Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Alison McSherry

Posted March 7, 2011 at 5:59pm

“Good times rolled at Trinity Episcopal Church, Asbury Park, Mardi Gras last night. Original masks, excellent jazz and great food.”

— Rep. Frank Pallone in a Monday morning tweet. The New Jersey Democrat spent Sunday evening hanging out in the shore town made famous by Bruce Springsteen.

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