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Burnham behind bars
Former Brookdale president to pay back $44K with accrued vacation time BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Former Brookdale Community College President Peter F. Burnham is sentenced to five years in prison in Superior Court in Freehold on Nov. 30. KEITH HEUMILLER Peter F. Burnham is now in prison, after being sentenced to five years in…
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Legislative office serves as toy drop
RED BANK — The legislative office of Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-11th District) and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-13th) will partner with Operation Jersey Shore Santa to help ensure that families affected by superstorm Sandy will have a happy holiday season. Members of the Operation Jersey Shore Santa board include Jackie O’Leary, Stephanie Frederick, Dan O’Leary, Marcy…
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Medicaid needs to be expanded
The Affordable Care Act offers unique benefits for the uninsured and helps New Jersey take strides in mending our troubled economy. Expanding Medicaid will give over 300,000 uninsured New Jerseyans access to health coverage. Currently, one in four New Jersey adults without dependents does not have health coverage. Additionally, small businesses in New Jersey would…
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Some holiday traditions are not for the faint of heart
CODA GREG BEAN As I was grazing through the Greater Media Newspapers website last week, I came across a notice soliciting favorite family stories for their Holiday Traditions special section that will be published Dec. 19-20. “Does your family have a special holiday or festival tradition that helps mark the holiday and ties the generations…
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Scissors for Sandy cut-a-thon Dec. 10
RED BANK — A Red Bank salon is spearheading a national initiative to help residents of the eastern United States, including the Jersey Shore and parts of New York, impacted by the Oct. 29 superstorm that devastated entire communities and displaced thousands. Salon Concrete owner Christine Zilinski has created Scissors for Sandy, a nationwide cut-a-thon…
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Housing at fort being readied for Sandy evacuees
FEMA renovating 45 units to house local residents displaced by superstorm BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A rea residents displaced by superstorm Sandy will begin to be placed in temporary housing at Fort Monmouth this month, a spokeswoman for the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) said last week. A former U.S. Army lodging building, Building…
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Sea Bright community looks beyond Sandy
Businesses, residents begin to rebuild after storm devastates borough BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The owners of Anjelica’s restaurant on Ocean Avenue express their determination to recover from Sandy by referencing a Bruce Springsteen song. Beyond the boarded-up storefronts and mountains of sand piled along the beachfront, signs of recovery can be seen throughout Sea…
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Towns give JCP&L storm wish list
Resolution to be adopted by governing bodies asks for improved response BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A capital plan for infrastructure upgrades and on-site support for municipalities during power outages are among the improvements locals mayors are asking Jersey Central Power & Light to adopt in response to severe weather events. Drawn up as a…
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