{"id":1619,"date":"2026-03-02T14:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:01:56","slug":"2025-scare-crow-josh-o-latern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/photo-galleries\/2025-scare-crow-josh-o-latern\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Scare Crow &#8211; Josh-O-Latern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, the team scare crow Josh-a-lantern won honors.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div 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