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• Man collapses, revived at Ozzfest; 80 arrested

  Published: August 16, 2007, 9:16 pm

  Tags: Monmouth County

  A 27-year-old man had to be resuscitated several times today after he lost his pulse and heartbeat while attending the day-long Ozzfest concert at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, police said. Authorities reported more than 80 arrests...

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• NJ driver dies in crash with his brother at Conn. raceway

  Published: August 17, 2007, 7:47 am

  Tags: Accident, Monmouth County

  A 33-year-old race car driver from Monmouth County died Thursday night in a Connecticut speedway crash involving several cars, including one driven by his younger brother. John Blewett III, of Howell, was killed while driving his modified tour racing...

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• Booze banned from PNC Arts Center parking lot

  Published: August 17, 2007, 11:32 am

  Tags: Events, Monmouth County

  Action comes after 80 people were arrested Thursday night at Ozzfest concert

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• Drinking, drugs kill two at PNC Arts concert

  Published: August 17, 2007, 1:07 pm

  Tags: Crime Courts, Entertainment, Monmouth County

  Two die, 83 arrested at Ozzfest concert; officials respond by banning booze in the parking lot

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• State police adding extra patrols at arts center

  Published: August 18, 2007, 1:28 pm

  Tags: Monmouth County, News

  State Police will have extra officers patrolling the PNC Bank Arts Center this evening, two days after an alcohol ban was imposed in the property's parking lot. Troopers will be at the Holmdel site to enforce the ban during...

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• Viewing scheduled for Howell race car driver

  Published: August 18, 2007, 5:33 pm

  Tags: Accident, Monmouth County, Sports

  A public viewing for race car driver John Blewett III will be held in Wall Township, Monmouth County, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Blewett, 33, of Howell, was killed Thursday night at a race...

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• Lightning strike kills matron of honor at wedding rehearsal

  Published: August 19, 2007, 11:09 pm

  Tags: Accident, Monmouth County, News

  For weeks, Cindy Osler was busy planning every detail of her best friend's wedding, from the seashells that would adorn the reception hall to the Hawaiian-print dresses the bridesmaids would wear to the Saturday ceremony. Instead, today her loved...

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• NJ ex-cop threatens to jump from NY hotel

  Published: August 22, 2007, 7:56 pm

  Tags: Monmouth County, News

  VERONA, N.Y. - A New Jersey man wanted for larceny and identity theft is barricaded in a room at The Tower hotel at the Turning Stone resort and Casino and is threatening to jump out of the 14th floor...

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• Owner of truck dealership admits bribing public officials

  Published: August 22, 2007, 7:14 pm

  Tags: Corruption In Nj, Crime Courts, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Union County

  A truck dealer from Berkeley Heights admitted today to bribing officials in Monmouth and Ocean counties so they would use taxpayer funds to purchase his vehicles. The guilty plea by Matthew Appolonia is the latest in a string of...

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• Texas lab will check DNA in remains found in NJ

  Published: August 22, 2007, 7:13 pm

  Tags: Crime Courts, Monmouth County, News

  CONWAY, S.C. - It may be several months before a laboratory in Texas determines whether remains found in Monmouth County, N.J., are those of a South Carolina child missing for five years, a police detective said today. Conway Police...

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• Monmouth can take out trash for next 30 years

  Published: August 23, 2007, 6:00 pm

  Tags: Environment, Monmouth County

  Monmouth County took the unusual step today of expanding its trash dump by acquiring a privately-owned landfill. Officials said it will give the county a place to send its trash until at least 2037. "It is pretty remarkable that...

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• Reports of bats rising in Manalapan

  Published: August 24, 2007, 8:25 am

  Tags: Environment, Monmouth County

  Reports of brown bats in Manalapan Township homes and businesses are on the rise, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press. The increase probably stems from a general rise in the bat population that occurs annually in...

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• Legendary Manasquan H.S. football coach Kubu dies

  Published: August 26, 2007, 10:51 pm

  Tags: Monmouth County, News, Sports

  Manasquan High School football coach Vic Kubu, one of the most successful and popular coaches in the history of the Shore Conference, died today at 65. Kubu had undergone two surgical procedures for pancreatic cancer in the past year....

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• Former Ocean Twp. mayor gets nearly 5 years in jail

  Published: August 27, 2007, 2:16 pm

  Tags: Corruption In Nj, Crime Courts, Monmouth County, News

  Judge says stiff sentence for 'kingpin' should send a message to other pols 'hellbent on corruption'

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• State asks for dismissal of Ocean Grove civil union suit

  Published: August 27, 2007, 7:24 pm

  Tags: Monmouth County, News, Politics

  The dispute over whether a Methodist group must allow same-sex couples to hold civil unions at its seaside pavillion in Ocean Grove does not belong in federal court, New Jersey officials said today. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association...

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