🏖️ Monmouth History: This week in 2004, the Freehold Township Senior League baseball team won the Senior League World Series with a 10-1 victory over El Rio, of Southern California.  Senior League players are aged 13-16.

Thursday Thankfulness: “I make a point to appreciate all the little things in my life, because I learned early that if you don’t, you get disappointed a lot. If you do, you might be pleasantly surprised quite often" ~ Dolly Parton

365> Manalapan: In February, Happy Day Farm chose a Dolly Parton tribute for its 10-acre corn maze, which debuts on Sept. 19. The corn maze, which features her silhouette, the words “Dolly, “An American Treasure,” and the year “2026,” is now a memorial. (See Photo)

365> New Jersey: United Airlines will add 10 new destinations in Europe and Asia in 2027. Flights to Catania on Sicily, Ibiza, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Marseille, Olbia on Sardinia, Terceira in the Azores, and Valencia will all debut from Newark Liberty International Airport. (More)

365> New Jersey: Meta reached an $18 billion settlement with 48 states over social media’s harm to children, including the Garden State. (More)

365> Lincroft: Gavin Schmitt, a Christian Brothers Academy cross country and track and field standout, has committed to attend Stanford University next fall 2027 as part of the Class of 2031. Schmitt has posted some stellar stats, including multiple top 20 finishes at the state and national levels. (More)

365> Middletown: The office of mosquito control conducted a community-wide adult mosquito control operation in Port Monmouth and Belford this morning, Aug. 27, between 4-6 am, due to locally collected mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus. (More)

365> Red Bank: The borough is among the safest Jersey Shore towns for seniors, according to the Asbury Park Press. (More)

365> Author Lucy Foley will discuss her new book, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, today at 2 pm, virtually with the Monmouth County Library System. Foley is a No. 1 Sunday Times, Irish Times, and New York Times bestselling author. More than 10 million copies of her books are in print worldwide. (Register)

365> Author Harlan Coben will be awarded the Outstanding Literary Achievement Award by Monmouth Arts in October. Among his many achievements, his novel I Will Find You, published in 2023, was adapted into a Netflix crime-drama miniseries that premiered on June 18. (More)

365> Author Wendy Lynn Decker’s book Whispers of Sea Glass was selected as the August book of the month by the Ocean Grove Book Club. (More)

365> Author Zara Anishanslin has been invited to speak by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association on Sept. 10, 7 pm, at the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank. (More)

365> The Beach Reader’s Book Fair will be held on Oct. 17, 12-4 pm, at Taylor Pavilion in Belmar. More than 40 Jersey Shore authors will be on hand. (More)

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365> Lobster Palooza Night: Today at The Columns in Avon-By-The-Sea. Jenny and James Duo perform at 6 pm. (More)

365> America 250 Summer Concert Series: Tonight at the Belmar Public Library. The E Boro Bandits perform at 6 pm. Bring your blankets. (More)

365> Beach Game Pop Up: Tonight, 6-8 pm at the Sandbox at Seastreak in Highlands. (More)

365> Colts Neck Sounds of Summer Concert: Tonight, 7-8:30 pm at Town Hall. Last concert of the year. Jo & The Highland Express perform. Free, bring your lawn chair. (More)

365> 2nd Annual Asbury Park Seafood & BBQ Festival: Aug. 28-30 at Bradley Park. Admission is $5, kids younger than 10 are free. (More)

365> 21st Latino Festival of Monmouth County: Sept. 19, 12-7 pm, at the Hall of Records Parking Lot in Freehold. Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with live music, Latin food, games, and entertainment. Free admission. Rain date Sept. 20. (More)

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