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Asbury Park bans smoking on the boardwalk

Clip: 7/15/2021 | 3m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

The ban is set to go into effect in August.

There's a new rule for visitors to the Asbury Park boardwalk: no cigarettes, no cigars, and definitely no weed. On Wednesday, Asbury Park's city council approved an ordinance to ban smoking of any kind on the popular boardwalk as well in the entryways and arcades.

07/15/2021

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Big increase in drug overdose deaths during pandemic

Big increase in drug overdose deaths during pandemic

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Clip: 7/15/2021 | 5m 24s | Stress and isolation from the pandemic cited as leading to increases in overdoses (5m 24s)

First payments made of expanded child tax credit

First payments made of expanded child tax credit

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Clip: 7/15/2021 | 1m 4s | Some lawmakers looking to extend the benefit beyond this year (1m 4s)

New robotic technology to detect early lung cancers

New robotic technology to detect early lung cancers

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Clip: 7/15/2021 | 3m 49s | Physicians will be able to sample small, previously unreachable, nodules (3m 49s)

Political fallout from Ciattarelli’s LGBTQ comments?

Political fallout from Ciattarelli’s LGBTQ comments?

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Clip: 7/15/2021 | 4m 15s | What GOP candidate's statement could mean for his quest to become NJ governor (4m 15s)

Sandcastle contest returns in Belmar

Sandcastle contest returns in Belmar

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Clip: 7/15/2021 | 1m 4s | A “Finding Nemo” sculpture was among the winners (1m 4s)

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