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Child Abuse Awareness Month: Make prevention a priority
Child abuse is a crime most don’t want to talk about. Or get involved with. How do you know for sure the child next door is being abused or neglected? What if you’re wrong? But worse … what if you’re right? April is designated as Child Abuse Awareness Month. Abuse prevention needs to be a…
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New Jersey found a pot of gold, and wants to keep it
CODA GREG BEAN There’s a big tussle going on between the state of New Jersey and many of the companies that issue and distribute gift cards over who gets to keep the money left on the table if Cousin Brucie only spends $45 of the $50 gift card you sent him for graduation from tech…
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Democrats slate meeting, talk for April 19
The Coastal Monmouth Democratic Club will host a presentation by Lauren Skowronski, state campaign director, who oversees all statewide organizing, education, and recruitment efforts. The presentation will follow a short business meeting 7:30 p.m. April 19 at the Ocean Township Recreation Center, 615 West Park Ave., Oakhurst. Light refreshments and beverages will be served. The…
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Eatontown approves $22M budget for 2012
Police salaries, health insurance account for major share of spending plan BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council approved a $22.6 million municipal budget for the 2012 fiscal year following a public hearing at its April 11 meeting. The budget represents an increase of $576,803 over the 2011 spending plan of $22…
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L.B. to bond for parking meters
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Despite an outcry from residents, city officials are moving ahead with a controversial plan to install parking meters along the beachfront. The City Council unanimously voted to introduce an $855,000 bond ordinance during theApril 10 meeting that would fund the purchase of the meters, much to the chagrin…
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Surfrider Foundation advocates for coastal issues
Jersey Shore Chapter takes on causes ranging from water quality to beach access BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Demonstrators make their opposition to a planned beachfront development known during an April 14 rally in Asbury Park. KENNY WALTER The mission of national environmental nonprofit Surfrider Foundation can be summed up in three words, all having to…
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Source of Wampum Lake pollution in dispute
Board members differ on Fort Monmouth as cause of contamination BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The source of heavy metal contamination in Wampum Lake in Eatontown remains a topic of debate among officials involved in the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth. According to Frank Barricelli, a member of the Fort Monmouth Restoration Advisory Board (RAB), the…
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Canines and dog lovers get to know each other during a Monmouth County SPCA adoption event held at Paws and Pose Pet Boutique at Pier Village in Long Branch on April 14. ERIC SUCAR staff
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