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Pallone to activists: Environment under attack
Congressman tells Sierra Club, Clearwater, that legislation could destroy protections BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. MIDDLETOWN — Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. doesn’t want to scare anyone: but the environment is in danger. “Environmental protection is under very severe attack,” the 6th District Democratic congressman said on April 23. “If things don’t change…
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Out of Jersey, into Africa: women on the rise
Local women to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and raise awareness, funds for charities BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Jill Lauren Quaranta (l-r), Michelle Cicalese, Candice Harris-Belfer, Susan Belfer and Nicki Francis, along with Linda Chorney (not pictured), will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in September to raise awareness and funds for charities. KRISTEN DALTON LONG BRANCH — Six…
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Greater Shore Band in concert May 8
The Greater Shore Concert Band will hold its annual spring concert 7:30 p.m. May 8 at Reformation Lutheran Church, 992 Broadway, West Long Branch. The 50-plus-piece orchestra, under the direction of James Bast, is composed of area residents. The performance will include marches, show tunes and classical music. The concert is part of a series…
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Speak Up for Kids open house May 7
In recognition of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 6- 12), Neelam Sell, M.D., a developmental behavioral pediatrician at The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, will host a free open house from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 7 in the 255 building in SH001 at the Children’s hospital. The event is part of…
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Host towns feel impact of fort closing; look to future
Eatontown, O’port mayors look for opportunities in the redevelopment process BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo (center) and Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon (r) speak about impacts the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth will have on their communities during a public forum at Gibbs Hall on April 24. NICOLE ANTONUCCI TINTON FALLS — The…
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Name-calling can begin a downward spiral
Recently, there has been a flurry of news about “name calling” in New Jersey. Although name-calling is often seen as harmless, such as in the saying “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” that is far from the truth. As a licensed psychologist and president of the New Jersey…
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They’ve drawn one more ridiculous line in the sand
CODA GREG BEAN Here’s today’s theoretical question: What’s lower than whale manure? Answer: The national approval rating for Congress if they don’t get this student loan nightmare sorted out by the July 1 deadline, and the interest rate on 7.4 million student loans doubles from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. According to the folks who…
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Expanded boardwalk added to final phase of Pier Village
Public hearing on mixed-use development set for May 8 BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — An expanded boardwalk and a concert stage are new design elements added to plans for the third phase of the Pier Village beachfront redevelopment project. Nearly two years after the City Council approved plans for the third phase of…
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