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St. Patrick’s Day parade in Little Silver
The 5th Annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration will be held on Saturday, March 16, from 3-10 p.m. at the Little Silver Volunteer Fire Company, 543 Prospect Ave., Little Silver. The celebration will include traditional Irish fare, an open bar and live music by Paddy and the Pale Boys. Children’s games and activities will be organized…
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Casino Night benefits RBR’s youth services
The SOURCE Foundation will hold a Casino Night from 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, at McLoone’s Pier House, One Ocean Ave., Long Branch. Proceeds will benefit The SOURCE, Red Bank Regional High School’s school-based youth services program. The SOURCE offers services to students and their families including individual, group and family counseling, preventative medical…
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Oratorio Choir in concert March 17
RED BANK — Choral works by two renowned 20th- century British composers will be featured in a concert by the Oratorio Choir to be held March 17 at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank (Tower Hill), 255 Harding Road. The choir, which includes singers from more than 20 central New Jersey…
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Residents: FEMA flood maps are flawed, cause hardship
Speakers urge DEP not to adopt new elevations for storm-damaged properties BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Residents, municipal officials and environmentalists urged the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last week to reconsider adopting new flood zone maps and standards for elevating homes in flood zones. During a March 7 public hearing,…
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Dorothy W. Blatchley
Mrs. Blatchley, 83, of Freehold, died March 5, 2013, at Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Wall Township. She was employed as a secretary for the Freehold Township K-8 School District. Mrs. Blatchley was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Charles Blatchley, in 2010; and a daughter, Leigh Breese, in 1981. Surviving are a son,…
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Eva N. Wilson
Mrs. Wilson, 80, of Jackson, formerly of Fair Haven and Freehold Township, died March 4, 2013, at home. She was predeceased by five siblings. Surviving are her husband of 60 years, Walter; three children and their spouses, Donna and Lew Davison of Fair Haven, Sharon and Franz Crane of the Cream Ridge section of Upper…
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Oceanport mulls move after Sandy sidelines Borough Hall
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The courtroom/council meeting room at Oceanport Borough Hall sustained heavy damage during the Oct. 29 superstorm. The Monmouth Boulevard municipal complex was inundated with more than 18 inches of floodwaters. Kenny Walter staff OCEANPORT — With Borough Hall still not fully functional four months after superstorm Sandy, the Borough Council…
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BeachBeat.com arrives online
A new edition of TheBeachBeat.com, Greater Media Newspapers’ digital magazine and resource about the Jersey Shore, will be online at www.thebeachbeat.com on March 14. TheBeachBeat.com keeps readers informed about post-Sandy recovery progress, business reopenings and upcoming events and fundraisers. In addition to post-storm advice, updates about boardwalk rebuilding, and entertainment options to get away from…
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$1,000 grant seeds Red Bank’s planned Community Garden
RED BANK — Members of the Red Bank Community Garden Committee (RBCG) accepted a $1,000 grant from the Garden Club of New Jersey at the New Jersey Flower & Garden Show, held in February at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison. The funds will be used for Red Bank’s first community garden and will…
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