Weekly Random Drawing Winner

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Gehrig Cupo, 7, a student at Manasquan Elementary School, is our weekly random drawing winner in the 2nd Annual Star News Group Halloween Photo Contest. Gehrig won a family 4-pack to Jenk's Aquarium in Point Pleasant Beach.

Be sure to send us your Halloween costume photos to contest@starnewsgroup.com or you can drop them off in person at either The Coast Star office, 13 Broad St. in Manasquan, or The Ocean Star office, 421 River Ave. in Point Pleasant Beach.

All photos submitted must be the property of the entrant. Upon submission, all photos become the property of Star News Group and may be published in print and online.

Submissions will be accepted through Friday, Nov. 6.

Halloween Costume Contest Returns

Think you’ve got a winning Halloween costume this year? Well, here is your chance to prove it.

Star News Group, publisher of The Coast Star in Manasquan and The Ocean Star in Point Pleasant Beach, is currently seeking submissions for its Second Annual Spooktacular Halloween Photo Contest.

Whether the costume is scary and ghoulish or downright foolish, Star News Group wants to see area residents decked out in full Halloween regalia.

Winners will be named in three categories — adults aged 18 and above, children aged 17 and under, and pets.

Prizes will be awarded for the top photo submission in each category.

In the adult category, the prize will be a $100 gift certificate to any restaurant that advertises in The Coast Star or The Ocean Star.

In the children’s category, the grand prize will be a $50 gift certificate to Quinnderella’s Toys in Manasquan.

In the pets category, the grand prize will be a $25 gift certificate to B.C. Woof in Manasquan.

Additionally, entering the contest will automatically qualify contestants in weekly drawings for free passes to the Jenkinson’s A-Scare-Ium in Point Pleasant Beach or Jenkinson’s Aquarium.

Photos can be submitted via e-mail to contest@starnewsgroup.com or dropped off in person at either The Coast Star office, 13 Broad St. in Manasquan, or The Ocean Star office, 421 River Ave. in Point Pleasant Beach.

All photos submitted must be the property of the entrant. Upon submission, all photos become the property of Star News Group and may be published in print and online.

The subject or subjects in the photographs must be wearing a Halloween costume and must be a resident within the Star News Group coverage area — Bradley Beach, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Lake Como, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Wall Township, Manasquan, Brielle, Point Pleasant, Point Pleasant Beach, Bay Head, Lavallette and Mantoloking.

Please include the name[s], age[s], school[s], if applicable, and town[s] of residence of the person, people or pets in the photo, as well as the contact information for the person submitting the photo.

Submissions will be accepted starting today, through Friday, Nov. 6.

Employees of Star News Group or members of their families are not eligible to enter.