
The nation’s capital will buzz with speeches and parades for Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 21 and the presidential inauguration events, Jan. 21.
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Today’s a bleak day in the neighborhood of Bradley Beach, which matches the sentiments of many who live in Monmouth County’s beach communities. Life at the beach is wonderful, except as victims of Hurricane Katrina know, and now we do too, “If you live by the water, you have to expect the water to come visit you some day.”

It’s a wonderful day in the neighborhood. . . especially on this particular warn Saturday afternoon in October in the downtown district of Ocean Grove. The weather cooperated and people were outdoors enjoying the annual Fall Harvest Fest and Craft Show sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Ocean Grove.
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