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Reader urges bills to ban fracking waste from NJ
Hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, involves injecting gallons of water, chemicals and sand at high pressure to open rock and release natural gas. Numerous concerns have already been raised about the impact of the fracking process itself on drinking water. Now, a new threat has come home to New Jersey. The waste from the…
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Schneider cares for Long Branch
Reading the June 7 Atlanticville article, “Drowning prompts city to revisit beach staffing,” I was touched by the article on the young man drowning by Pier Village. Mayor Adam Schneider, a great and compassionate man, is trying to help: have lifeguards until 6 p.m., and have the police alert bathers to get out of the…
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A new and unhappy twist on ‘Click It or Ticket’ law
CODA GREG BEAN So, you’ve got the wife, the kids and the dog in the backseat of the car, and you’re driving all the way down I-95 from your home in Maine to Florida so that everyone can spend a few days at Walt Disney World, with a side trip to catch the mermaids at…
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Womenomics: Strategies for the climb to the top
Panel advises women to ask for help, use resources to climb corporate ladder BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (l) spoke about issues impacting women in the workforce at the Womenomics panel discussion at Monmouth University on May 30. KRISTEN DALTON When Women Work, New Jersey Works. That was the theme of…
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Author to share stories, photos from book
The American Littoral Society will host a presentation and book signing featuring noted underwater photographer and Brick resident, Herb Segars, who will introduce his new book, “Beneath the Garden State: Exploring Aquatic New Jersey.” The event will be held 7:30 p.m. June 27 at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave. in Monmouth Beach.…
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WLB to update tax maps prior to reval
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Before the revaluation of borough properties can get underway, the state is requiring that all the borough tax maps be updated. At the June 6 meeting, the Borough Council authorized Francis Mullan, borough engineer with T&M Associates, to make the necessary revisions to the tax maps.…
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Oceanfest 3 ON 3 to be held July 4
The Long Branch Department of Recreation will host its annual Oceanfest 3 ON 3 Basketball Tournament 10 a.m. July 4 in the parking lot on the Laird Street side of the Ocean Place Resort and Conference Center on Ocean Boulevard. The tournament will have high school boys and girls divisions only. The tournament is double…
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Beck: New Jersey economy is improving
11th-District legislators discuss taxes, school funding in Long Branch BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Sen. Jennifer Beck (R 11th District) spread some good news last week when she said the state’s finances are in good shape. Beck, along with Assemblywomen Caroline Casagrande and Mary Pat Angelini (R-11th District) spoke during a June…
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