Amid scorching temperatures reaching upward of 100 degrees, Stafford Township governing body members, Stafford EMS Squad 38, representatives of Burlington County’s K9 Search and Rescue Division, Doherty Enterprises leadership and many more came together on July 1 to mark the completion of the remodel of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar on Route 72 West.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony, a grand re-opening for one of Manahawkin’s longtime neighborhood favorites, celebrated what was described as a…