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Hear Andy Grammer

sing at the beach today
The pop rock singer will be appearing in Seaside Heights today
to give an acoustic performance on the beach and hold
meet-and-greets with some of his fans.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie participates in the Republican presidential primary debate on Thursday at the Quicken Loans
Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Christie, 9 other presidential hopefuls spar over

domestic security, more in lively Cleveland debate
BOB JORDAN @BOBJORDANAPP

highly anticipated Republican presidential candidate debate lived up to its billing Thursday night
and featured an all-out verbal slugfest involving
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, with a rival poking Christie about his hug of President Barack

Obama in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.

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Christie and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky have long

disagreed on what constitutes proper government surveillance to combat terrorism. They argued again over the Patriot Act and the role of the National Security Agency.
But this time Christie yelled at Paul, and Paul got back by
bringing up whats known in conservative circles as the

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Republican presidential candidate Donald

Trump speaks during the debate.

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Happy hour
Firebirds Grill: Eatontown, $5 signature
martinis, margaritas and cocktails; $5
select glasses of wine; $4 well drinks; $2
off draft beer; 4-6:30 p.m.

Man charged in shooting at concert

Quran Powell has been charged in a shooting
Monday outside PNC Bank Arts Center.

KAREN YI @KAREN_YI

A Holmdel man has been arrested and charged in the

Monday night shooting that critically injured two men
outside a hip-hop concert at the PNC Bank Arts Center,
state police said Thursday.
Quran Powell, 27, was charged with attempted homicide, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and
certain persons not to possess a firearm. He was arrested Wednesday in East Orange and is being held at the
Monmouth County jail on $750,000 bail with no 10 percent option.
New Jersey State Police and the Monmouth County
Prosecutors Office identified Powell as a suspect and
secured a search warrant for Powells home. It was subsequently learned he was possibly hiding in East Orange, where he was later arrested.
Powell previously was convicted in 2012 on drug
manufacturing and/or drug distribution charges, according to Superior Court records. He received one
year of probation.

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The shooting at the PNC Bank Arts Center parking

lot left two men in critical but stable condition. The
shooting happened around 11 p.m. The victims, ages 23
and 24, both of Neptune, were shot multiple times, authorities said. Their names were not released.
The shooting capped a busy evening for law enforcement at the arts center. At least 102 people were arrested, many on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, state police said previously.
The arena was hosting the J. Cole: Forest Hills Drive
Tour, featuring hip-hop artists J. Cole, YC, Big Sean and
Jeremih.
Karen Yi: 732 643 4277; kyi@gannettnj.com

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