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‘Micah Williams: Portrait Artist’
Aaron Smock, circa January 1819 (Gift of Sarena V. Roome, 1957) The Monmouth County Historical Association will host the first exhibition dedicated to the portraiture of 19th-century New Jersey artist Micah Williams. “Micah Williams: Portrait Artist” will run through Sept. 29 at the Monmouth County Historical Association Museum at 70 Court St. in Freehold Borough.…
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27th annual New Jersey Seafood Festival
For the past 26 years, visitors from all over New Jersey and the region have marked the beginning of summer with one of the Shore’s favorite traditions — the New Jersey Seafood Festival. This year, the festival celebrates its 27th consecutive year in Belmar on June 7, 8 and 9. More than 175,000 people are…
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Branchport Avenue bridge repairs extended
LONG BRANCH — Work to rehabilitate the bridge deck on the Branchport Avenue bridge over Branchport Creek, connecting Oceanport and Long Branch, has been delayed. “Despite the preconstruction testing and evaluation of the bridge, once the upper deck layer was removed, it was evident that additional work was required to repair the bridge deck before…
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Sam Herzog
Mr. Herzog, 83, of Monroe, died May 21, 2013, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1999, he was a builder and developer for 50 years with Deb Associates, East Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Marilee, earlier this year. Surviving are two daughters, Deborah Herzog, and her husband, Richard Reiss, of East Brunswick…
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Virginia A. “Ginny” Gottlieb
Mrs. Gottlieb, 48, of Eatontown, died May 29, 2013, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was born and raised in the Red Bank and Middletown areas to John and Elsie Donovan. She was predeceased by her mother, Elsie; a sister, Theresa Daneman; her father-in-law, Herbert G. Gottlieb; and a niece, Kathryn McCarthy. She is…
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University seeks approval for grandstand, press box
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A rendering depicts the grandstand proposed by Monmouth University at Kessler Field. WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University officials are proposing a new fourstory grandstand equipped with restrooms, a press box and a president’s suite for Kessler Field. Professionals appeared before the West Long Branch zoning board on May 23…
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State will prioritize Sandy grants according to need
BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Thousands of Sandy-impacted homeowners rushed to apply for a share of $780 million in federal mitigation grants last week, prompting the state to announce that all applications will be prioritized based on income, need and level of damage. Grant awards will not be made on a firstcome, first-served basis, according…
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Next chapter
Above: Graduates make their way to their seats during the start of the Monmouth University commencement at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on May 22. Center: Dyala Souza (l) of Kenilworth and Delila Osmankovic (r) of Teaneck share a hug prior to the start of the commencement. Bottom: Rob O’Rourke of West Long…
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State launches suicide-prevention counseling hotline
Suicide is often called a permanent “solution” to a temporary problem. People struggling with depression or hopelessness often cannot imagine a brighter future. Sometimes suicidal behaviors are triggered by events or challenges that overwhelm a person. Seeing a need to continue supporting New Jerseyans who are facing these challenges, Gov. Chris Christie’s administration launched its…
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