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Brookdale ends season winning NJCAA tourney consolation match
Brookdale Community College’s men’s soccer team couldn’t have drawn a more difficult assignment at the National Junior College Athletic Conference (NJCAA) Division III National Championship Tournament. The Jersey Blues drew the No. 1 team in the country and top-seed Herkimer County Community College in Herkimer, N.Y., in their Nov. 8 first-round game. Brookdale proved it…
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RFH girls defend as Gilmartin wins CJ II cross-country title
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Red Bank Catholic High School’s Rob Napolitano (No. 8) turned in a personal best of 15:09 for 5,000-meters at the Shore Conference Cross-Country Championships. On Nov. 17, the Caseys’ senior will make his bid for a state title at Holmdel Park. JEFF GRANIT staff Red Bank Regional High School’s Krysten…
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Sandy wallops wallets of towns and counties
Governing bodies must dip into coffers until FEMA funds come through BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer There’s no question that Sandy did a number on New Jersey. For many governing bodies in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, just what that number is remains a lingering question. From overtime worked by police and public works employees for…
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Monmouth hosts largest evacuation center
Overview of evacuation shelter at the MAC. JIM REME WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University hosted the largest emergency evacuation center in New Jersey for residents impacted by superstorm Sandy. More than 1,000 people were housed in the Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC) and Boylan Gymnasium. The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office and the Monmouth University Police…
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Surviving the five-day Sandy ‘hurrication’
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Like everyone else along New Jersey’s coastline, my family and I were anxious about Sandy’s approach. We live in a historic waterfront town, and our brightly colored colonial built in 1852 sits just 300 feet from Raritan Bay. This house has withstood numerous storms since the Civil War and earlier, but…
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New Jersey voters OK two public questions
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer New Jersey residents approved two statewide public questions in the Nov. 6 election. The first question asked voters if they wanted to allow the state to issue bonds in the total principal amount of $750 million. Proceeds from the bonds will be used to provide grants to New Jersey’s public…
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Long Branch Elks throw a party Dec. 8
LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Elks will host a holiday dance party on Dec. 8, at the lodge at 150 Garfield Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the party gets under way at 8 p.m. Reservations are $30 per person and include light fare, drink specials and live entertainment by The Cameos oldies…
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13th annual Antique and Collectibles Show Dec. 1 & 2
LONG BRANCH — The Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce will present the 13th December Antiques and Collectibles Show on Saturday and Sunday Dec. 1 and 2 at the new Long Branch Middle School. There will be something for everyone, from beginners or seasoned collectors, interior decorators, a homeowner looking for décor or a holiday…
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Sandy mobilizes VNA outreach to community
Staff checks on medicines, emergency supplies in place at shelters BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Correspondent Marie Perillo (r) and Leonora Chojnowski, registered nurses with the VNA Health Group, provide support to an evacuated resident during superstorm Sandy. Reports of the impending superstorm set the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group (VNAHG) staff into motion even before Sandy…
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