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O’port taps firms for flood mitigation, reimbursement
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Borough officials are bringing in outside firms to identify ways to flood-proof properties and secure reimbursement of storm-related expenses. During a Nov. 29 emergency Town Hall meeting, Mayor Michael Mahon said the borough has retained two consulting firms to help recover funds expended as a result of the…
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Feasibility of plan for GSP Exit 105 questioned
Turnpike Authority will accept public comment through Jan. 28 BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Residents and public officials raised concerns last week that plans to reconfigure the Garden State Parkway (GSP) Exit 105 interchange are a temporary solution to serious local traffic problems. During a presentation and public comment session at the…
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‘100 Square Inches’ at the Art Alliance
The December exhibit at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County is “100 Square Inches.” As the name implies, each piece in the exhibit measures 100 square inches. The window artist for this exhibit is potter Christina Paraskevas Carlson, who has been creating pottery for more than 20 years and is a pottery instructor at the…
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Share your cherished traditions
Do you remember the excitement of lighting the eighth menorah candle; listening for reindeer hooves on the roof; being allowed to stay up to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve; celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa; offering food and chanting the Buddha’s teachings? Does your family have a special holiday or festival tradition…
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Beach Music will rock the Pony for young hurricane victims
As seen in TheBeachBeat.com BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Every year, Danny White, owner of Beach Music Studios in Belmar, hosts a holiday party for families of his students to attend at the historic Stone Pony in Asbury Park. He usually asks families to bring one unwrapped toy to be donated to Manna House, a…
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December events at E. Branch Library
SHREWSBURY — The Eastern Branch Library will present programs for the community during December, including a look at the history of Sandy Hook, excerpts from holiday ballet classic “The Nutcracker,” and a warm-up for a Lego competition. Dec. 7, 11 a.m., A Tribute to Sandy Hook’s Contributions During World War II. Sandy Hook Park…
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Jersey Rising benefit concert Saturday
Jersey Rising – A Benefit Concert for Sandy Survivors will take place Saturday, Dec. 8, 2 -8 p.m., at Bar A, 703 16th Ave, Lake Como. Tickets are $20. Jersey Rising is a team of volunteers putting together a series of benefit concerts to help those on the Jersey Shore impacted by superstorm Sandy. Jersey…
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Ferdinand K. “Fred” Platzer Jr.
Mr. Platzer, 56, of Howell, died Nov. 18, 2012, suddenly, from a fall, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y. Mr. Platzer was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving on the U.S.S. King. He was the owner/operator of A Chimney Man, Howell. Prior…
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History by lantern light
BY MARIE MABER Correspondent Guides in historical garb will lead groups of tourgoers on the Historic Four Corners Lantern Tour this weekend. Each year on an early December night, about 200 people tread on worn brick paths lit by luminarias along Sycamore Avenue at Broad Street (Route 35), Shrewsbury’s Historic Four Corners. They are there…
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