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FRIDAY 07.04.14
VOLUME 135
NUMBER 159
SINCE 1879
ADVICE Jersey Alive!
BUSINESS A10
CLASSIFIED D1
COMICS Jersey Alive!
LOCAL A3
LOTTERIES A2
OBITUARIES A11
OPINION A14
SPORTS C1
WEATHER C8
Hurricane Arthur is expected to cruise past New
Jersey well over 100 miles offshore today, but the storm
will likely spawn high surf and life-threatening rip cur-
rents, forecasters said.
Though the skies were expected to be generally dry
by tonight, the storm threat led some towns to postpone
fireworks until Saturday or Sunday. Thats when fore-
casters expect the weather to be quite good.
Were not going to be feeling the direct effects of
Arthur when it comes to strong winds and heavy rains,
but Arthur may help bring more moisture into the re-
gion, said David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state cli-
matologist at Rutgers University.
Still, a high surf advisory was in effect from 8 a.m.
today to 6 a.m. Saturday, and the risk of dangerous rip
currents will increase to high through Friday, accord-
ing to the National Weather Service. Waves and surf
Beachgoers huddle together at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., on
Thursday. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jersey Shore
keeps wary
eye on Arthur
Rain should clear out by tonight,
but rip currents will pose danger
By Todd B. Bates @ToddBBatesAPP
See ARTHUR, Page A7
NEPTUNE After a persistent, dogged fight, the
newly constructed Ocean Grove boardwalk is open to
the public.
Weve waited so long for this day. Were thrilled that
its finally here, said Dale C. Whilden, Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting Association president. It has been 613
days since Hurricane Sandy, and we here in Ocean
Grove have been counting those days.
The Ocean Grove beachfront was mobbed by hun-
dreds who turned out on a sweltering morning for
Thursdays ribbon-cutting and the official opening of
Ocean Grove opens
its rebuilt boardwalk
By Dan Radel @DanielRadelAPP
See GROVE, Page A7
GOVERNOR TAKES A LOOK
Scan the QR code for a video of Gov. Chris
Christie in Ocean Grove. He also signed a
boating law in Point Pleasant. Story, A12
200 YEARS OF THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER PAGE 1B
BRICK The mystery unfurled here over eight months in the Midstreams neighborhood,
beginning on Carroll Fox Road, then up Ernestine Place and eventually out to busy Jordan
Road heading north to its end at Route 88. There were these flags. They kept popping up
each week on utility poles, two at a time, the stars and stripes flapping overhead and creating
asort of boulevard of cryptic patriotism. Passersby were curious. Some neighbors even got
a little irked; by law you werent supposed to have anything on the utility poles, after all.
Where were these flags coming from, and why?
About 7,000 miles east, Marine Lance Cpl. Mark
Hentges was patrolling Helmand Province, Afghan-
istan, and oblivious to any of the covert operations
back home. But it turns out the flags were for him
or, half of the 60 or so flags raised in the neighbor-
hood were.
He is definitely our local hero, said his mother,
Lori Hentges. We might not be able to celebrate ev-
erybody, but you can do one. So the whole two flags
STARS AND STRIPES GALORE IN BRICK
OLD GLORY
THANK YOU
Marine Lance Cpl. Mark Hentges returned to his home in Brick and found his neighborhood covered with American
flags. Hentges and girlfriend Marissa Telerico look over a decorated bench. DOUG HOOD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Lance Cpl. Mark Hentges of Brick says hes thankful
people cared about him enough to take part in the flag
display. DOUG HOOD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Back from Afghanistan, Marine is greeted by multitude of flags
By Dustin Racioppi @dracioppi
See FLAGS, Page A9
A MARINES RETURN
Scan the QR code for a video of the flag
display for Lance Cpl. Mark Hentges.
TENT CITYS LAST DAY
HAPPY
FOURTH
OF JULY!
Homeless advocate Steve Brigham packs up, moves out. A3
Weather forecast alters
schedule for freworks. A6