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Long Branch approves $50.4M budget for 2012
Finance director: City seeking long-term revenue sources BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council unanimously adopted a $50.4 million budget for 2012, an increase of $2.6 million from last year’s $47.4 million spending plan. The budget includes a $34.3 million tax levy,whichisa5percentincreaseoverlast year’s $32.6 million levy. More than $550,000 of the increase…
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Spend a weekend steeped in history
Weekend in Old Monmouth tour of 40 historic sites May 5-6 The Weekend in Old Monmouth tour returns for the fourth year with 40 historic sites throughout Monmouth County open to visitors interested in local history. Hours for most sites are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, and from noon to…
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Mayors seek return of tax revenues siphoned off by state
Loss of energy receipt tax, school funding formula burden local towns BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Local municipalities are being shortchanged and under-funded, and taxpayers are being forced to carry more of the tax burden because of the way the state collects and distributes tax revenues, a group of local mayors said last week. “It’s…
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Corey Habin, of Alabama, clears debris from a wooded area while volunteering during Eatontown’s annual Cleanup Day on April 29. CHRIS KELLY
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The Upper Freehold Allentown SoccerAssociation will hold tryouts for its travel soccer teams May 5 at the Mark Harbourt Soccer Complex on Old York Road in Upper Freehold. For the tryout schedule, information on age eligibility, team and contact details, go to www.ufasoccer.com. There is no cost to try out, and advance registration is not…
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Redbird golf team one win away from qualifying for state tourney
A llentown High School’s golf team ended a three-game losing streak to Notre Dame, Hopewell Valley and West Windsor-Plainsboro South with a triumph over Robbinsville and can clinch an NJSIAA tournament berth with one more victory. The Redbirds, now 6-3, had a scheduled match onMay 1 at Cream Ridge Golf Course against Lawrence, which it…
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Redbirds return to MCT with opening-round win
Allentown softball team sporting 12-2 record BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School second baseman Jane Minar makes a diving play on this ground ball during the Redbirds’ recent 6-1 win over Raritan High School at the April 21 Stephanie Coonan Memorial Softball Tournament held at Raritan, Hazlet. The Allentown softball team is 12-2 this…
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John Powell exhibit opens in Red Bank
“Riverside Bouquet” Beacon FineArts Gallery in Red Bank will host the opening of an exhibit of paintings by John Powell on May 4 and 5. Opening receptions will be held 7-9:30 p.m. on Friday and 5-9 p.m. Saturday at the gallery located at 61 Monmouth St. Powell, a lyrical realist painter, was born in Hollywood,…
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Bereavement group slates May 7 meeting
The Compassionate Friends, Mercer Chapter, will hold its monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. May 7 at the Capital Health System of Hamilton, 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton Township. The group’s mission is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others…
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