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A letter to Michael J. Mahon, mayor of Oceanport
I t is the responsibility of every elected official to serve and protect the citizens that you represent. You have admirably done just that for many of those interests such as Fort Monmouth and Monmouth Park. Yet concerning the very basic needs of your town’s citizens, you have failed miserably. People have to work to…
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but Florida’s so delightful, And since Chris had time to go, N.J. knows if it snows he’ll still go. Man it doesn’t show signs of stopping, and Kim is in Mexico shopping. The speed limit’s way down low, N.J. knows if it snows she’ll still go. Though they finally…
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Suggested New Year’s resolution: Respect all
I t’s aWestern tradition to make New Year’s resolutions at this time of year on the calendar. But ourWestern culture’s New Year is not the only one to celebrate. We are fortunate that in the United States and specifically here in New Jersey there is so much diversity of race, ethnicity, culture and religion, with…
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Navy Seabee returns to his BMS Dolphins
Students welcome teacher’s return from tour in Iraq BYANDREWDAVISON Staff Writer Justin Mayer, a physical education teacher at Bayshore Middle School in Middletown, recently returned from deployment in Iraq with the U.S. Navy Reserve Seabees and was welcomed back by students on Dec. 6. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Bayshore Middle School celebrated the return…
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Snow business
Top to bottom: Josh Corris builds a snowman on Broad Street during a sunny afternoon in downtown Red Bank on Dec. 29. Michael Heyer, of Colts Neck, shovels out snow piled high along a section of Broad Street. A clearing shoveled in the snowbanks gives a view of pedestrians making their way through the snow-blanketed…
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Trap-neuter-release for feral cats approved in Sea Bright
Volunteers will monitor boro’s cat population BY DAN HOWLEY SEA BRIGHT— After three major revisions and intervention by the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service, the Borough Council has finally adopted an ordinance to help control the borough’s feral cat colonies. Adopted unanimously at the council’s Dec. 21 meeting, the ordinance allows for the trapping, spaying/neutering and…
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Top stories of 2010
Controversy over gaming industry report Opinion was divided among Oceanport officials about the impact of a state commission report on the future of Monmouth Park racetrack. The Hanson Report recommended adding harness racing at the Oceanport racetrack. Released July 21, the report included a series of options and recommendations for the future of gaming at…
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Libraries evolve, expand services and programs
Programs respond to recession, Internet, changing communities BY ANDREW DAVISON The Lion’s Den Café at the Eastern Branch will serve up refreshments as well as nutrition programs. The role of local libraries in Eastern Monmouth County is evolving to accommodate residents in need of social and community services amid a difficult economic period. Local libraries…
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