Residents of Stafford Township and beyond have “so much to look forward to as the crisp autumn air settles in,” Councilman Robert Henken, liaison to the recreation department, announced at the Sept. 12 municipal meeting.

The 16th annual Fall Harvest and Wine Festival returns to downtown Manahawkin the weekend of Oct. 7 and 8, noon to 5 p.m. each day, he said. The event spans two parks at the intersection of Route 9 and West Bay Avenue.