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Monroe writers’ play to open July 8
Berdanhand Productions will offer performances of “Fade Out at Clo- Achers,” an original play by Monroe residents Myra Danon and Meryl Berness, July 8-10 and 15-17, 8 p.m. on Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. on Saturdays, 3 p.m. on Sundays, at the Grange Playhouse, 4860 Route 9 south, Howell. The play, directed by Albert Hepner,…
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Fort Hancock buildings continue to deteriorate
NPS preparing new management plan for historic base BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Building No. 5 is one of the buildings at Fort Hancock that needs to be rehabilitated. SANDY HOOK — Change is coming again to historic Fort Hancock as the National Park Service prepares to release a Draft General Management Plan due to be…
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Armed Forces Day
Above: James Vanfechgmann, 12, Hazlet, sits in the pilot’s seat of a Black Hawk helicopter during Armed Forces Day, a special day saluting members of the military, held at Monmouth Park on June 4. The event included tours of the Black Hawk, exhibits, music, a flyover and thoroughbred horse racing. Below: Tyler Wolff, 11, looks…
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L.B. church brings new twist to blood drive
Food, music will enhance donors’ experience BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Blood donors this week will have the opportunity to eat gourmet food and listen to live local bands when they donate critically needed blood. The Long Branch Covenant Church, 355 Joline Ave., will a hold the blood drive 10 a.m. – 3…
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Racinos vs. AC gaming? Let Legislature decide
GUEST COLUMN JOSEPH IRACE The state of New Jersey’s latest Atlantic City rescue plan, for all intents and purposes, ensures a slow and painful death by a thousand cuts to New Jersey’s horse racing industry, all because our elected officials in Trenton are both blinded and mesmerized by the bright lights of Atlantic City. The…
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Many helped to clean up Eatontown
This year’s Eatontown Spring Clean- Up was a big success. Forty-three residents turned out, and some of the most littered spots in town are cleaner now. The Pride in Eatontown Committee couldn’t have done it without the wholehearted cooperation of the borough administration. Our special thanks to Mayor Gerry Tarantolo, council President Anthony Talerico, Borough…
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N.J.’s beaches belong to all, not just the well-to-do
The Department of Environmental Protection (and Gov. Chris Christie) are currently proposing to change the rules governing access to beaches and waterways in the state. These proposed rule changes should be protested and stopped. Many years ago, in Long Branch, blacks could only use a very small part of the Long Branch beach (commonly known…
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History’s a mystery, at least the way they remember it
CODA GREG BEAN I know there are many who disagree, but I’m a lot more worried about whether a presidential candidate has a basic historical knowledge of the country he or she wants to lead than I am about whether the candidate was born in America. Personally, I don’t care if a candidate was born…
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