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Local Connections
Weekend Planner: Farmers and Flea Markets, Boat Festival and Band Performance
Looking for something to do locally this weekend? Check out these nearby events and feel free to contribute your own, either in the comments section below or on our events calendar. ...
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Local Connections
Dragonflies In Droves: Migration Might Be The Cause
Dragonflies. They’re seemingly everywhere this season. Patch readers over the past week have said they’ve seen squadrons of them at the beach, bevies of them in their backyards and e...
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Summer
Down the Shore: Jazz & Blues, Boston to Rock AC, Ice Cream Fest
Heading down the Shore? Check out this weekend's best bets: EVENTS New Jersey bluesman Billy Hector will headline the Point Pleasant Jazz and Blues Festival Saturday at R...
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Arts
'Shark vs. Octopus' Wins NJ Sandcastle Contest
A Pennsylvania family won this year's New Jersey Sandcastle Contest with a massive sand sculpture of a shark fighting an octopus — aptly named "Shark vs. Octopus." Hundreds of amate...
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Arts
Wednesday ConcertFest Performances Postponed Due to Storm Threat
The threat of severe thunderstorms in the area Wednesday evening into the night has forced organizers to postpone the second in a series of ConcertFest performances of this summer. ...
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Arts
NJ Sandcastle Contest in Belmar Wednesday
The New Jersey Sandcastle Contest is back in Belmar for its 26th year Wednesday, July 18. The contest kicks off at 8 a.m. at 18th Avenue Beach in Belmar, and judging begins at noon,...
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Summer
State DEP: Poor Air Quality Tuesday
As another day of oppressive heat rains down with temperatures nearing 100, the state Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday said ozone levels in the Garden State will reach un...
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The Neighborhood Files
Marine Science Camp Offered in Sandy Hook
Treat your kids to a week of learning and fun with American Littoral Society educators and naturalists this August in Sandy Hook. The camp will feature the SeaQuest marine science ...
