Barnegat PBA 296 is hosting a fundraiser in memory of Alex Hoffman on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the field across from the volunteer fire company firehouse on Birdsall Street. Hoffman, who was a patrol officer for 17 years, died suddenly Oct. 2, 2019, while he was off duty. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Ptl. Tim Bradshaw said the event is known as “Hoofy’s Fall Fest.”