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Handlin bill could ease Sea Bright tax burden
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Leveling the regional school funding formula for towns impacted by natural disasters, such as Sea Bright, may be among the consequences of superstorm Sandy. Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13) said recently that she expects to have a bill ready for introduction this month that would re-examine the regional school funding formula.…
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Chabad leaders weigh next move in Long Branch
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Rabbi Laibel Shapiro said Monday he is weighing options after the Long Branch zoning board’s denial of an application for a 20,000- square-foot Chabad in the city’s West End business district. “We are very disappointed in the board’s decision. The Jewish community is disappointed,” he said in…
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Reader recalls impact of Supreme Court ruling
A major anniversary in the history of women’s reproductive health has just been celebrated. June 7 was the 48th anniversary of the 1965 Supreme Court ruling, Griswold v. Connecticut, which found that married couples have the right to contraception. Forty-eight years after this decision, 99 percent of women say they have used birth control at…
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Skim Bash surges, expands to Belmar
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The annual Skim Bash competition is expanding and will be held in two locations this year — Sea Bright and Belmar. BELMAR — Competitive skim boarders will ride the wave of the sport’s increasing popularity to Belmar, as the annual Skim Bash competition is expanding to a second location. Skim…
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Ad hoc group to revive downtown beautification
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Members of the Borough Council plan to form an ad hoc committee to work on plans for a historical beautification project for the Main Street corridor along Route 35. Judy Bretzger, a member of Pride in Eatontown, appeared before the council at the June 12 workshop meeting to…
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Dig rigs and reading at Ocean library
The Ocean Township Library at 701 Deal Road is hosting a “Dig Our Rigs” on June 26 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., which will feature Ocean Township’s finest work vehicles and fire engines on display outside. Mayor William F. Larkin will be on hand to help start the day rolling. Children will be allowed…
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High-risk flood zones scaled back under new FEMA maps
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Nearly half of the highest-risk flood zones in Monmouth County have been reduced to more moderate zones under new preliminary maps released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on June 16. The maps, which will be used by local governments throughout the state to guide new construction and post-superstorm…
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Local towns approve of new flood maps
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Sea Bright officials on Monday welcomed new preliminary flood zone maps after waging a seven-month campaign to have the designations reversed. The maps, released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), restore the velocity zone designation to properties along the eastern shore of the borough, and the less stringent A…
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For the birds
By JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent A lone American oystercatcher sits on a nest at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch. If this nest proves successful, it would be the first one known at the park. Harden Fowler stood on the beach at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch, nearly deserted of humans, telling two…
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