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Stranded seal gets new home in Virginia Beach

Injured one-year-old was found Valentine's Day on Deal Beach

By Michelle Gladden


The young male harbor seal found on the Deal beach back on Valentine’s Day will get a chance to live out its life in Virginia Beach, Va. The one-year-old seal was found with lacerations on its neck and puncture wounds on its back, according to Bob Schoelkopf of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center [MMSC] in […]

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Sep 08, 2015
Asbury Park

Gofundme Campaign launched to transform Merchant’s Park

Downtown revitalization prompts local organizers to refurbish park

By Michelle Gladden


As the downtown corridor’s revitalization continues to offer residents and visitors new shops and dining experiences, local organizers are working to create a fitting homage a patch of land at the corner of Main Street and Cookman Avenue. Fittingly named Merchant’s Park, the odd shaped lot, left neglected for years, will be transformed into a […]

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Sep 01, 2015