▁sleep y ▁town ship ▁saw ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁several ▁new ▁housing ▁develop ments , ▁sho pping ▁cent ers , ▁and ▁offices . ▁While ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁growth ▁came ▁from ▁new ▁ret irement ▁communities , ▁the ▁former ▁resort ▁town ▁dub bed ▁" L ittle ▁Tre asure ▁on ▁the ▁Bay " ▁saw ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁year - round ▁residents ▁and ▁families , ▁becoming ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁sub urb . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁f ighter ▁jet ▁on ▁a ▁training ▁mission ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 1 3 th ▁Wing ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard , ▁based ▁at ▁Andrew s ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁in ▁Maryland , ▁shot ▁seven ▁bul lets ▁into ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁E gg ▁Har bor ▁Inter mediate ▁School , ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁into ▁the ▁par king ▁lot . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁cust od ians ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁school , ▁and ▁nobody ▁was ▁injured . ▁The ▁plane ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁a ▁training ▁mission ▁at ▁the ▁Warren ▁Gro ve ▁G unn ery ▁Range , ▁a ▁ ▁area ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁school . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁during ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Te ach ers ' ▁Convention , ▁using ▁$ 5 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁district . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁I rene ▁made ▁its ▁second ▁U . S . ▁land fall