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Week in Review: Father's Day Thoughts, Drug Charges and More

Here's a sample of the past week of stories in case you missed them

More time for seniors and the disabled to apply for tax relief, Birdsall pleads guilty, a guy in a hotel is arrested, a boat is docked for major repairs and folks share the best things their fathers ever taught them.

Those are just a few of the stories from this past week in the greater Point area.

Here are those headlines and more:

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Seniors Have Until Sept. 16 to Apply for "Senior Freeze" Low-income seniors and disabled residents have until Sept. 16 to apply for partial reimbursement of 2012 property taxes through this state program.

Birdsall Pleads Guilty In Corruption Scheme The large company, based in Eatontown, that has employees and clients all over Monmouth and Ocean counties, pleads guilty to pay to play charges.

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The Ocean One loses power again and needs to hail for help from the Coast Guard. But they got more than they bargained for when the Coast Guard inspected the commercial scallop vessel and found 21 safety violations. So the boat can't leave the pier until all deficiencies have been corrected.

Folks in Point Area Talk About Best Thing Their Fathers Taught Them Video clips of residents, business owner and employees talking about the most valuable lessons from their fathers.


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