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Something BIG is happening at Matawan Day this year… and it’s taking us back to where it all began! 
For one year only, Matawan Day is moving to Main Street for a special Throwback Year celebration! Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 3, from 12:00–5:00 PM as downtown Matawan transforms into the place to be.
While Terhune Park gets some exciting upgrades, we’re bringing this beloved tradition back to Main Street with a hometown celebration featuring:
• Live music throughout the day
• Local businesses, vendors &amp; crafters
• Food trucks and Matawan restaurants
• Beer &amp; Wine Garden at MJ’s Restaurant
• Kidz Corral on Little Street
• Family activities, contests &amp; entertainment
• Giant LED screen with festival highlights
• Shopping, giveaways, and plenty of surprises
A huge Thank You to Matawan Day’s Premier Sponsor: OceanFirst Bank for their generous support, and more 
We also want to thank our Diamond Sponsors: Bedle Funeral Homes, Vigor Dispensary, and Waitt Funeral Home, helping make the day the Best ever!Interested in being part of Matawan Day? Registration is now open for organizations and businesses interested in getting in front of several thousand people as a sponsor. 
Registration is also open for vendors and organizations interested in hosting a booth. Contact Linda at matawanday@gmail.com for more information.

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Something BIG is happening at Matawan Day this year… and it’s taking us back to where it all began! 
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Mark your calendar for Matawan’s Annual Halloween Boo-tacular on Friday, October 23 from 6–8 PM at the Matawan Municipal Building Gazebo Lawn (201 Broad Street). Note this year's new location.
Get those costumes ready, grab your candy bags, and prepare for a night of spooky, silly, family-friendly fun!
Enter our Costume Contest – trophies for most clever, scariest, and best-themed costume for a group and get a head-start on snagging some Halloween candy all set to the backdrop of live music, and more!
Whether you’re going for cute, creepy, hilarious, or full-on Halloween superstar, we want to see your costume!

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Get Ready for a Fun Filled night while helping us continue to save animals in need!!SPONSORS NEEDED!Looking for a great way to give your business some exposure while supporting an amazing cause? Become a Barks &amp; Boos sponsor! Our sponsorship link is below with additional details and opportunities.
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- Special vendors
- Photo op
- An Adoptable Dog Spotlight Zone featuring photos and information about some of our dogs still waiting for their forever homes
And a few of our 3 Hearts 4 Paws dogs will be there during the early part of the evening to greet you!Come eat, laugh, have some fun, meet some adorable pups, and help us continue saving lives.
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A 1990 anti-LGBTQ bias-related assault is now part of a New Jersey Superior Court fight over police body-camera evidence and firearms-related records more than three decades later.
The lawsuit concerns former Asbury Park Police Capt. David DeSane and cites his 1990 bias-related simple-assault conviction involving Bruce A. Lehman. Lehman would later become a prominent openly gay federal official in the Clinton administration, serving as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks and becoming the first openly gay man confirmed by the U.S. Senate. (<a href="https://www.clintonlibrary.gov/research/gay-and-lesbian-rights-topic-guide?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Clinton Presidential Library</a>)
The complaint argues that DeSane&rsquo;s documented conviction, together with a subsequent history containing serious allegations of violence and weapons-related conduct, strengthens the public interest in disclosure under New Jersey&rsquo;s common-law right of access. The filing references later alleged incidents involving knives, a stabbing, and a 2019 incident in which DeSane was accused of threatening a retired police lieutenant with a knife. Those later incidents are allegations and are distinct from the documented 1990 conviction.
The case now asks a larger question: when a former high-ranking police official has a documented bias-related assault conviction and later allegations involving violence and weapons, what should the public be allowed to know about his police encounters and firearms-related records?
The lawsuit remains pending, and the later allegations have not been adjudicated.
Full complaint and proposed Order to Show Cause:
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