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Dancin’ the night away
Clockwise from above: Dance instructor Chris Richardson demonstrates dance steps during “Ballroom Dance for Health,” a benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training at Ocean Side Dance Studio in Long Branch on Feb. 18. Richardson dances with Jennifer Sloan, Matawan, and Ashley Coppola, Manalapan. Team in Training is raising funds for people…
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Michael Economides
Mr. Economides, 70, of Middletown, died Feb. 12, 2011, at his residence. Born in Kent, England, he came to the U.S. in 1954 and had resided in Union City and Ocean Township before moving to Middletown in 2002. Mr. Economides worked as a senior maintenance mechanic for the Union City Housing Authority for 20 years.…
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Carol Jane Armstrong
Ms. Armstrong, 71, of Red Bank, died Feb. 10, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, after a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank-Tower Hill. Ms. Armstrong was predeceased by her parents, William P. and Margaret Armstrong. She is survived…
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John F. Famulary Sr.
Mr. Famulary, 90, of Middletown and formerly of Fair Haven, died Feb. 13, 2011. During World War II, he served in theU.S. Army. He spent the bulk of his career as the advertising manager for the Red Bank Register from 1950 to 1983. Mr. Famulary opened his own ad agency, Franklin Advertising, in the early…
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A small theater with a big mission
New works launched on NJ Rep stage BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A small theater on lower Broadway, the New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep), continues to bring small plays with big ideas to a wide audience. The company’s latest production, “Puma,” a play about the romance between Hollywood icon Marlene Dietrich…
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NOTES
The Long Branch Board of Education will host a retirement celebration for Joseph M. Ferraina, superintendent of schools, March 17 at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch. Members of the community are welcome to attend. The cost is $60. Checks should be made to the LB BOE Retirement Reception and returned to…
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on campus
Ashley Criso of Eatontown has earned dean’s list honors at Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, for the fall semester. Criso is a finance major at the university. FairleighDickinsonUniversity’sCollege at Florham, Madison, has named Ashley Vieira of Long Branch, Victoria Lubitz and Givanna Robbins, both of West Long Branch, and Eric Schroeter of the Wayside section of…
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L.B. showcased at Emerging Communities Fair
LONG BRANCH — Long Branch is an up-and-coming relocation destination for observant Jewish families, according to the Orthodox Union. The Long Branch/Elberon section of Monmouth County is one of 36 Jewish communities around the nation selected to be featured at OU’s third annual Emerging Communities Home and Job Fair on Sunday, March 27, at the…
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2ndFloor is available 24/7 to help youths
February brings to mind Valentine’s Day and love. And love brings to mind dating and relationships. But what if a relationship is not based on love, but control and abuse? And what if the person in that relationship is too young or naïve to see what’s happening to them? Many relationships (too many, in fact)…
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