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It's a situation that almost all of us who live here in Ocean County have encountered - you're out and about, running errands, maybe going to meet friends, maybe heading to get to work just under the wire. And then it happens - the arms come down, the light turns red, and the drawbridge starts to open. Slowly. Very slowly.

If you are planning to hit the road for the July Fourth holiday weekend, you certainly will not be alone.

Last week we told you about Exit 89 Northbound opening for business. Well, this week the 89 interchange has expanded further to make exiting Southbound onto Route 70 East even easier.

It's an annoyance to be driving through constant Parkway construction in Ocean County, but it's definitely nice when we get to see and use the results of all of those delays and lane closures. This week, Exit 89 in Brick/Lakewood is open for business.

If you are planning to hit the road this holiday weekend, pack your patience. You certainly will not be alone.

The U.S. dollar is on a roll, up 28 percent against the euro, 18 percent against the Japanese yen and 40 percent against the Brazilian real. In fact, it has not been this strong since 1981. While it is pinching corporate profits here in the United States, it is delivering big bargains for American tourists.

Ok, this is cool! Let's continue today's theme of unusual ways to get through the snow. First, we had the cat who claws his way through a 4 foot high blockade, and now we have this - a Canadian train that couldn't care less about snow that's built up on the tracks. The locomotive literally plows through the snow, blasting a massive cloud of frozen precipitation in its path. It's a pretty amazing s

I saw something beautiful when I went to fill up this afternoon - gas below $2 a gallon.

Do You have a roadway that you hate driving ?

As we make our way through the first full week of the new year, a gentle snow has been falling over Ocean County throughout the day. I'll be honest - I'm not a fan of snow, but when it's like it is today, it's not all that bad.