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Sandy Debris Causes Middletown to Ban Swimming at Beaches

Beach-goers aren't allowed to swim at Middletown's two beaches, a first for the Monmouth County community.

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Desirée Taylor for NJ Today  |  August 30, 2012 2:22 PM | Comments
Effective and passionate communicator or too bombastic? Opinions about Christie’s keynote speech vary greatly.VIDEO
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Christina Knight  |  August 30, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
Business has skyrocketed at Modell's Sporting Goods, located just across the street from where the Nets will play.
Deb Goldstein. "This is shot in what was once my brother's apartment. Now, 'Center Court' of the 'Barclay's Arena'". Photo by Michael Galinsky.
Toby Milstein  |  August 30, 2012 4:00 AM | 2 Comments
Deb Goldstein designed the t-shirt "I'm still calling it Atlantic Av - Pacific St."
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Christina Knight  |  August 30, 2012 4:00 AM | 15 Comments
Before even more Brooklyn Nets T-shirts and caps hit the streets, MetroFocus takes a look at how people are wearing their Brooklyn pride.
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Rachel Cromidas for GothamSchools  |  August 29, 2012 11:56 AM | Comments
The Department of Education has revised portions of its disciplinary code to make consequences for poor behavior less strict for the youngest students.
Expect to see colorful costumes at the West Indian American Day Carnival. Flickr/ PaulSteinJC
Georgia Kral  |  August 29, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
New York City is always exciting. Here are our on what to do on the last weekend of the summer.
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Norman Oder for City Limits  |  August 28, 2012 11:34 AM | Comments
Documents reveal tense negotiations between housing officials and Ratner over the affordable housing in the first Atlantic Yards residential tower.
At the New Lab, engineers, designers and students will work in a collaborative manufacturing environment. MetroFocus/ Georgia Kral.
Georgia Kral  |  August 28, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
Take a tour of the New Lab, a collaborative design and fabrication center, opening soon.
An airplane passes over an apartment building on its way to LaGuardia Airport. The FAA and Port Authority have soundproofed many of the schools around the city's airports, researcher Charlotte Clark said nobody is really sure how effective these measures are. AP/Frank Franklin
John Farley  |  August 28, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
How do you reduce noise in one of the loudest cities in the world?
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Jarrett Murphy for City Limits  |  August 24, 2012 12:10 PM | 1 Comment
After two Supreme Court decisions clarifying the right to bear arms, many thought New York state and city gun restrictions would be the next target. So far, challenges have been few.
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