Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, June 6-8, 2014

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By Greg Kelly

Friday, June 6

• All My Sons at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO

• Manasquan Reservoir Evening Boat Tour (Howell) – MORE INFO

• Shore Orchid Festival (Neptune) – MORE INFO

• Celtic Woman at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Greek Festival (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

• D-Day 70th Anniversary Ceremony (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Asbury Park Unplugged at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

• Hit the Road, Jack at First Ave Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Atlantic Highlands Farmer’s Market – MORE INFO

• Long Term Care Options (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO

• Dinner Theater Murder/Mystery (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO

• One Night Standards at Duncan Smith Theatre (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

• Trapped: 5 Original Plays by Jen Marvel (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO

• Pet Adoption Event at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO

• Comic Joe DeVito (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• The Woman’s Exchange 80th Anniversary Celebration (Little Silver) – MORE INFO

• Historical Maritime Lecture by William White (Monmouth Beach) – MORE INFO

• Hospice Training Course (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• Ladies High Challenge (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO

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As Tourists Flock to Shore, Need to Protect Endangered Nesting Birds Poses Dilemma

As Tourists Flock to Shore, Need to Protect Endangered Nesting Birds Poses Dilemma (via NJSpotlight)

You might call them birds of a feather flocking together. The Jersey Shore provides habitat for people, both year-round residents and summer visitors – and for ocean birds that rely on the beaches and dunes for nesting. Both people and birds had their…

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Christie and Guadagno to kick off summer season in Monmouth County on Friday

Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty, left, and Governor Chris Christie, on the Belmar boardwalk in 2011.

Governor Chris Christie and Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno will be celebrating the beginning of the summer season on the Jersey Shore with multiple visits in Monmouth County on Friday..

Christie has a busy morning.  He’s scheduled to co-host the Boomer and Carton Sports Radio Talk Show at 8am and be on hand for the ceremonial opening of the Belmar Boardwalk at 9:30.

In the afternoon, Christie cuts the ribbon on Asbury Park’s new boardwalk at 1:30 and then heads to Ocean County to walk the Seaside Heights boardwalk at 3:30.

Guadagno will address the 89th Annual New Jersey State FFA Convention at Monmouth University’s Pollack Theater at 9 am.  Anyone who knows what the FFA is, without using google or another search engine, gets a free subscription to Greg’s List.  Members of the FFA and the Lt. Gov’s staff are not eligible to win.

Guadagno will visit the Keansburg Amusement Park at noon.  She then heads to Burlington County for a Memorial Day Flag Placement Ceremony at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery in Williamstown.

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Spring Lake forbids smoking along beaches, boardwalk

Spring Lake forbids smoking along beaches, boardwalk (via NJ.com)

SPRING LAKE – Smoking along New Jersey’s longest uninterrupted stretch of boardwalk has just been extinguished. By a unanimous vote, the Spring Lake Borough Council to ban smoking on its boardwalk, beaches and near access points along its waterfront…

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N.J. Marathon returns to Jersey Shore on Sunday, but not to ‘normal’

N.J. Marathon returns to Jersey Shore on Sunday, but not to ‘normal’ (via NJ.com)

In the weeks leading up to last year’s New Jersey Marathon, race organizers had to scramble to adjust for a pair of tragic events that changed the face and dynamic of the state’s largest marathon. After Hurricane Sandy pummeled the eight waterfront…

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Chris Christie promotes Jersey Shore summer, aims not to fight on boardwalk

Chris Christie promotes Jersey Shore summer, aims not to fight on boardwalk (via NJ.com)

SEASIDE HEIGHTS — Gov. Chris Christie said Friday that his family’s summer plans include plenty of time at the Jersey Shore. Just don’t expect to catch him arguing on the boardwalk, he said. The governor visited Seaside Heights on Friday to survey…

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Beach Replenishment Project Completed In Belmar

Resident Engineer Paul Jalowski with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, discusses how the elevation of a wide beach berm reduces coastal risks to communities behind them at the site of the Belmar to Manasquan beach renourishment project with U.S. Representative Chris Smith and local officials in Manasquan, N.J. Nov 7, 2013

Congressman Chris Smith announced this afternoon that the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has completed a $25 million Southern Monmouth County beach replenishment project in Belmar.  The five mile stretch of beach including Manasquan, Spring Lake, Sea Girt and Belmar was severely eroded by Superstorm Sandy.  The project, which started in November 7, 2013 nourished the beaches to better conditions than existed pre-Sandy.

“I stood on what was left of the beaches in the days after Superstorm Sandy and the immense scope of the damage was a hard to take in,” said Smith, who worked to obtain Sandy recovery funding and hosted a groundbreaking in Manasquan Nov. 7. “The beaches and dunes which offered protection to the shore communities were washed away—leaving the towns vulnerable to future storms. Thankfully, the Army Corps of Engineers has now rebuilt the beaches in Belmar, Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Manasquan to continue the protections they provide for homes and lives.”

The project is funded 100 percent by the federal government through the Army Corps’ Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) account. The project pumped an estimated 1.3 million cubic yards of sand onto the shoreline.

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Community Easter Dinner for those in Need

Marilyn Schlossbach and the Langosta Lounge Gang continues their
long-standing Easter Community Dinner tradition on Sunday, April 20th,
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM, Located at 1000 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park
Langosta Lounge will be closed to serve those in need.

Jersey Shore Rescue Mission is also serving to those in need
on Sunday, April 20th, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Located at 701 Memorial Drive, Asbury Park
A short Easter sermonette will be given by Rev. Mitch Green at 6:00PM

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Along Jersey Shore, towns build ‘sandcastle dunes’ as they wait for federal beach projects

Along Jersey Shore, towns build ‘sandcastle dunes’ as they wait for federal beach projects (via NJ.com)

The hills of sand are supposed to act as fortresses that protect Jersey Shore communities from the ravages of the sea. In the 18 months since Hurricane Sandy, coastline towns awaiting federal beach replenishment projects have dumped hundreds of thousands…

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Scharfenberger ‘officially’ welcomes “The Situation” to Middletown

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino of MTV’s Jersey Shore fame, and his family opened a tanning salon in Middletown yesterday.

MMM is not in the habit of giving free advertising to people who drive Lamborghinis, and the company did not respond to our ad pitch, so we did not cover the ribbon cutting.

But NJ.com and USA Today-Monmouth/Ocean edition couldn’t resist the spectacle.

Gerry Scharfenberger is the only member of Middletown’s Township Committee of non-Italian American descent.  Gerry did the honors at the ribbon cutting and said the right things.

“The goal is always to fill vacant storefronts, so whenever that happens it is a positive thing,” he said. “And if the star power they have is able to help them and the other businesses here, that’s even better.”

But the expressions on Gerry’s face in the pictures at NJ.com tell another story, which prompted MMM to look further into the situation.

Why wasn’t Mayor Stephanie Murray presiding on the high profile ribbon cutting?  She finds the situation offensive.

“While I wish the business  success for the sake of the existing businesses in the shopping center, I don’t personally support Mr. Sorrentino as his insensitivity and disrespect toward women (calling women “grenades” for example), is appalling and offensive, Murray said, “Additionally, as an Italian-American who loves and lives at the Jersey shore, the image Mr. Sorrentino projects is equally offensive.”

Committeeman Tony Fiore is also not happy with the situation.

“While Mr. Sorrentino has the right to open a business anywhere he chooses, Mr. Sorrentino has done nothing to help promote a positive image of the Jersey shore or Italians who live or visit the Jersey shore,” Fiore said,  “In my view no self respecting Italian who grew up in NJ, lives at or loves the Jersey shore would help promote his business. While I wish him like any other business in Middletown success, he shouldn’t expect Middletown to embrace the circus that he is bringing to the Middletown.”

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