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Point Boro rallies, clinches share of title.

INSIDE: UP TO

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$16.8M

$1,725

2015

IN COUPON
SAVINGS

11.08.15

$14M
2014

A BANNER YEAR

MONMOUTH COUNT Y

$12.2M
2013

FOR ALMOST EVERY BEACH

Beach fee revenues

Total revenue collected from
Shore town beach fees from
2013 through 2015.

DAN RADEL @DANIELRADELAPP

SOURCE: LOCAL TOWN

ord revenues from beach badge sales this summer. Mother Nature, which delivered dry and hot weather

JEAN MIKLE @JEANMIKLE

Up and down the Jersey Shore, towns raked in rec-

FINANCIAL REPORTS

all summer, was a key contributor to the bounty. In July and August we didnt lose a weekend because of
the weather, said Wally Wall, head of Manasquans beach department. This was the first time we went
Beachgoersenjoy July 4
weekend on Long Beach
Island.

above $1.8 million in badge sales. Monmouth County towns pulled in nearly $16.8 million, while Ocean
County towns drew about $8.6 million, for a grand total of $25.3 million. That is a 16 percent increase from

PETER ACKERMAN/

2014, when $21.8 million was collected, See BEACH, Page 8A

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

$8.6M

OCEAN COUNT Y

2015

$6.9M

$7.8M

2013

2014

USA TODAY

LEADERS OF CHINA, TAIWAN MEET FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1949 PAGE 1B

Event offers advice for the crisis of sleep deprivation

NICQUEL TERRY @NTERRYAPP

RED BANK Nearly everyone in the room wanted

one thing: more sleep.
They came from all over the Shore area on Saturday
to hear from sleep experts during The Power of an
Hour, hosted by the Asbury Park Press and Meridian
Health.
Nearly 200 people filled the Oyster Point Hotel ballroom, where they learned about lifestyle changes that

could help them sleep better and the health risks involved with sleep deprivation.
Many attendees complained of similar sleep issues
such as waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep or only being able to sleep for
a couple of hours.
Gale Stein, 68, of Holmdel, said she has noticed that
with age, it gets harder for her to get a full nights rest.
See SLEEP, Page 4A

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Kids will be wishing for these games, magical creatures,
scooters and more. STORY, 1E

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