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Summer
Keep Your Pet Safe From Heat Exhaustion
With temperatures creeping into the high 90's this week, keeping your pet cool is more important than ever. Blue Pearl Veterinary Partners has offered Patch readers these tips to kee...
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Summer
Share your Independence Day Photos with Patch
The fourth of July is possibly one of the best days of the year - there's cookouts, festivals, music, activities and best of all, fireworks.What does your 4th of July look like? Is it the...
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Government
POLL: Should Bathing Suits Be Allowed on the Boardwalk?
An ordinance that dates back to decades ago leaves Asbury Park beach boardwalk patrons breaking the law. The ordinance bans bathing suits on the city's boardwalk, but has little to n...
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Summer
Bar Crawl Attempts to Replace Red Bank's KaBoom! Fireworks
Residents across Monmouth County may be bummed that Red Bank decided to discontinue its KaBoom! Fireworks Display on the Navesink River due to rising costs, at least for this year, but th...
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Summer
July 4th: What's Open Today?
Independence Day is a federal holiday dedicated to celebrating the day the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Therefore, all non-essential federal, state and local government offices ar...
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Summer
NJ Transit Offers Several July 4 Specials
NJ Transit has announced various changes this year for the Independence Day holiday. On Wednesday, July 4, NJ Transit trains will operate on a weekend/major holiday schedule on all l...
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Opinion
Should Fireworks Be Legal? (Poll)
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Summer
The Beach Boys: Soundtrack To My Childhood
So many thoughts come to mind when I hear "The Beach Boys": hot summer days at the beach, surfing along Long Beach Island, kayaking in the lagoon behind my house. But more importantly, I ...