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Free T-Shirts, Hoagie-Building Competition To Celebrate Wawa's Newest Central Jersey Store Free T-Shirts, Hoagie-Building Competition To Celebrate Wawa's Newest Central Jersey Store
Free T-Shirts, Hoagie-Building Competition To Celebrate Wawa's Newest Central Jersey Store A Wawa is opening in Monmouth County and the convenience store chain will celebrate its 60th anniversary along with the new location, officials said. The new Wawa will be open at 3052 Route 35 in Hazlet on Thursday, June 27, the company said in a news release.  The store will officially open at 8 a.m. and a grand opening ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. The first 100 customers will get free "In My Wawa Era 60th Anniversary" t-shirts.  After a ribbon cutting, the store will have the "Hoagies for Heroes" sandwich-building competition between police officers and firefighters.…

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by Chris Spiker
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Celebs Keep Coming Into This New Jersey Coffee Shop Celebs Keep Coming Into This New Jersey Coffee Shop
Celebs Keep Coming Into This New Jersey Coffee Shop It feels like Summer. Rachel Bilson, known for her role as Summer on "The O.C.," is the latest Hollywood star to have stopped by one Cape May coffee shop that's regularly frequented by celebrities. Coffee Tyme owner Jesse Lambert recognized Bilson right away when she saw her walking by the Washington Street store on Saturday, June 22. "I knew she had come to our shop before, I've heard employees talking about her being there," said Lambert, 34. "I just said, 'Hey Rachel.' And she turned around. That's when I got a little tongue tied and told her, 'That's my cup.'" Ultimately, Lambert…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Historic Jersey Shore Carousel Reopening Before Fourth Of July After Years Of Restoration Work Historic Jersey Shore Carousel Reopening Before Fourth Of July After Years Of Restoration Work
Historic Jersey Shore Carousel Reopening Before Fourth Of July After Years Of Restoration Work After five years of careful restoration work, a historic carousel in Seaside Heights will be spinning just in time for the Fourth of July, officials said. The Floyd L. Moreland Carousel will officially reopen at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, the borough said in an update on its website. The carousel dates back to 1910 and was last operating at Casino Pier in April 2019. The Seaside Heights Historical Society said the carousel passed state inspection on Monday, June 10. The group's members can take some of the first rides from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 29. The wooden chariots …

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by Chris Spiker