Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, August 11-13, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, August 11

• Lady Antebellum Tour at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Bill Burr at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth Film Festival at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• IAATO Italian Festival (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• “The Boys Next Door” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Sidewalk Sale at Dearborn Market (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• The Fantasticks at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

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Coast Guard Busts Recreational Fisherman For No Permits

U.S. Coast Guard officers from Station Barnegat Light and Manasquan Inlet recently caught three recreational fishing crews in the Atlantic fishing without the correct permits.  One fishing party was fishing for bluefin tuna without a Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fishing permit, according to an announcement by U.S, Coast Guard 5th Detachment PA in Atlantic City.

Fishing for bluefin tuna without a HMS fishing permit subjects the offender to a $500 fine for the first offense and $750 for subsequent offenses.

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3 Jersey Shore beaches closed; 31 with advisories for high bacteria levels

The Jersey Shore had a high number of beach closures and advisories Tuesday because of high bacteria levels following major storms over the past few days. The state Department of Environmental Protection’s website lists three beach closures on the Toms River as well as water quality advisories at 31 ocean, bay or river beaches from Monmouth… Read the rest of this entry »

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How Trump administration ended great Jersey fish fight

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration sided with New Jersey Tuesday in a dispute over catch limits for summer flounder that threatened to shut down the entire fishing season. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross approved the state’s Marine Fisheries Council proposal for 24 fewer fishing days but a larger minimum size for fish, rather than the limits… Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, June 2-4, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, June 2

• Lions’ Strawberry Fair (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• The Midtown Men at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• & Juliet by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• The Ballad of Little Jo at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Paintings by Jason Stewart (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth Civic Chorus Northern Lights (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
• The Challenges of Downsizing (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this Memorial Day weekend, May 26-29, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, May 26

• Manasquan Spring Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf Course at MP (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Tours (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• & Juliet by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Sandy Hook Stars and Satellites – MORE INFO

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How Lakewood became a worldwide destination for Orthodox Jews | Di Ionno

It is Friday in Lakewood. A few thousand young men in black suits and wide-brimmed black hats are rushing toward Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG), the world’s largest yeshiva outside of Israel. Parking in the vicinity of the school is as impossible as finding a spot in Hoboken or Jersey City. Students circle in their Toyotas, Nissans… Read the rest of this entry »

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Legendary Shore restaurant up for sale

The Circus Drive-in, Wall, the state’s most iconic drive-in restaurant and a Shore landmark for 60-plus years, is up for sale. “The phone has been ringing off the hook today,” said Gerard Norkus of Wien Real Estate. “I’ve never seen anything like this.” A ‘for sale’ sign appeared on the 1.64-acre property about a week ago,… Read the rest of this entry »

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Whales ring in the new year at the Jersey Shore and in the East River

BELMAR — One of the world’s largest mammals rang in the new year in the chilly waters of New York and New Jersey. A large whale, believed to be a humpback, was spotted surfacing and spraying water out of its blowhole in the East River near Gracie Mansion on New Year’s Eve, according to the New… Read the rest of this entry »

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Snowy Owls Making Another Winter Appearance On NJ Beaches

For the fourth winter in a row, snowy owls from the Canadian tundra have migrated to the beaches of New Jersey. Experts say the birds are not regular migrants but make the trip when populations of lemmings and other small rodents drop in the Arctic along with the numbers of fish and birds that the owls… Read the rest of this entry »

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