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County lease for DPW facility at fort approved
FMERA grants sublease over public concerns about contamination, transparency BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Despite public opposition, plans for a regional public works facility at Fort Monmouth will proceed now that the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) has granted a sublease to Monmouth County. After a contentious discussion that was punctuated by disapproval from…
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Local haunts
Guests listen as Allan Savolaine (not pictured) relates stories about some of the graves at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Matawan, on Oct. 20. The two-hour tour included tales of the 1916 Matawan Creek shark attack victims, the Great Matawan fire of 1901, and ghost sightings at Rose Hill. The cemetery tour is one of many…
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City of Long Branch Office of Emergency Management
Hurricane Sandy Advisory The Long Branch Office of Emergency Management (LBOEM) is advising that residents can stay informed about emergencies and disasters that are occurring in our area, and what the LBOEM is doing to help residents during adverse conditions. LBOEM uses a variety of public information tools to communicate emergency information and information regarding…
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Long Branch: Mandatory evacuations in some areas
LB Middle School serving as shelter Long Branch has designated the area from Ocean Boulevard to the beach, from the Deal border to North Long Branch, as a mandatory evacuation zone, according to the city’s website. Residents north of Atlantic Avenue are also in a mandatory evacuation zone and being asked to leave immediately. All…
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Sandy could bring “life-threatening surge” Monday
Flood warnings in effect for Monmouth, Ocean counties BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Ocean Grove fishing pier, at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28. (Bob Waitt)Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall on the New Jersey Coast Monday evening, according to a report released by the National Weather Service (NWS) Sunday night. Winds will…
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Temporary shelters in place for Eatontown and West Long Branch
By Nicole Antonucci Staff Writer The West Long Branch police department is advising residents to shelter in place, or stay at home, during Hurricane Sandy unless conditions become too dangerous. If ordered to evacuate, or if a residence becomes too dangerous to remain in, West Long Branch residents should go to Shore Regional High School…
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Send us your team photos
Be part of the Greater Media team. Send your team photos. Greater Media News/StringFly wants you to submit team sports photos. It can be any sport or activity — baseball, football, soccer, cheer squad — and from any high school, Little League, or community league team. When you submit the photo, tell us the name…
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sport shorts
Gettysburg College junior Connor Darrell, a graduate of Allentown High School, was tabbed the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week following a pair of strong performances in the cage during the week that ended Oct. 13. Darrell turned away 15 of 17 shots in a 1-1 week for Gettysburg’s men’s soccer team. The junior…
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Millstone U11 boys win Spookarama
“The Demolition” may have been dressed up as ne’er-do-wells, but team members were rewarded for their top-ranking moves on the field as they took first place at the 16th annual Spookarama soccer tournament. Pictured in the back row (l-r) are coaches A.J. Kleschinsky, Tom Murphy and Jim Whitney; second row (l-r), Corey Arthur, Ethan Kleschinsky,…
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