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Anniversary: Martin Fahey & Agnes O'Hagan Fahey
MyCentralJersey.com
Feb 05Martin Fahey and Agnes O'Hagan Fahey celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Mr & Mrs. Fahey were married September 10, 1961 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Asbury Park. Their wedding reception was held at Old Orchard Country Club, Eatontown. Mr... »
Bamboozle Bodega set to open in Asbury Park
APP.com Monmouth
Feb 03First there was the Bamboozle festival; now the Bamboozle Bodega is coming to Asbury Park. The Bamboozle Bodega is opening noon today in the Grand Arcade of Convention Hall on Ocean Avenue, according to a spokesperson for the festival. »
Oceanfront site sought for a park
APP.com Monmouth
Feb 03ASBURY PARK — The City Council still wants to preserve an oceanfront parcel of land for recreation that it previously approved three years ago for 15 luxury townhouses. »
Turnpike Authority shouldn't bank on failure
APP.com Opinion
Feb 02According to an article in the Jan. 29 Asbury Park Press, "Toll cheating declines; violations waived," toll violations on the Garden State Parkway have dropped from 9 percent to 3 percent in the exact-change lanes. This brings to mind a big issue. »
Soul Train's Don Cornelius remembered by Jersey Shore residents as a role model
APP.com Monmouth
Feb 02ASBURY PARK — Don Cornelius, the talented "Soul Train" emcee who died of an apparent suicide in Los Angeles Wednesday morning, not only bridged a still significant cultural gap to get black musicians and performers on television, but became an educator... »
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APP Editorial: Shameful start out of the box
Middletown Mike
Feb 04Here is an editorial that the Asbury Park Press has gotten right and if you read the comment posted by readers afterwards, they all seem to agree:The new 5-0 Republican majority on the Monmouth County freeholder board got off to a disgraceful start thi... »
The Continuing Mendacity of Chris Cerf
Jersey Jazzman
Feb 03Wednesday, the ACTING NJ Commissioner of Education was in rare form: After decades of frustratingly slow progress and expensive programs, the achievement gap between black, Hispanic or economically disadvantaged students in New Jersey has narrowed on k... »
Library Board Treasurer Sherry Miloscia Resigns
Middletown Mike
Feb 01According to tonights article posted online at the Asbury Park Press, Middletown mayor wants library chief to resign for selling his own books to library, board treasurer Sherry Miloscia has resigned her position as Treasurer of the Middletown Library.... »
Christie still under fire on statement about same-sex marriage and past civil rights struggles
Capitol Quickies
Jan 30Gov. Chris Christie continued to struggle Monday with heavy criticism of his comments last week about same-sex marriage and civil rights. Christie last week called for putting gay marriage on the ballot, saying, “People would have been happy to have … ... »
New food and fuel in Asbury Park
Down the Shore With Jen
Jan 25This lovely dish you see is the Dogfish Head gelato from Porta in Asbury Park. I've written about this place before - they were doing the Christmas tree/pizza/beer or wine deal in December (they sold out of trees, by the way). As impressed as I've been... »