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Monmouth County SPCA to host annual Fur Ball
The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) Fur Ball will be held at iPlay America’s Encore Event Center in Freehold on April 20, 6-11 p.m. Tickets are $150 per person and include an open bar, fine dining, a silent and live auction, and live music by local band Brian Kirk…
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Property revaluation raises West Long Branch tax rate
Public hearing on $10.2 million budget scheduled for April 17 BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — With $230 million in lost property values due to a recent borough-wide revaluation, the borough is raising the tax rate for 2013 by approximately 14.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. “As you all know, this…
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Painting a brighter picture for Monmouth County
Countywide cultural initiative rallies artists, businesses to promote tourism, growth BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MoCo partners Pam Marvin (l) and Vaune Peck display the group’s novel approach to organizing a meeting, dubbed “Open Space Technology.” Attendees proposed agenda items and discussion points, then formed ad-hoc committees to discuss them. KEITH HEUMILLER After two years…
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Sandy damage repaired, county reopens Skateplex
Beach badges for Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park available now BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Skateplex at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, the Monmouth County Park System’s only skatepark, reopened last week after repairs were made to damage sustained during superstorm Sandy. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MONMOUTH COUNTY PARK SYSTEM The skateboarding community can breathe a collective…
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Eatontown plans to acquire track, athletic fields at fort
Mayor: Facilities would be shared by Recreation Dept., schools BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The running track on Fort Monmouth is part of 10-acre parcel that Eatontown is seeking to acquire for use by residents and the public school district. COURTESY OF FMERA Eatontown officials and members of the Board of Education are moving forward…
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New Jerseyans have fresh perspective on farming
More growers are going organic, joining communitysupported agriculture BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Elaine Taylor tends to the organic crops that are grown at Shangri La Farm, Howell. About one year ago, Taylor co-founded a cooperative whose members pay $35 for a 15-pound bag of seasonal produce, a half-dozen eggs, a piece of cheese and…
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Double homicide investigation in Long Branch
Missing persons report leads to discovery of two murder victims By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A man and a woman involved in a romantic relationship were found dead this week at a Sairs Avenue home, the victims of an apparent homicide. The murders of Maria Yolanda Cotejo-Munoz, 35, of 678 Joline Ave.,…
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Trainer Kelly Breen is assured of having an entry in this year’s Kentucky Derby. The Breen-trained Black Onyx won the $550,000 Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes at the Turfway Park in Florence, Ky., on March 23. By winning the Grade III Kentucky Derby Prep, Black Onyx, which was a 15-1 shot, earned 50 points in…
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Allentown’s veteran baseball squad prepared for 2013 season
Redbirds open on April 2 against Hamilton West BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s baseball team will come into its regular season opener on April 2 at home against Hamilton High School West after playing six scrimmages in four days through March 26 at the Ripkin Experience in Myrtle Beach, S.C. It’s the third…
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