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Week in Review

Some of the biggest news from Manchester and Ocean County last week

Below you'll find some of the top stories from Manchester last week. To stay updated with the latest news all week, be sure to follow Manchester Patch on Facebook and Twitter.

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  • Officials have as the site of the next zoning board meeting after hundreds of residents crowded July's session to protest a nursing facility application, .
  • Traffic along Route 37 near Commonwealth Boulevard was after emergency responders worked to clear the scene of a crash in which three were injured, police said. 
  • As a crowd swelled on the Seaside Heights boardwalk Thursday afternoon, one curious passerby wondered aloud if MTV's "Jersey Shore" was filming.
    It turns out the gathering was for Gov. Chris Christie, to promote New Jersey tourism after a similar visit in Manasquan today and . 
  • A Wednesday night sent one township woman to the hospital, police reported. 
  • Locals came out to Harry Wright Lake in Whiting on Aug. 10 to watch the penultimate . 
  • Harry Wright Lake is one of a dozen or so freshwater lakes tested each week by the Ocean County Health Department for levels of fecal coliform, a bacteria found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals that can cause illness in humans and damage the environment, killing fish and other aquatic animals, according to www.epa.gov, the website of the Environmental Protection Agency. Officials said that .

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