Monmouth/Ocean News

The summer heat hasn’t let up, but the rate of fatal drowning has significantly fallen off from early in the season when lifeguards weren’t on duty.

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A Brick Township Priest is arrested for allegedly having criminal sexual contact with a mother and her teen child  from his parish.

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Another incident of a swastika in Lakewood.

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Monmouth County authorities need your help in finding two men who held up the NJ Gold Buyers store in Ocean Township over the weekend. 

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Phyllis Diller
Age: 95
Occupation: Comedienne
Known For: Her cackling laugh and stage persona of an eccentrically dressed housewife who makes self-deprecating jokes about herself, her terrible cooking and a husband named “Fang,” and paving the way for other female comics such as Roseanne Barr and Joan Rivers

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1762 – Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III (More info)

1898 – Spain surrenders to the United States at Santiago, Cuba, ending the Spanish-American War (More info)

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The 2012 Warrior Challenge took place on the beach in Avon-by-the-Sea on Saturday, June 14.

The event featured a four-part fitness competition that mirrors the tests given to military special forces members.

Nearly 200 participants took part in the grueling physical challenge. T

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1790 – The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States (More info)

1969 – The first manned space mission to land on the Moon, Apollo 11, launches (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Michael Flatley
Age: 54
Occupation: Dancer, Choreographer and Pop Culture Punchline
Known For: The popular but much-parodied Irish dance shows ‘Riverdance’ and ‘Lord of the Dance,’ having his legs insured for $40 million, and just generally thinking he’s pretty darned special

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Dreamworks, the Hollywood studio that created Shrek the green ogre and the wisecracking zoo animals of “Madagascar” has announced plans for an indoor theme park as part of the American Dream megamall in the  Meadowlands.

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The Asbury Park City Council will decide tonight what to do about an almost 50 year old ordinance banning bathing suits on the boardwalk.

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A Springfield teenager said Monday she “freaked out” when the Skyride high above the Seaside Heights beach stopped as a thunderstorm approached — and that’s why she jumped.

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