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DEP rewrites beach access rules
Draft regulations shift authority from towns to state BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A n outcry from environmental groups and other stakeholders has led to a revised set of beach access rules that would give the state greater oversight over the way municipalities provide access to the waterfront. The revised draft regulations have been circulated by…
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Michael Hopko, of Firefighter University, supervises local firefighters as they train for the rescue of a victim from the second story of a smoke-filled house on the grounds of Fort Monmouth on Nov. 6.LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Allentown hosting first-ever football state playoff game
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Making the NJSIAA playoffs for the first time in its long history is a dream come true for theAllentown High School football players. “It’s been great — everything we can ask for,” said quarterback Nick Palladino as the No. 4 seed Redbirds (6-2) also got the home field for their Central…
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Stone Bridge, Millstone share Tri-County soccer championship
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent A llentown girls soccer again laid claim to the Tri-County championship, but this time it is shared by two schools in the district. Millstone Middle School and Stone Bridge Middle School, which opened a year ago, finished as co-champions when they split their two meetings in the five-team league. The two…
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Northern Burlington High School goalie Britany Hafner tries to stop the shot of Allentown High School’s Dana Sensi during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinal match played in Allentown on Nov. 3. Hafner couldn’t make the play on Sensi’s shot and it went in for the only goal of the match, and Allentown advanced…
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Mass for troops will be celebrated Nov. 11
St. Veronica’s Church, Howell, will host its eighth annual Mass for the troops at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 11, Veterans Day. The purpose of the Mass is to pray for peace in the world, for an end to the war in the Middle East, for the troops who are stationed in the Middle East, and for…
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Rutgers to offer MBA in Jewish studies
The Department of Jewish Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University New Brunswick is now offering a master’s degree program in Jewish studies. The program focuses on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish literature and cultural studies, religious studies, and Yiddish and Israel studies. The program was established, in part, through an…
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Ballew Jewelers will close in Freehold Borough
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO One of Freehold Borough’s landmark businesses will close its doors in the very near future. Ballew Jewelers, 5 W. Main St., is going out of business, according to owner John Ballew. Ballew said Freehold Borough’s downtown district “no longer supports us the way we need it to. It is not a…
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Howell SEPAC to host Lucky Ladies event
Howell SEPAC (Special Education Parents Advisory Committee) will host a Lucky Ladies fundraising event Nov. 18 at the Newbury School, 179 Newbury Road, Howell. This year, gentlemen are welcome to the event. Lucky Lady is a game of chance where prizes are awarded. Participants must bring quarters and be age 18 or over. All are…
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