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Habitat offers to rehab fort buildings
Proposal offers no-cost labor; nonprofits would provide funding BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Building 5, Officers Row at Fort Hancock LIZ SHEEHAN Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Monmouth County has submitted a proposal to the National Park Service (NPS) to restore one or more buildings at historic Fort Hancock. Thomas Matulewicz, Rumson, a board member of…
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Landlords: Rent control ordinance unfair
Landlords seek to pass tax and utility increases on to tenants BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Local landlords are asking the Borough Council to re-evaluate the municipality’s rent control ordinance in favor of a measure that they feel is more “fair.” Representatives from both the Woodlawn Village mobile home park and the Stony…
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Ocean Twp. council introduces $32.5M budget
$7.25M in surplus to be tapped for taxpayer relief BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Rising health care and pension costs and low interest rates are being cited as some of the biggest contributors to the Township Council’s recently proposed $32.4 million 2011 spending plan. Introduced at the council’s March 7 meeting, the…
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Ocean Place Resort & Spa owners buy time
Bankruptcy court asks for reorganization plan BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The owners of the Ocean Place Resort and Spa bought some needed time to rearrange finances last week. The hotel owners appeared in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Trenton on March 9 where Judge Michael Kaplan gave them time to develop a plan…
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L.B. to charge outside users for field use
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Outside organizations will soon have to pay a fee to use a cityowned park for athletics. Long Branch Recreation Director Carl Jennings said that since the state-of-the-art Manhasset Creek Park opened in 2009, many outside towns and organizations have made requests to use the park. “We built the new Manhasset Creek…
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Bagpipers lead a parade from Sea Bright over the bridge to the doors of Holy Cross Church in Rumson where the Rev. Harold Cullen was to celebrate the church’s third annual Gaelic Mass in honor of St. Patrick’s Day on March 12, followed by an Irish brunch and festival. More photos: gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Changes to beach access rule draw protest
Advocates say towns have poor track record on providing public access BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Ralph Coscia, president of Citizens’ Right to Access Beaches (CRAB), speaks about restrictive local beach access rules during a press conference held at Bare Wires Surf Shop in Long Branch on March 9. ERIC SUCAR staff A handful of advocacy…
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Runners of all ages move along Ocean Avenue in the 10th annual Keith D. McHeffey 3-Mile Fun Run from Sea Bright to Monmouth Beach and back March 12, a benefit for the Keith D. McHeffey Foundation, which was created to keep alive the spirit of McHeffey and other local victims of the World Trade Center…
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BlueClaws hold ticket prices steady
LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood Blue- Claws have announced that all ticket prices for the 2011 baseball season will remain the same as 2010. This marks the third straight year the team has not raised ticket prices, according to a press release. The BlueClaws are the Single A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They play in…
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