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Romney-Ryan plan would end two programs
A s an elder law attorney for several years and a former surrogate of Monmouth County, I am very concerned about the threat to Medicare and Medicaid, which the Republican candidates for president and vice president pose to the future of these programs. In both 2011 and 2012, Paul Ryan presented budgets to the Congress…
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International Day
Ava Cederdahl, portraying astronaut Sally Ride (l) and Olivia DuPont, as Betsy Ross, take part in International Day at Red Bank Charter School in Red Bank on Oct. 25. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Towns see contested races in 2012 elections
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Council seats are up for grabs in four of six local towns where incumbents are facing a challenge in the Nov. 6 election. In Fair Haven, Republican Mayor Benjamin Lucarelli is running unopposed to fill the remaining two years of a term vacated when former Mayor Michael Halfacre was appointed…
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Fair Haven’s First Floors House Tour set for Dec. 14
FAIR HAVEN — The Fair Haven PTA will host the biennial Fair Haven’s First Floors House Tour on Dec. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This event is one of the key fundraisers for the Fair Haven School District, according to a press release. The 2012 holiday tour features eight distinctive Fair Haven homes,…
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Racetrack plans to expand into entertainment venue
Planner retained to create Monmouth Park concept plan for year-round amenities BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The new decisionmakers at Monmouth Park expect to come up with a long-term development plan to turn the racetrack into an entertainment hub. “We are looking at an on-site hotel, a water park, stand-alone restaurants,” Bob Kulina,…
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Sixth District race reprises Pallone vs. Little contest
Incumbent Dem and GOP challenger cite jobs, healthcare as local and national issues BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The race for the 6th District Congressional seat is a repeat of the 2010 challenge by Highlands Mayor Anna Little to 12-term incumbent Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. In the Nov. 6 election, Pallone, a Democrat, faces off…
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Sandy leaves widespread destruction
Sandy has officially rolled away from the Garden State, leaving in her wake a mass of loss and devastation that may never fully be healed. As of Oct. 31, more than 260,000 Monmouth County residents were without power, accounting for 93 percent of JCP&L customers in the county. Traffic lights dangled lifeless in the breeze,…
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Ready to tally
Many choices for voters on Nov. 6 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Voting machines are ready to be rolled out from the Monmouth County Board of Elections office in Freehold. JEFF GRANIT staff School board candidates join political office-seekers on ballot in most towns F or the first time, voters who to go the…
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