“We received the official word,” Rinderer told The Berkeley Times. “The total count of boats was 1,105 and the old record of 329 was held in Poland, but now it is Pine Beach, New Jersey.”

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- better known as JWoww - starred in their own show filmed at one point in Pelican Island and rented to them by borough businessman Mike Loundy who also rented the Seaside Heights beach house to the Jersey Shore crew for the original show. Pelican Island is the piece of land that you drive through after you cross the bridge to Seaside.

Snooki told Jersey Shore Online.com/Toms River Times, “the store has been doing great. Obviously, this is my stomping grounds from “Jersey Shore.” I have two other locations, Madison New Jersey and in New York and when I thought of a third location and where I should bring it, it was Seaside.

“I love Seaside. I know everyone here. I know Mike Loundy and I saw the place open and I said, ‘Can I grab it?’ I grabbed it and I think it’s perfect,” she added.

As to some of the recent changes made within the borough including the removal of some familiar night spots of the “Jersey Shore” crew, Snooki replied, “personally, for me I’m sad that Bamboo and Karma and some of the places we used to go to are gone but now being a mom, everything has started to be more family oriented so I’m not mad over it.”

Snooki added, “everything changes.” She owns a summer home in Toms River but is enjoying her family life. She did recall her time in Pelican Island for her spinoff series. “I loved Pelican Island. It was very exclusive and quiet so it was good for my kids.”

As to her merchandise in the shop, “I wanted to keep it more Jersey Shore like my mugs that I love collecting now, me getting arrested on the beach, a lot of Jersey Shore funny stuff. I have a lot of mom stuff because I am a mom of three but I also like club attire so it is a mix everything,” she added.

Snooki said, “basically, when you come into my store you are shopping from my closet.”

Regarding motherhood, “I have 10-year-old, Lorenzo, Giovanna is 8 and my little one Angelo, is 3 so I have three little ones and I just got a dog so my house is chaotic just like any other mom,” she added with a laugh. She was pleased with the turnout for her visit to the shop. “It was great to see my fans, my besties and it was nice to have an intimate event with all of them.”

Her appearance at her shop drew fans from as far as Pennsylvania, New York and of course north Jersey. They wanted to meet her, be photographed with her and check out what was in the boutique. They told Jersey Shore Online. com that they were happy they made the trip.

“She was very patient and very nice,” said Madison Sanders of Staten Island, holding several bags of items she purchased.

Sanders was joined by her two friends who made the long-distance trip to meet the star and to go shopping. Alexa Agostino came out from Old Bridge. “We had to do this. She was very nice.”

Wearing the Snooki Shop shirt for the occasion and matching Snooki’s height was Olivia Cervantes, 16, of Bensalem, Pa. who said “a lot of people call me Snooki at my school because they say I look like her.”

“She even said that too,” Cervantes added. The series is believed to MTV’s highest rated show ever and it put the borough in an international spotlight. Not all of that spotlight was welcome however as the show featured some of the drama and violations of the law.

That included Snooki’s own beach front arrest filmed during the third season of Jersey Shore, for disorderly conduct and criminal annoyance of others. She faced recently retired Ocean County Judge Damien Murray in court who following a plea bargain, sentenced her to a $500 fine and community service with the two charges being dropped.

Polizzi married her Jersey Shore co-star Jionni LaVale on November 29, 2014. “Snooki & JWoww” was a different type of show as it focused on the two friends’ lives. It was executive produced by Jersey Shore Producer SallyAnn Salsano of 495 Productions and its stars described the reality show as a modern-day Laverne & Shirley.

It ran from June 21, 2012 to February 4, 2015. The first season had the pair living in a former firehouse in Jersey City and it was Polizzi’s pregnancy, disclosed during the show, that led to a change in tone veering away from the kind of party antics that was so popular in “Jersey Shore.”

Toms River and Point Pleasant Beach denied requests to film in those communities and Manchester Township was chosen as a filming location - a decision that was met with some controversy by some of the township’s residents.

Snooki gained popularity through both series and appeared on numerous TV talk shows. She was earning $150,000 per episode of “Jersey Shore” by its last season. She served as guest hostess for WWE Raw in 2011 and competed in WrestleMania XXVII that same year.

She made a memorable cameo appearance in 2014 playing herself in a ninth season episode of the CW horror series Supernatural. The plot of the episode called “Blade Runners” had her playing a demon.

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As an Army Ranger, Lomell was in Normandy on D-Day. Already injured by machine gun fire, he led his forces on their mission to disable 155-mm cannons that were aimed to keep invaders off the beaches. It was necessary to take out those guns before the rest of the forces came to shore. However, the guns had been moved. Lomell spotted markings in an area that looked like something heavy had been moved through there. He followed the trail and disabled the guns, saving countless lives.

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Kayak: Continued From Page 1 they were counted as they passed a pier. Rinderer said on the day of the event that they ran out of numbers because so many people came. Some of the participants gave their numbers back so the organizers could flip the number over and write a new number on the back. The estimate at the time was around 1,250 people, so they weren’t too far off.

It took some time to go through the count to make sure that the number was tion in Germany. Many had failed but the Rangers charged and caught the enemy by surprise. They held the hill for the rest of the day, though only 25 of them survived. Lomell suffered a concussion and injured his arm in the battle.

He would be wounded again during the Battle of the Bulge. Tom Brokaw has a chapter dedicated to him in “The Greatest Generation.”

Lomell settled in Toms River. He was an attorney and businessman, as well as a member of the board of education and trustee of the Ocean County College Foundation. He passed away in 2011.

This wouldn’t be the first thing named after him; a connector road at Garden State Parkway exit 83 is called “Lomell Lane.”

The Brick facility was named after James J. Howard, who represented the 3rd correct. The last finisher, for example, got there after the tally.

They joined with area groups like the Pine Beach Yacht Club and the Ocean Running Club to organize it. The Berkeley Township Underwater Search and Rescue was on hand as well as other emergency crews and police to make sure everything was safe. There were no incidents reported.

Rinderer added, “we are still getting participants email thanking us for a great day and we’re still amazed with the wonderful response. We raised over $15,000.”

District in Congress from 1965 until his death in office in 1988.

He is known for highlighting the dangers of faulty M16 rifles used in Vietnam. He is also responsible for creating the 55 mph speed limit and establishing the drinking age at 21. His name also adorns housing in Fort Monmouth and the portion of Interstate 195 in New Jersey.

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It took many years to even get to this point.

Currently, veterans travel to Brick’s James J. Howard Outpatient Clinic for their needs. They have complained that the facility is understaffed and that it doesn’t have enough parking. Also, some of them have to travel up to East Orange for certain services.

Unfortunately, this won’t be the start of an ongoing summer activity.

“This was a once in a lifetime event, lots of planning, organizing multiple police departments, water safety crews, volunteer groups, traffic control, and more so I don’t plan on this being an annual event,” Rinderer said.

She said, “it was an honor to work with the Save Barnegat Bay organization staff, they are a great group of caring people that are dedicated to the health of the bay and river.” Rinderer is eagerly awaiting receipt of the Guinness World record certificate.

Towns vied against each other to entice the VA to set up the clinic in their location, but ultimately the Toms River site was chosen. There were the expected bureaucratic setbacks and red tape along the way.

The new building will be about twice the size, measuring 68,000 square feet. It will neighbor the county’s new social services building when that’s completed. There is also a bus stop and other amenities nearby.

Hill estimates that it could open spring of 2024.

FD Stonewater, of Arlington, VA, is the developer. Smithgroup, an architectural, engineering and planning firm; Harvey Cleary builders; and T&M Associates, an engineering company, will also be involved.

A $10 fee was required upon registration because people are more likely to go to something that they already paid for. All the money was collected for Save Barnegat Bay, an environmental advocacy and education group.

Britta Forsberg, executive director of Save Barnegat Bay, said last year it was a fun way to celebrate the environment.

“Not only does it help people get engaged, but it shows the love for the river and our bay. This provided education and awareness that what we do when we live near the water impacts its health,” she said.