HELL STRIP FIREWORKS

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Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and questionably legal fireworks displays that lit up the sky over Red Bank before a line of thunderstorms shut things down at about 10 pm.

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By: Brian Donohue

Jul 05, 2026 - 8:36 am

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