Selecting the most newsworthy stories of the week was a tough task, since there was so much happening in Southern Ocean County. Here's a few you may have missed.
• Residents who live near the Captain's Inn and Latitudes restaurants continued to hammer Township Committee members about their decision to extend outside music hours from 10 p.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. http://lacey.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/residents-blast-township-committee-members-for-stance-...
• Everybody loves a happy ending! Winston - a 50-pound, much-loved beagle who disappeared after his family's home was destroyed in a July 4 fire - was found after frantic searchs in the heat and humidity of the past week. http://lacey.patch.com/groups/breaking-news/p/beagle-missing-since-house-fire-found-safe
• Four homes were damaged by fire and residents displaced in a July 9 blaze. http://lacey.patch.com/groups/breaking-news/p/update-four-lacey-homes-damaged-in-fire-firefighter-tr...
• Two charged with filching giant American flag from Barnegat's municipal dock. http://lacey.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/barnegat-police-arrest-two-for-theft-of-us-flag-from-m...
• A major drug arrest - http://barnegat-manahawkin.patch.com/groups/breaking-news/p/two-north-jersey-men-arrested-in-waretow...
• Stafford Council Okays FEMA maps, for now. http://barnegat-manahawkin.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/stafford-adopts-new-fema-maps-but-contiu...
• Traffic pattern changes on the way this fall . http://barnegat-manahawkin.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/route-72-bridge-deck-work-slated-for-thi...
• Congratulations! http://barnegat-manahawkin.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/stafford-police-department-promotes-five...
• Some well-deserved promotions. http://lacey.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/two-longtime-lacey-police-officers-rise-to-rank-of-lie...
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