YOUR WEEK IN MONMOUTH AND OCEAN

Five stories you may have missed last week

Dennis P. Carmody
Asbury Park Press

Good morning!

With luck, you're reading this from someplace warm. We might not have had much in the way of snow this winter, but we sure got a blast of cold air heading into this weekend. And on top of that, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day, so that means six more weeks of winter. Of course, the calendar tells us it's about six more weeks until the first day of spring anyway, so Phil might not be providing that much additional information.

But we know where you can get good information. The Asbury Park Press! Here's a look at some of our most popular subscriber-only stories this past week, which you might have missed.

Where's the best place to get pizza around here? Ask 10 people in Monmouth and Ocean counties and you'll probably get 20 opinions. But we wanted to look beyond the most famous places and offer some lesser-known spots with creative, delicious pies. View this as a great way to find new pizzerias to start your own Jersey Shore Pizza Tour. Read the full story, below.

We're all used to big banks buying up small banks, but in years past, new small banks would rise up to take their place. That's no longer happening as much, and the result is New Jersey has lost a third of its banks in the past 10 years. It means you as a consumer have fewer choices. Find out why in the full story, below.

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Below are five stories from last week, each worth reading if you missed them the first time around.