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Eatontown council introduces $22M spending plan
BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council introduced a $22 million budget driven by — like spending plans in most municipalities — escalating health insurance and pension costs. The spending plan introduced at the March 9 council meeting calls for a tax levy of approximately $14.4 million, a 3.4 percent increase over…
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Prom Boutique still accepting donations
LONG BRANCH — Family & Children’s Service (FCS) is enlisting the help of local businesses for this year’s annual prom event, “Countless Dresses, Countless Memories.” Dozens of dresses, shoes and accessories have already been donated to the agency, and more are expected before the weeklong sale begins on Saturday, April 2, at the FCS Thrift…
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Steinem: Full equality still half-century away
‘An Evening With Gloria Steinem’ at Brookdale College draws overflow crowd BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Writer, editor and social activist Gloria Steinem talks with members of the press prior to the start of “An Evening With Gloria Steinem” at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on March 1. ERIC SUCAR staff MIDDLETOWN — “If I had…
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Burden should be on terrorists, not the American people
There has been a lot of discussion recently about airport security. As a citizen, I have no problem doing my part and submitting to scanners or full-body searches in an effort to avert terrorism. But what I do have a problem with is our government putting the burden and inconvenience on innocent Americans who wish…
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Water quantity, quality are significant issues facing N.J.
World Water Day 2011 will soon be celebrated internationally on Tuesday, March 22. This year’s theme, “Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge,” promotes worldwide efforts to raise awareness and take action to respond to the challenge of maintaining and improving water services in the context of rapid urbanization and development. The season of…
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Fort Monmouth’s medical clinic should remain open
I have being reading in the Asbury Park Press and the Atlanticville how Congressmen Rush Holt and Frank Pallone are trying to keep the commissary and Post Exchange open; that is fine and great. However, they are overlooking one of the most important facilities that would be the best for the 36,000 veterans and widows.…
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Sandy Hook should remain open to public
GUEST COLUMN PETER O’SUCH A fter attending both open houses held Feb. 22 and 24 by theNational Park Service and its collaborators, The Sandy Hook Foundation, it became painfully clear that they had jointly formed a “newteam” (as christened by the SandyHook Foundation in its Feb. 15 announcement), hell-bent on out-leasing the Fort Hancock buildings…
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March 19 ride & memorial honors former law enforcement officer
LONG BRANCH — A motorcycle ride on March 19 will honor the memory of Paul G. Seitz, a 51-year-old decorated law enforcement officer who lost a sixyear battle with cancer one year ago. Riders will assemble at 10:30 a.m., and the ride will start at 11 a.m. in Marine Park, Red Bank, ending at Rooney’s…
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