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Ordinance helps property owners in flood zones
Long Branch to raise height limit for structures in flood zones BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — In order to eliminate the need for a variance for properties being elevated for flood mitigation, the maximum height of structures in flood zones would be raised by 3 feet. During the Feb. 12 meeting, the…
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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February has been designated National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, a time to educate young people about dating violence prevention and the importance of healthy relationships. Teens experience the same types of relationship abuse as their adult counterparts; however, they often have the added pressure of abuse that comes from texts, emails and social media…
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Reader urges Congress to act on VAWA bill
The “Violence Against Women Act” (VAWA) has had a profound impact on the fight to end violence against women since it was first authorized in 1994. The Justice Department has stated that from 1993 to 2010, the rate of intimate partner violence has declined 67 percent. When a woman is in an abusive relationship, the…
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Support the Special Olympics ‘home team’
On behalf of Special Olympics New Jersey, I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the support of Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno with the signing of bill S1855. This bill designates our organization as one of the New Jersey charitable funds residents may choose to endorse with a donation on their…
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The monarch butterfly, seen here at the Forsythe National Wildlife Reserve, Oceanville, is one of the few insects capable of making a trans-Atlantic crossing. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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SBA loan centers assist Sandy victims
The Sayreville and Long Branch Disaster Recovery Centers serving Hurricane Sandy survivors recently became SBA (U.S. Small Business Association) Disaster Loan Outreach Centers. Both centers remain at the current locations and continue their previous operating hours, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. The centers are located at the following locations: Middlesex…
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Monmouth University students Jessica Dayton (l-r), Kate Muller, Kelly Coulson, Sarah Meyer and Jordan Fanelli deliver supplies to Union Beach Memorial School on Feb. 7. The school was heavily damaged during superstorm Sandy and its classes are currently being held at the Holy Family School building in Hazlet. Monmouth students and faculty collected supplies from…
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Vacant motel site to be redeveloped
Planning Board OKs Quick Chek with fueling station BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The borough Planning Board approved plans for a Quick Chek convenience store and gas station on the site of the vacant Sands Motel on Route 35 at the Feb. 11 meeting, Redevelopment of the 4.13-acre site is an element of…
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Pilot program expected to decrease tax appeals
O’Scanlon: Demonstration will save towns money, improve budget process BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon A pilot project undertaken by Monmouth County in cooperation with local municipalities is expected to eliminate spikes in property assessments and reduce the number of tax appeals. State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-13th District), a sponsor of the Real…
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