Asbury Park Press front page Thursday, June 4 2015

Wine festival in Beach HavenJoin 10 of New Jerseys best wineries for a weekend ofsampling, live music, gourmet picnic food and art vendors at the Summer Wine Fest.

Nile inAsburyParkCelebrate 35 years at thisone-of-a-kind concert. Alsofeaturing Prima Donna andHollis Brown.

Penguinparty in Pt. BeachChill out at Jenkinsons andmake some new friends. Besure to check out the sharksand other wildlife.

Happy HourArtisans Brewery, Toms River,$2 off drinks, free buffet.

X Bar, Asbury Park, $3 Miller Litedrafts, $3 Jameson shots, $5Absolut cocktails.

The Office Restaurant andLounge, Toms River, 25-ouncemugs, $3.50 Miller Lite drafts.

Meet ofChampionsShore Conference athletes earn sixgold medals. IN SPORTS

SEASIDE HEIGHTS Thinking of going to thebeach here this weekend? Borough officials havea suggestion: If youre not attending the Gentle-men of the Road Stopover music festival, visit an-other towns beach instead.

The massive festival, headlined by Mumford& Sons and featuring Alabama Shakes, Dawesand The Flaming Lips along with numerous otherbands, is expected to draw a crowd of 30,000 to35,000 to Seaside Heights this weekend. The mes-sage on the boroughs website is as clear as it isunusual: If you are not participating as a festivalguest or employee of one of our businesses we askthat you please consider visiting Seaside Parkand Lavallette between June 4-6.

Starting Thursday for the first time Sea-side Heights beaches will be closed for the dura-tion of the festival. Seaside Park beaches will hon-or Seaside Heights beach badges this weekend. Afestival pass or wristband will also be required toenter the boardwalk between Grant and Porteravenues before 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

The boardwalk will open to the public between11 p.m. and 3 a.m. both days. The boardwalk be-

TOM SPADER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

College art students from Rutgers, Montclair and Caldwell work on street art Wednesday as Seaside Heightsprepares for the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover music festival.

JEAN MIKLE AND ANDREW GOUDSWARD@JEANMIKLE

See FEST, Page 9A

Were hoping that the 30,000

people that are coming will play our

games, eat our food and

ride our rides.

MARIA MASTORIS, MARKETING MANAGER FOR CASINO PIER

SEASIDE HEIGHTSSHUTS BEACHESFOR MUSIC FEST

INSIDE: College students paint the town for Mumford & Sons, 3A

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BOSTON TERROR SUSPECTS PLOT TARGETED BOYS IN BLUE PAGE 1B

An employee of the Lidz store at Ocean County Mallhas been charged with making a bomb threat againstthe mall, an apparent hoax that was uncovered afterdetectives traced the phone call, authorities said.

Showander Descarte, 24, of Ridgeway Road in Man-chester, has been charged with creating a false publicalarm and terroristic threats, according to a releasefrom Toms River police and the Ocean County Prose-cutors Office. She remains in the Ocean County Jail inlieu of $10,000 bail.

Police still are looking into whether this bomb hoaxwas related to one on May 27, which shut down theOcean County Mall for hours.

Investigators continue to explore the possibilitythat they are related, Community Affairs Officer

See THREAT, Page 9A

Arrest in Ocean CountyMall bomb hoax case ANDREW FORD @ANDREWFORDNEWS

Showander Descarte, 24, of Manchester, has been chargedwith a false bomb threat against Ocean County Mall.

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