Politicians came. Did they look out the black windows of their black SUVs? Did they notice Shanksville’s broken sidewalks, whole sections reverting to grass? Did they fix them? No. The sidewalks look worse than ever. app.com/story/news/columnist… via @asburyparkpress

"Mrs. Wharton asks me to say that she makes it a rule not to give her autograph except to friends, but that she is happy to make an exception for the Library founded in memory of your son." app.com/story/news/local/how… via @asburyparkpress @njla @EMACCNJ

One of the items displayed is a chunk of steel from the World Trade Center wreckage. It’s roughly the size of a couch cushion, but so heavy that it took four Middletown police officers to carry. app.com/story/news/history/2… via @asburyparkpress @MCHA1898 @JoeBilby1

The fascia will be replaced with a composite material that requires no maintenance, but will maintain the building's historic appearance. app.com/story/news/local/red… via @asburyparkpress @gtrchamber

So which fictional fast-food restaurant would you rather eat at? app.com/story/life/2021/09/0… via @asburyparkpress @viewaskew @ThatKevinSmith @BreakingBad @SpongeBob @BetterCallSaul @RiverCenter

"Thank you to all our loyal customers and the locals that kept us alive during those hard winters, the Belmar surfers and skateboarders who came in to eat, and all of Don's employees throughout the years." app.com/story/entertainment/… via @asburyparkpress @JSCCNJ

Eric Hibbs said a district survey of more than 4,000 Marlboro parents found 65% support the mask mandate, but at least 35% oppose it. "I feel at times we need to have the fact and the facts simply are that we are divided,” he said. app.com/story/news/education… via @asburyparkpress

Mark Desire's crew was close to the south tower collapse. “Luckily my team survived, but we were pretty banged up,” Desire said. “My left foot was shattered, and I had a concussion.” He reported for work the following day. app.com/story/news/history/2… via @asburyparkpress @RutgersU

"That was part of the thinking process to for me," said borough employee David Casadonte, who organized it. "How cool would it be, not just to have cool art here, but to have it be local art." app.com/story/news/local/red… via @asburyparkpress @gtrchamber @seasidehgtsnj

Mangieri announced that the pizzeria had closed, sharing the news on social media after quietly alerting regular customers over the past few weeks. app.com/story/entertainment/… via @asburyparkpress @NJRHAssociation @jerseybites @NJmompop

Eddie Pullis speaks to his shipmates on the #USSRonaldReagan about his own 9/11 story. He’ll start with the darkest day, 20 years ago. “I was 7 years old,” he said. “First grade.” app.com/story/news/military/… via @asburyparkpress @USNavy @Gipper_76 @flynavy #WeAreReagan #CVN76

"The demand is definitely back. It's a shame that you have to turn customers away because you don't have the help." app.com/story/money/business… via @asburyparkpress @Visit_NJ @lbchamber @JSCCNJ @AsburyParkChmbr @gtrchamber @LBIregion @ptbeachchamber @NJRHAssociation @EMACCNJ

More than 11 million people nationwide are living with long COVID, based on estimates that symptoms persist more than six months after infection in 10% to 30% of those infected. That would be more than 318,000 people in New Jersey. app.com/story/news/coronavir… via @asburyparkpress

"It's unsustainable, but I don't have an answer as to what is the sustainable piece going forward." app.com/in-depth/news/watchd… via @asburyparkpress @RutgersU @RUAthletics

Hurricane Larry is likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions at the Jersey Shore, forecasters said. app.com/story/weather/2021/0… via @asburyparkpress

Later, a woman who was "three-quarters nude" ran out of the house on Union Avenue, neighbor Christopher Doyle said. It was not a beautiful day in the neighborhood. app.com/story/news/local/how… via @asburyparkpress @Airbnb @vrbo

"There is no substitute for the in-person classroom experience. If that means enduring the inconvenience of masks while this stubborn pandemic persists, you take the trade-off." app.com/story/news/education… via @asburyparkpress @KeanUniversity @NJEA @njsba

This new location will have a drive-thru. Concerns over potential traffic generated by the drive-thru were raised at the planning board meeting. app.com/story/news/local/wes… via @asburyparkpress @Starbucks @MRCCNJ

“We’re losing a good man for all the wrong reasons,” Red Bank Councilman Michael Ballard said. “It’s another embarrassment for this council to lose more people of great skill set. I vote no.” app.com/story/news/local/red… via @asburyparkpress @RiverCenter