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Crabcake Fest at St. George’s
RUMSON — St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church, 7 Lincoln Ave., will hold its annual Crabcake Fest fundraising event at the church on Sept. 17. All net proceeds will be used to fund outreach and other ministries. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a reception to welcome the new Curate, Jeffrey Roy, and his family,…
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Rain, wind damage Long Branch City Hall
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A roof leak resulting from a rainstorm on Aug. 14 caused heavy damage to the council chambers at Long Branch City Hall. KENNY WALTER LONG BRANCH — If the string of winter snowstorms wasn’t enough to contend with, the city experienced more headaches due to a rainstorm last week. Heavy rainfall…
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Oceans of Rhythm Festival to take place Aug. 27
Stilt walkers and African dance will be among the attractions at Zeybrah’s 18th annual Oceans of Rhythm Festival in Long Branch Aug. 27. The African/Caribbean-based festival incorporates music, dance, and drumming. Zeybrah’s 18th annual Oceans of Rhythm Festival will be held at Jerry Morgan Park and the Great Lawn in Long Branch on Saturday, Aug.…
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Bill would expand monitoring of ocean waters
Measure would cut time between testing and beach closures to six hours BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (l-r) speaks about new legislation to regulate ocean water quality, during an Aug. 17 press conference in Belmar, where Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Clean Ocean Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf also spoke. KENNY WALTER Two…
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Swimmers emerge from the ocean after swimming one mile along the Long Branch coastline during the Ray Licata Memorial Swim held on Aug. 20 to raise funds to support beach safety as well as a junior lifeguard program. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Shore towns mop up Irene aftermath
Officials say effects of hurricane not as severe as feared Kenny Walter, Nicole Antonucci and Mike Davis A tornado in Long Branch, severe flooding in Ocean Township and mandatory evacuations in Monmouth Beach were among the impacts as Hurricane Irene roared through eastern Monmouth towns on Aug. 27-28. An offshoot of the hurricane, a small…
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Belford Seafood Co-op joins recycling program
Fishing for Energy keeps fishing gear out of ocean The New Jersey Seafood Cooperative of Belford, Middletown, became the latest addition to the Fishing for Energy initiative, a program that provides commercial fishermen a cost-free way to recycle old and unusable gear. At a ceremony on Aug. 12 at the Belford Co-op, Fishing for Energy…
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Off-season commitment has Redbirds ready to go
Girls soccer team has large turnout BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent A llentown’s girls soccer team got off to a rousing start in preseason with all but three starters back and a large turnout that gave a strong off-season commitment to improving on last year’s 8-9-3 record and third place finish in the Colonial Valley Conference…
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Where’s Sterling wins $250,000 Iselin Stakes
Where’s Sterling, No. 3, with Paco Lopez riding, won the $250,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sunday. Southern Ridge, No. 6, finished second with Carlos Marques Jr. Where’s Sterling collared Southern Ridge in the stretch before pushing past to win the $250,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes by a length at Monmouth Park…
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