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Just Tap It In... Extras Wanted For 'Happy Gilmore 2' Filming In Atlantic Highlands Just Tap It In... Extras Wanted For 'Happy Gilmore 2' Filming In Atlantic Highlands
Just Tap It In... Extras Wanted For 'Happy Gilmore 2' Filming In Atlantic Highlands You could be seen alongside Happy Gilmore or Shooter McGavin when the golf comedy's highly anticipated sequel films in Monmouth County! "Happy Gilmore 2" is looking for extras for scenes recorded in Atlantic Highlands, according to a listing on Backstage. Scenes will be shot on Monday, Sept. 16. The film's crew said it wants men 18 and older to play 1990s golf tournament fans. Extras shouldn't have "super modern hairstyles" and should wear nondescript golfing or casual clothing. The non-Screen Actors Guild background rate pays $176 for 10 hours. The sequel to Adam Sandler's 1996…

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by Chris Spiker
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Labor Day Weekend Winner: Atlantic Highlands Lotto Ticket Nets $35K+ Prize Labor Day Weekend Winner: Atlantic Highlands Lotto Ticket Nets $35K+ Prize
Labor Day Weekend Winner: Atlantic Highlands Lotto Ticket Nets $35K+ Prize Two lottery tickets in Central Jersey were worth tens of thousands of dollars over Labor Day weekend, officials said. The winners were in the Quick Draw Progressive game, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The first winning ticket was from a drawing on Friday, Aug. 30. It was worth $35,883 and purchased at Gateway Bar & Liquors on Route 36 in Atlantic Highlands. The second winner was in a drawing on Saturday, Aug. 31. It was worth $132,164 and bought at the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) lodge on Bound Brook Road in Mi…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Convenience Store Clerk Sold Vaping Products To Jersey Shore Kids, Police Say Convenience Store Clerk Sold Vaping Products To Jersey Shore Kids, Police Say
Convenience Store Clerk Sold Vaping Products To Jersey Shore Kids, Police Say An Atlantic Highlands convenience store clerk was accused of selling vaping products to children, authorities said. Fnu Rachna, 60, was charged with sale of flavored vaping products, the Atlantic Highlands Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Officers received reports from parents over several months about vaping products sold to children at TNC Mini-Mart Convenience Store on First Avenue. An officer investigating the store saw Rachna sell a vaping product to a child on Wednesday, July 24. "We would like to thank the parents of this great community who have com…

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by Chris Spiker
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Thousands Without Power Amid Storms, Brutal Heatwave In New Jersey Thousands Without Power Amid Storms, Brutal Heatwave In New Jersey
Thousands Without Power Amid Storms, Brutal Heatwave In New Jersey Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power as temperatures spiked and storms swept through on Saturday, June 22. In Rutherford, a "quick but powerful" storm took down five trees including 14 significant limbs and 13 power lines, Police Chief John Russo said. One family was displaced due to a tree impacting their home and most of the 3,500 residents that PSE&G said lost power were on the west side of town, according to Russo. Six PSE&G crews were on scene as of press time "PSEG mobilized very quickly as usual and quickly had half of those without power back up and running,…

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by Cecilia Levine