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Asbury Park Press, 8 Aug 2026

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ArticleSea Bright site still a land­mark

SEA BRIGHT − They called it “Poor Man’s Riv­eria.” When it opened in 1976, Donovan’s Reef had 900 square feet, an out­door grill, and live music. Its cus­tom­ers included bankers, fish­er­men and Mon­mouth Park jock­eys. And its drinks were cheaper...

Sea Bright site still a land­mark

ArticleLib­rary chief fired after shoot­ing exposed issues

FREEHOLD – The dir­ector of the bor­ough’s pub­lic lib­rary was fired Wed­nes­day night for what the Board of Trust­ees alleged was her fail­ure to address employee safety and secur­ity con­cerns before and after a shoot­ing at the facil­ity on April 30.

Lib­rary chief fired after shoot­ing exposed issues

ArticleJudge: Help woman who was evicted

MANCHESTER – A single mother who was evicted from the Surf and Stream camp­ground when Ocean County acquired it in 2022 is eli­gible for relo­ca­tion assist­ance that the county must provide, a Super­ior Court judge has ruled. Judge Anthony Mer­lino...

Judge: Help woman who was evicted

ArticleBurmese python slith­ers into back­yard, hides in shed

FREEHOLD – The Mon­mouth County Soci­ety for the Pre­ven­tion of Cruelty to Anim­als got an unusual call Sunday: An eight-foot Burmese python had slithered into a res­id­ent’s back­yard. The ori­gin of the snake is still a mys­tery. But the snake,...

Burmese python slith­ers into back­yard, hides in shed

ArticleTODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Aug. 8. On this date in: 1829: Amer­ica’s first steam loco­mot­ive, the Stour­bridge Lion, made its trial run. The 7-ton, Eng­lish-built machine traveled at 10 mph on wooden tracks in Hones­dale, Pennsylvania. 1929: The Ger­man air­ship Graf...

TODAY IN HISTORY

ArticleHem­ing Wil­lis shares ‘guilt’ amid hus­band’s demen­tia battle

Emma Hem­ing Wil­lis’ 50th birth­day may have been a major mile­stone, but it wasn’t entirely a cel­eb­rat­ory occa­sion for her. The former model and entre­pren­eur turned 50 on June 18 but felt guilty for cel­eb­rat­ing as her hus­band Bruce...

Hem­ing Wil­lis shares ‘guilt’ amid hus­band’s demen­tia battle