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The beach is beaten, but it will return
AROUND TOWN AMY ROSEN This summer I got the best assignment ever — to tell the world about the great things to see and do at the Jersey Shore via TheBeachBeat.com, a Greater Media Newspapers online publication that made its debut in June. I spent the summer walking the boardwalks and getting to know the…
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We couldn’t imagine such destruction — now we can
CODA GREG BEAN The electric power to our neighborhood in East Brunswick, near the Milltown border, went off at around 10 p.m. Oct. 29, a few hours after Sandy made landfall on the Jersey Shore. It was a long, dark night with plenty of big wind, but when the sun came up Tuesday morning, there…
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Church will host Christmas concert
COLTS NECK — The community is invited to get into the Christmas spirit with a free Christmas concert to be performed at the Colts Neck Reformed Church at 2 p.m. Dec. 9. Celebration Ringers, a 16-member high school hand-bell choir; Alleluia Jazz, an instrumental group for those high school age and older; and Jubilation, a…
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Split committee takes step to permit cellular tower
Issue in Colts Neck has lingered since 2007 BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Township Committee has taken a step that is likely to result in the placement of a cellular communications tower on municipal property adjacent to Colts Neck High School. At a recent meeting, the committee voted 3-2 to approve…
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Power companies shed light on post-Sandy effort
JCP&L spokesman: This is the worst damage we’ve ever seen in the history of the company BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Downed power lines like these on Lafayette Road, Marlboro, on Nov. 2, were the cause of many of New Jersey’s problems after Sandy. MARK ROSMAN A lthough the effects of Hurricane Sandy in various…
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Power loss meant Colts Neck had to deal with no water
Officials have been trying to make utilities aware of unusual situation BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer When power is lost in Colts Neck, residents must battle a monster that is unknown to many people in neighboring communities. Because homes and buildings in Colts Neck run on septic tanks and well water systems, a lack of…
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Photo
In the days following Hurricane Sandy’s Oct. 29 visit to New Jersey, this was a common site — residents lining up to fill containers with gas so they could return home and power a generator during a time when their residence had no electricity. This photo was taken at a Gulf gas station on Route…
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How to get your sports news in the paper
If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…
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NJSIAA playoff games re-scheduled due to Sandy
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Scholastic sports can bring stricken communities together. However, even they couldn’t escape the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, sending New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) officials and athletic directors scurrying for alternative schedules for the state tournaments that were supposed to begin play last week. The NJSIAA pushed the starting…
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