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Boro Council adopts change to mobile home ordinance
Land use law standard adopted for spacing of units BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council amended zoning regulations to reconcile conflicting rules governing the spacing of mobile homes at the Feb. 8 meeting. During the regular meeting, the council passed an amendment to the zoning section of the land-use ordinance to…
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Eatontown BOE begins 2012-13 budget process
Board votes in favor of moving school election to Nov. general election BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Although the 2012- 13 school budget won’t be presented to the public until the end of March, the Eatontown Public School District Board of Education has begun to review expenses and possible revenue sources to balance…
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Rail safety blueprint to promote safety, cut deaths
Long Branch crossing one of four high-priority locations in the state BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer A NJ Transit train passes through the grade crossing at Chelsea and Fifth avenues in Long Branch, one of four high-priority locations identified by the agency and the state Department of Transportation that will receive safety improvements to prevent…
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Negro Leaguer: ‘We just wanted to play baseball’
Former players speak on experience in segregated leagues BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Former Negro League baseball players Pedro Sierra (l-r) and Robert Scott speak about their experiences playing in a segregated league at a program presented on Feb. 9 by Monmouth University in West Long Branch in celebration of Black History Month. Below: Sierra speaks…
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Fire routs West End businesses
Jones: City will look to help those impacted BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Firefighters from Long Branch and surrounding towns work to contain a blaze that broke out in a vacant building on Brighton Avenue and was spread to other structures by strong winds. More photos, page 14 and gmnews.com. CHRIS KELLY Several Long Branch businesses…
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Red Cross assists Long Branch fire victims
Kenny Walter LONG BRANCH — The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross is providing assistance to residents and businesses affected by the Feb. 13 fire that ripped through the West End section of Long Branch. “[Case workers] are helping with food, clothing, shelter in the form of hotels, and they are also providing…
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Scheuerman motivated by his Rookie success at Lafayette
Ex-Redbird grid star was All-Patriot League pick BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent It’s a different experience over the winter months for Ross Scheuerman. The former Allentown football and wrestling star has been doing his off-season conditioning work as a freshman on Lafayette College’s football team instead of competing in wrestling as he has the past four…
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Hawks 2012 recruiting class includes area football players
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Jack Eisenstadt One of Monmouth University’s biggest football recruiting classes has a very strong Shore-area flavor. Rumson-Fair Haven High School defensive lineman Jack Eisenstadt, Red Bank Regional quarterback Terence Scanlon, and Manalapan linebacker/running back John Sieczkowski are among the 21 student athletes who are part of Monmouth’s 2012 football recruiting…
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‘Who’s counting?’
Second-grader Liam O’Donnell gets airborne while working on achieving 100 bounces during Roosevelt Public School’s 100-Day Fair festivities. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Katie Murray (center), a fourth-grader, tosses a silk scarf into the air during a game that challenged players to make 100 tosses. The game was one of a number of fun…
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