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New public safety director takes the helm of LBPD
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — New Director of Public Safety Jason Roebuck has been named to head a leaner but capable Long Branch Police Department. The City Council officially named Roebuck to replace Alphonse Muolo during the March 12 City Council meeting. Muolo, who was named director in 2010, will remain with…
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Future voters need to become an informed electorate
To the future doctors, business people, police officers, scientists, judges, and most importantly, future voters: I wish to convey not only the importance of decision, but also the importance that we, the adolescents of society, carry as we grow toward adulthood. Each individual has a voice, and each individual voice has the right to be…
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Readers weigh in on failure of U.S. Do Not Call Registry
CODA GREG BEAN No column I’ve written in months has generated as much reader response as the Feb. 27 piece concerning the apparently useless National Do Not Call Registry, and the fact that so many of us are being bombarded at all hours of the day by telemarketers — in spite of the fact that…
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A salamander takes part in the annual migration in East Brunswick, Middlesex County, on March 12. Each year as spring approaches, the amphibians cross Beekman Road to reach vernal pools for breeding. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE EAST BRUNSWICK ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
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Shared superintendent in place in W.L.B., Shore Regional districts
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Shore Regional High School District and West Long Branch School District boards of education have approved the hiring of a superintendent in a shared-service agreement. Thomas Farrell, former principal of New Egypt High School, Plumsted, will serve as the new superintendent for both districts at…
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Business, property owners oppose Chabad proposal
Zoning board delays vote to allow public comment BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Another round of testimony regarding the controversial Chabad of the Shore proposal was heard last week without the Long Branch Zoning Board of Adjustment rendering a decision. Because of time constraints, the board did not make a final ruling…
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O’Dowd: Sandy may drive rise in health, abuse issues
Dept. of Health chief says programs will support storm-related health issues BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Mary E. O’Dowd is escorted on a tour of Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch by Dr. Frank Vozos, CEO of the hospital, on March 14. NICOLE ANTONUCCI Incidents of mental health problems,…
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Sandy aid sought to restore coastal lakes, ecosystem
Bill seeks aid for improving lakes and tributaries BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Proposed legislation would dedicate some of the federal Sandy aid to restoration of coastal lakes like Lake Takanassee in Elberon, which was breached during the superstorm. ERIC SUCAR Environmental groups are advocating for federal Sandy aid to go beyond local beaches to…
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Help for Sandy victims when all other options run out
Long-Term Recovery Group taps Monmouth County’s unique volunteer resources BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer More than 150 professionals, activists and volunteers listen to a FEMA presentation during the March 6 meeting of the Monmouth County Long-Term Recovery Group at the Monmouth County Library headquarters in Manalapan. ERIC SUCAR staff Dozens of area nonprofit groups, charities…
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