Tom Mongelli

Time has a way of softening memory. But the detonation, disintegration and death in Lakehurst 75 years ago when the airship Hindenburg burned remains sharply etched in the minds of the few still alive who witnessed it.

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When people from all walks of life, from far corners of the earth, gather in Ocean County this weekend to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg's fiery destruction in Lakehurst, it's another chapter in a perpetual tug-of-war between myth and reality.

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As we mark three-quarters of a century since the German airship Hindenburg crashed and burned at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, the curators of the base's rich aviation history offer perspective of its meaning before and after the disaster.

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What began as a routine run between Germany and New Jersey 75 years ago this Sunday ended as the most dramatic air disaster of its time in Lakehurst. The mighty airship Hindenburg disintegrated in a ball of flames, taking 35 lives with her.

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A 27-year-old custodian in the Toms River Regional School District faces child pornography counts in an ongoing Ocean County investigation.

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U.S. Senator Robert Menendez will likely meet his potential election rival in cyberspace today.

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The apparent discovery of a lifeless elderly woman's body inside a home in Lakewood's original Leisure Village is under investigation this afternoon.

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A driver trapped in a burning car in the township is rescued by two daring police officers on patrol.

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Remember the "civil alert" test text sent erroneously by Verizon to some New Jersey cell phone users on Monday? Don't be too surprised if you get one again Thursday, regardless of your provider.

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Former military members who run their own businesses may soon get extra help from the State of New Jersey to secure lucrative goods and services contracts.

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