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Fort invites community to ‘The Last Hoo-ah!’
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Three days of entertainment, demonstrations, events and music, known as “The Last Hoo-ah!,” will help properly send off Fort Monmouth. The event will be open to the general public beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, July 16, to Sunday, July 18, and be primarily located at Greely Field. Several…
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Bill proposes changes in way accident victim’s family called
The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee has unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that would, if enacted into law, change the protocol that police follow when the victim of a motor vehicle accident is unconscious. The bill, A-1812, would require police to notify families when such a situation occurs. At the present time hospital personnel are…
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New site a success for Sea Bright fireworks
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent SEA BRIGHT — How did beach erosion caused by the storms last winter result in more parking places for those coming to see the July 4 fireworks display in the borough? According to Mayor Marie Fernandes, if the fireworks had been launched from the spot where they usually were — on…
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Monmouth County Fair plans host of activities
The 36th annual Monmouth County Fair will return to the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, July 21-25. Organized and presented by the Monmouth County Park System in cooperation with the Monmouth County 4-H, the fair maintains the agricultural nature of a traditional county fair with its home and garden competition, petting farm and…
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Summertime is red, white and blues at Sickles Market
LITTLE SILVER — A summertime tradition, Sickles Market’s Annual Blues Festival and Blueberry Pie Eating Contest, will be held on Saturday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 11th Annual Blues Festival celebrates summer and locally grown blueberries throughout the market with fun activities for the entire family. Children can enjoy free face…
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Tinton Falls restores police chief position
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — After a three-month hiatus, the Borough Council has voted to reestablish the position of police chief. Since the April 1 retirement of former chief Gerald Turning, the Tinton Falls Police Department has been without a police chief, The council voted 5-0 at the July 7 meeting to…
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Kaboom! over the Navesink
Fireworks explode over the Navesink River in Red Bank during Kaboom! Fireworks on the Navesink on July 3. PHOTOS BY MIKE JAGENDORF
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Local properties receive Preservation Awards
County recognizes restoration of homes, Fort Hancock barracks BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Monmouth County Historical Commission recently recognized the preservation efforts of several local property owners with its annual Preservation Awards. The restoration project at the Mulheren estate in Rumson has been recognized with a preservation award by the Monmouth County Historical Commission.…
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Fort Monmouth museum to begin new chapter
Communications artifacts to relocate to Aberdeen, Md. BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer From bouncing sunlight off a mirror to bouncing radio waves off the moon, the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Museum houses a collection of impressively rare and arguably war-winning technologies, many of which scientists developed in our backyard. A diorama shows the transmitter…
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