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FEMA expands housing available to Sandy victims
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Additional temporary housing units are being readied for residents who were displaced by the superstorm and are still residing in hotels and motels. The temporary housing units at Fort Monmouth are expected to be ready for occupancy by the end of the month, representatives of the Federal Emergency…
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Storm, shootings put focus on mental health
Recent events such as superstorm Sandy and the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., have brought the subject of mental health care to the forefront. Unfortunately, the focus on mental health care and mental wellness usually only occurs after highly visible tragic events. The fact is that while behavioral health treatment needs…
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Snow geese, seen here at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, Atlantic County, are rarely seen traveling alone and can form flocks of several hundred thousand. This makes finding suitable accommodations a little tricky, but somehow they manage. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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This is what happens when the GOP is in total control
CODA GREG BEAN So there was the state of my nativity, Wyoming, in the news again last night for yet another wacky law they’re considering — this time a bill sponsored by eight members of the state House of Representatives and two state senators declaring that any federal law that attempts to ban semi-automatic firearms,…
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Concert at Reformation Lutheran Church
WEST LONG BRANCH — Reformation Lutheran Church, 992 Broadway, will host a concert Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. to raise money and donations to support the church food pantry and clothes closet. The concert will feature country music by Kevin John Allen & the Lonely Teardrops Band, longtime jersey musicians. Also featured will be Carol…
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Organ recital at St. James’ Jan. 20
LONG BRANCH — The 2012-13 Music at St. James’ series continues on Jan. 20 at 4:30 p.m. with a recital by American organist Andrew H. Yeargin. Composers J.S. Bach, Cesar Franck and McNeil Robins will be featured in the program. Yeargin maintains an extensive career as a recitalist, accompanist, conductor and church musician. He currently…
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Takanassee breach to be restored to stem flooding
Lake banks, spillway would be fortified BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Plans are being expedited for restoration of the eastern bank of Lake Takanassee, which was breached during superstorm Sandy, opening the lake to the Atlantic Ocean. Plans also call for rebuilding the spillway that allows the water level of the lake…
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A hotel room to call home as resident waits to rebuild
For North Long Branch resident, recovery is stalled by bureaucratic red tape BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Clockwise from top left: Damage from superstorm Sandy has forced Vera Pizzo to leave her Long Branch home and live at hotels. Floodwaters that inundated the neighborhood are visible from the porch of her home. Debris from damaged…
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Utility responds to call for changes following Sandy
Long Branch mayor says initiatives are a ‘step in the right direction’ BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The parking lot at Monmouth Park in Oceanport provided a staging area for utility trucks, as well as a shelter for several thousand out-of-area workers involved in restoring power in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. BILL DENVER/EQUIPHOTO Jersey…
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