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The Big Event
Monmouth University Student Government Association President Kevin Sandes (above) and Brian Brooks are among the volunteers removing brush at the West Long Branch Cemetery on Locust Avenue during The Big Event, an annual event during which Monmouth students volunteer to work on community service projects throughout the area. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO
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Firefighters’ food drive under way
Two drop-off points in Long Branch BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Local No. 68 of the Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association is conducting a food drive through Dec. 20 to benefit local food banks. LONG BRANCH — With the need for donations at local food pantries rising as the calendar creeps closer to winter, a group…
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NJSBA wants talks on tenure reform
The New Jersey School Boards Association has called on the state Legislature and the administration of Gov. Chris Christie to begin serious discussion of changes in the state’s century old tenure laws that govern employment of public school teachers and other school district employees. According to a press release from the NJSBA, to promote public…
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Marching Band Festival
Clockwise from above: Shore Regional High School band members compete in the All-Shore Band Directors Association Marching Band Festival held at Middletown High School North on Oct. 13. Shore Regional band members and Long Branch High School band members practice prior to performing. Other local bands participating included Monmouth Regional High School and Middletown High…
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Eatontown revises rules for commercial zones
Ordinances will expand uses, replace outdated rules BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer To spur revitalization of the borough’s business districts, the Eatontown Borough Council is one step away from a complete overhaul of business and industrial zone regulations. The council unanimously voted at the Oct. 13 meeting to introduce a series of ordinances, eight in…
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Council OKs rents for fire equipment storage
Plans for new firehouse on hold due to economy BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer In what has become an annual duty, the Long Branch City Council approved rent payments to various fire stations across the city to house the firefighting equipment. The council adopted an ordinance at the Oct. 12 meeting that will pay six…
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Long Branch city planning for layoffs
Budget gap for 2011 anticipated to be $2M BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Citing escalating costs and new state regulations, the Long Branch city administration confirmed last week that layoffs are on the horizon to offset a projected $2 million budget gap. Long Branch Finance Director Ronald Mehlhorn Sr. said in an interview last week…
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Photo
The Parker family’s “Scarecrow in the Box,” on display on Cherry Street, took first place in the individual category for the Monmouth Beach Beautification Committee’s fourth annual Scarecrow Festival on Oct. 16. Photo gallery at gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY “Crowdown,” created by the Piesco, Kaysey and Longo families, stands on display on Wesley Street for the…
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