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Two River residents beware, Halloween is coming to town early this year.

There were no fireworks, but the euphoria of freedom was enough to brighten the cloudy day as 50 immigrants took their U.S. citizenship oath during a naturalization ceremony held Sept. 7 at the Sandy Hook Lighthouse.

As lines snake around the building outside a new dispensary on Route 35 near Fort Monmouth, a pair of neighboring Bayshore boroughs are deciding the immediate future of the cannabis business within their borders.

A feasibility study commissioned by the Henry Hudson Regional Tri-District has determined that if the neighboring boroughs of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands were to consider the formation of a full-service, regionalized, pre-K-12 school system, the inclusion of Sea Bright students would create the most financially beneficial scenario.

The Two River area is a summertime paradise with boardwalks and beaches, national parks and riverfront movies, shopping and entertainment galore. As local and shoreline businesses spruce up their storefronts for a busy summer, we caught up with some Two River area residents to hear how they plan to spend their summer, as pandemic restrictions relax and the excitement of open-air avenues returns.

With the summer just beginning, now is the time to dig out your sandals and sun hat and head outside to enjoy the delights of summer in New Jersey – it has been a long, long time.

year’s totals, and no tax increase, the majority of Two River-area municipalities are nearing the conclusion of their own budgetary processes, certifying spending plans with a multitude of intriguing takeaways.

As crowds flocked to New Jersey cannabis dispensaries, Monmouth County has yet to see the retail side of legal adult recreational marijuana.

Political leaders and legal counsel from neighboring boroughs traded counterpoints and contrasting opinions during a special meeting regarding the potential regionalization of students from Highlands, Atlantic Highlands and Sea Bright.

A Ukrainian man with bloodshot eyes and a bandage fixed to his head has his cell phone camera angled upward, documenting the still of the moment inside a residential dwelling. The fear projected in his facial features foreshadows the storm to follow this moment of tranquility.