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Engineer: Franklin Lake threatened by invasive grass
Remediation will involve herbicides, removal BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — With the Franklin Lake dredging project successfully completed, the borough must now contend with an invasive weed that threatens to strangle the lake. Fran Mullan, municipal division manager with T&M Associates, the borough engineering firm, said the plant species, hydrilla, could…
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Control of freeholder board at stake Nov. 2
Democrats John D’Amico & Janice Venables face GOP’s Robert Clifton & Tom Arnone BY DANIEL HOWLEY Correspondent Political control of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is up for grabs in the Nov. 2 election and the four candidates vying for the board’s two open three-year seats are fighting for every last vote. Robert Clifton…
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Broadway Arts Center plans to be revised
City will resubmit plan to court, in view of blight ruling BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With development stalled, plans for the Broadway Arts Center (BAC) in Long Branch will ultimately be revised before the plan can move forward, a city official acknowledged last week. Long Branch Business Administrator Howard Woolley Jr. had praise for…
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Four-way race for Eatontown council
Election could alter current Republican control of council Republican incumbents Teresa Forbes and Mark Van Wagner, both finishing their first terms as Eatontown Borough Council members, are competing with Democratic newcomers Meir Araman and Jennifer Piazza for two council seats up for election on Nov. 2. Meir Araman The election could potentially upset the…
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Pallone, Little battle for 6th District seat
Seeking 12th term, Dem faces challenge from GOP mayor BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Voters in the state’s 6th Congressional District will head to the polls on Nov. 2 to cast ballots for longtime Democratic incumbent Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. or Republican challenger Highlands Mayor Anna Little. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. In interviews last week,…
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Andrew Visconti and classmates at Memorial School in Eatontown plant a flowerbed on Oct. 22 to beautify the school courtyard and to create a sustainable garden environment. More photos at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff
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NOTES
The Shore Regional class of 2011 is having its annual fashion show 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the high school, 132 State Route 36, West Long Branch. All are invited as students model the latest fashions from area retailers. There will be a 50/50 raffle as well as a gift basket auction, complimentary desserts, coffee…
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Parks to host special needs art program
The Monmouth County Park System invites area adults (age 18 and up) with special needs to a Creative Expressions art program from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 4 at the Dorbrook Recreation Activity Center, Route 537, Colts Neck. Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy drawing, painting, printmaking, working with polymer clay, fabric painting and…
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