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The Hub thanked for coverage of Fresh Air Fund hosts
This year, 85 New York City children found out once again just how special summer is in central New Jersey. Fresh Air Fund hosts, volunteers and local supporters dedicated their time and efforts to help these inner-city youngsters experience simple summertime pleasures, including afternoons of swimming, fishing at sunset, and roasting s’mores over a campfire.…
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Cancer patient urges women to eat right
A s someone living with breast cancer, I’m grateful that so many people are trying to raise awareness about the disease, but simply wearing a pink ribbon — or toting a pink bag or using pink dental floss — isn’t going to save many lives. If we are going to win the war on cancer,…
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Thanks to many who helped animals during Irene
A s the East Coast prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Irene, the Monmouth County SPCA was working to ensure the safety of the 300-plus animals in our building and preparing for the countless homeless animals we expected would be left wandering the streets after the storm had passed. Then we began receiving hundreds of…
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Voters defeat $12.3M MRHS referendum
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Monmouth Regional High School educates students in Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Shrewsbury Township. KRISTEN DALTON TINTON FALLS — Monmouth Regional High School District officials will go back to the drawing board after voters failed to approve a proposed $12.3 million referendum in a special election last week. The referendum failed with…
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T.F. district balks at civilian students from Earle
Eatontown district agrees to educate three civilian students living at naval base BY KENNYWALTER TINTON FALLS — Tinton Falls Public School District officials are once again embroiled in a controversy over educating children living on Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, this time civilian children. School district Business Administrator Tamar Sydney-Gens said in an…
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Galante fills Little Silver council vacancy
Former councilman returns to fill unexpired term through 2012 BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — Borough Council members appointed former Councilman Donald Galante to fill the remainder of the council term vacated by Robert Neff, who was appointed mayor to succeed Suzanne Castleman who passed away in July. “Because of my resignation from…
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Red Bank shop owners talk business with Pallone
Small businesses cite down economy, banks’ refusal to lend funds BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) talks with small-business owners and Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna about the impact of the proposed American Jobs Act. KRISTEN DALTON Downtown Red Bank business owners vented their frustrations over the challenges they face…
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Red Bank proposes joint court system
Letter invites nearby towns to consider cost-saving venture BY KRISTEN DALTON Mayor Pasquale Menna Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna has extended an invitation to the mayors of Rumson, Fair Haven, Shrewsbury and Little Silver to consider a joint municipal court system that would save the towns an estimated $400,000. “It’s an invitation to better serve…
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