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Six Things To Know Tuesday in Point Beach, Point Boro

Mark your calendar: VFW Family Flukin' Frenzy and picnic coming up Saturday


There's a special election today, a dune planning meeting Wednesday night and a Family Flukin' Frenzy on Saturday.
The special primary for a US Senate seat will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and sample ballots have been mailed out to registered voters. 

Candidates in the Democratic primary are: Rush Holt, Frank Pallone, Cory Booker and Sheila Oliver. In the Republican primary, the candidates are: Alieta Eck and Steven Lonegan. The winner of each primary will face each other in the November general election. 

All Point Beach voters are to use the fire house on Laurel Avenue between Bay Avenue and Route 35 South. Point Borough polling places are the same as in previous years. For more information about polling places and other details, please see the Ocean County Clerk's website.

The Point Pleasant Beach Council will host a public informational meeting with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding the Army Corp Dune Easement Replenishment program at 7 p.m. Wed. at the G. Harold Antrim School Auditorium on Niblick Street in Point Pleasant Beach. No action will be taken by the Governing Body members. All Point Pleasant Beach residents/taxpayers are invited to attend.

A "Wings of Magic" puppet show for children will be held at 7 p.m. Wed. at Community Park, Bridge Avenue and Beaver Dam Road, Point Borough. For more information, please see the Patch Event listing.

On Friday, residents can enjoy a frozen yogurt treat and help the Point Borough High School band at the same time. The fundraiser is being held all day and evening at Freezing Point, 3100 Bridge Ave., Point Borough. Click here for more information and to download the flier that the store needs to credit the band.

Also on Friday, there will be a movie, "Ice Age Continental Drift," at 8 p.m. at Community Park. For more information, please click here to see the Patch Event listing.

On Saturday, the 11th Annual VFW 4715 Family Flukin' Frenzy will be held in Point Beach. The picnic is quite the feast and proceeds go towards scholarships. For more information, see the Facebook page or the attached flier.

Please see our Events section for more events and feel free to add your own events to the listing.


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