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L.B. District may drop MLK Day from calendar Operation Sleighbells toy drive marks 101st year
Proposal leads to protest at Board of Ed. meeting Family and Children’s Services began with holiday collection BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Atentative school year calendar that would eliminate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the Long Branch School District touched off a controversy at the board’s…
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The Monmouth University Chamber Orchestra performs at the Holiday Sing Along held in Wilson Hall at the West Long Branch university on Dec. 9. More photos, page 13 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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for the record •••
JaNae Keyes visited with Santa Claus and one of the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes at the Ronald McDonald House in Long Branch on Dec. 11. JaNae’s name was incorrectly spelled in the photo caption in the Dec. 16 issue.
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Donate to FoodBank at Circle BMW
Circle BMW, 500 State Route 36, Eatontown, is accepting donations of nonperishable food items during December to benefit The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune. The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties distributed 6.8 million pounds of food to the hungry in 2009 through its network of more than 260 feeding programs throughout…
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Businesses want progress on lower Broadway
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Business owners and public officials met last week to discuss the state of business in the city. The Greater Long Branch Area Business meeting, held at the Brookdale Learning Center, featured a bevy of topics, including Broadway redevelopment, Pier Village and the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ). One…
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The third annual Kiwanis Comedy Night to benefit the Valerie Fund Center at Monmouth Medical Center will be held 7 p.m. March 4 at the Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. Tickets are $65 with a 10 percent discount on 10 or more tickets. The Valerie Fund Center provides comprehensive medical services to…
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R.B. churches to host annual MLK event
The Greater Red Bank Ministers Association will hold its annual community service honoring the life and ministry of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the evening before the national holiday. The service will take place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 16, at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 172 Shrewsbury Ave., Red Bank. The guest…
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Operation Sleighbells toy drive marks 101st year
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Operation Sleighbells toy drive, the founding event of Family and Children’s Services (FCS), will wrap up this week. The Long Branch-based nonprofit finished up the 101st annual collection last week and will dispense the toys and gifts in the days before Christmas. Program Coordinator Samantha White explained the drive’s long…
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