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Host families sought for exchange students
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) seeks local host families for English-speaking male and female high school students ages 15-18 from a variety of countries around the world. Each ASSE student is fully insured, brings his or her own personal spending money, and expects to bear his or her share of household responsibilities, as well…
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City may bond to complete Bath Ave. roadwork
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — After exhausting the previous funding awarded to repair and repave Bath Avenue, the City Council may bond to finish the final leg of the road project. The council discussed bonding for $275,000 as part of a larger capital projects bond ordinance during the June 26 workshop meeting, where…
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Uniforms, supplies needed for back-to-school drive
LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Concordance Family Success Center (LBC) is accepting donations for its sixth annual Back to School Uniform and School Supply Drive to be heldAug. 18. Gently used school uniforms and new school supplies are needed for families in the greater Long Branch area. Individuals, civic groups, and local organizations are…
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Best Day at the Beach returns for 4th summer
Volunteers help stage surfing program for special-needs children BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A voiunteer helps a youngster surf at last year’s Best Day at the Beach camp in Long Branch. ERIC SUCAR staff LONG BRANCH — For Alexis Downham, organizing an annual series of surfing events for special-needs children has become easier over time. Downham,…
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Up, up and away!
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN My father-in-law was a mechanic for Pan Am from 1961 until the airline went out of business in 1991. As a child, Joe— my husband and comic book enthusiast — was fascinated by his dad’s occupation: repairing planes and the physical scale of that undertaking. Joe has told me that plane…
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Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink
A fter years of encouraging friends and family to give up the bottle and go for the tap, I found myself carting bottled water to them this weekend. The New Jersey American Water pipe breaks have affected 22 communities and left up to nearly a quarter of a million people without safe, reliable water with…
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Competition needed in N.J. online wagering
This is a copy of a letter that was sent to Gov. Chris Christie. I am writing about the sorry state of online horse race wagering in New Jersey. There are literally dozens of legal websites based in the United States — but not in New Jersey — where race fans from all over the…
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Doll and teddy tea party set for July 15
The Township of Ocean Historical Museum’s annual American Doll and Teddy Bear Tea Party will take place under tents at the EdenWoolley house on Deal Road 1-3 p.m. July 15. For tickets call 732-531-6040 or 732-531-2136.
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