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In Bizarre World, movie popcorn is a bargain
Coda • GREG BEAN Iread the most curious story in the newspaper recently, and it still has me scratching my head. The national motion picture industry, which does 40 percent of its business between May and August when the summer blockbusters reach the theater, is having an unexpected boom this year, in spite of the…
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Heather Mistretta (r) of Locust, with son Aidan, scans the many food vendors at the Greek Festival at Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church on Saturday in Holmdel. Keyport Fire Museum and Education Center officers and members will debut the book, “Images of America — Keyport Firefighting,” 1 p.m. June 13 at 86 Broad St.,…
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Jazz & Blues Festival
Jazz and blues fans turned out in numbers for the 23rd annual Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival held at Marine Park June 6 and 7.
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Four left standing by end of grueling Alaska show
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Trish Bulinsky’s worst experience on the Discovery Channel’s “Out of the Wild — the Alaska Experiment” came early. The volunteers from the show “Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment” (from l-r) top row Penny Jo Johnson, Jake Nodar, Frederic Birt, John Ulmer, (middle row) Joseph Harner, Trish Bulinsky,…
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Coastal evacuation plan coordinates exodus
Plan will give county tools in event of natural disaster BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Monmouth County has unveiled a draft plan for coastal evacuation that takes a comprehensive look at the facilities necessary to move residents safely away from coastal areas. The yearlong study of coastal evacuation routes prepared for the Monmouth County Planning…
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Greek Festival
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff From top to bottom: Volunteer Sid Hutin (r) watches as a young participant tries his hand at one of the games set up at the annual Greek Festival held at the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church on June 6. Patrons peruse the wide array of
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Plaintiff lauds ruling on govt. records requests
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled on May 21 that people requesting access to government records under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) are not required to obtain, fill out or submit government agencies’ official request forms. To be valid, the request need only be in writing, including letters, faxes…
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Memory lanes just a memory
Firefighters aim a hose at the inside of Memory Bowling on Newman Springs Road in Shrewsbury on June 5. A local landmark since 1928, the bowling center was completely destroyed in the blaze.
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First Aid and Rescue Squad marks 75 years
The 75th anniversary of the Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad was marked with a celebratory proclamation from the Middletown Township Committee. The Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad was the first of the township’s five volunteer squads. Representatives of the 54-member squad display the official proclamation marking the squad’s 75th anniversary. The squad, originally…
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