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Circle BMW expansion plan hits bumpy road
Application carried to April 11 Planning Board meeting BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — A controversial plan to expand the Circle BMW dealership on Route 36 hit a snag last week when it was discovered that the applicant’s initial proposal was incomplete. The proposal, which calls for the construction of a 20,472-square-foot car wash…
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Long Branch plans to raise beach fees
Council considers charging fees for 14-17-year-olds who now have free use BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Students may no longer be able to attend city beaches for free if a City Council proposal becomes official. Faced with a $358,000 deficit from beach operations, the council unofficially announced at its March 22 meeting that…
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3K run/walk benefits M.B. School
MONMOUTH BEACH — The Monmouth Beach School PTO, in coordination with the Jersey Shore Running Club, will be hosting its 16th annual three-mile run/walk on Saturday, May 14, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Monmouth Beach School. This is a community event for all ages to enjoy. Whether you are challenging yourself to run 3…
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‘iPoet’ to take place April 9 at L.B. library
LONG BRANCH —April is National Poetry Month, and the Long Branch Free Public Library, 328 Broadway, is saluting the contemporary poets of New Jersey with a celebration of new poetic voices known as “iPoet.” Sponsored by the Long Branch Arts Council, the Long Branch Free Public Library and the Long Branch Historical Association, “iPoet” will…
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DEP: Gas plant site remediation ongoing
Seaview Avenue bridge scheduled for removal BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Remediation of the Long Branch Avenue gas plant in Long Branch by New Jersey Natural Gas Co. is expected to enter phase two by the end of the year. LONG BRANCH — A spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said last…
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Shore Regional District introduces $15.2M budget
Taxes would increase in three of four sending towns BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — If the proposed Shore Regional High School District budget is passed, taxpayers in three of the four sending towns that comprise the district will see a tax increase. The SRHS Board of Education voted unanimously at the March…
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Courts protected Sandy Hook’s land, not its buildings
Due to the Sandy Hook Foundation’s latest statements wherein its members falsely proclaimed that the preservation of the Fort Hancock buildings is the primary mission of the National Park Service at Sandy Hook, I must once again correct the Sandy Hook Foundation, Contrary to what the Sandy Hook Foundation would have the public believe, there…
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State promotes profits, pollution over health
A newspaper recently reported, “The state Department of Environmental Protection last week announced it was proposing a rule that would, in effect, allow the agency to ignore its other rules and regulations when DEP leadership believes it would help make New Jersey more pollution-friendly.” Actually, I fibbed. The DEP used the words ”businessfriendly,” but isn’t…
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