River
- Oyster Reefs Expanded In Barnegat, Great Bays (jerseyshoreonline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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