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Council mulls study of fort building
Mallette Hall could house new municipal complex BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Eatontown is eyeing Mallette Hall at Fort Monmouth as a new borough hall. EATONTOWN — The Borough Council discussed plans for a feasibility study of MalletteHall, a Fort Monmouth building that could become the new municipal complex. At its June 9 meeting, the…
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State delays vote on Long Branch budget
Residents critical of bonding, spending BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — For the second straight year, the City Council was unable to vote to adopt the municipal budget when scheduled. The vote was originally scheduled for the June 8 meeting, but because the state has yet to approve the proposed budget, the council…
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Baseball for the visually impaired comes to N.J.
Game uses cues including beeping ball, vibrating bases BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer At this time last year, Sherlock Washington and Ohmny Romero had to spend their weekends flying from their homes in New Jersey to California to find a baseball league to play in. New Jersey Lightning player Ohmny Romero bats during the team’s…
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MTOTSA holdouts sue city for damages
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer At least two of the MTOTSA property owners who refused to sign a settlement with the city of Long Branch have moved forward with complaints against the city. Lee and Denise Hoagland The suits were filed by Lakewood attorney Peter Wegener, of Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf, in state Superior Court…
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Charles Harris, of Neptune, displays the flag of the U.S. 22nd Regiment of Colored Soldiers during the third annual Juneteenth Urban Arts Festival, which took place at Brookdale Community College’s Center for Higher Learning on Broadway in Long Branch on June 12. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates the announcement of…
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U.S. needs national policy for energy
GUEST COLUMN George Moffatt We constantly hear “It can’t happen here,” as overconfident engineers and officials assure us that hightech systems will save us from ourselves. The promises include: It’s safe to transport oil in single-hulled ships, until the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska; we can safely build cities below sea level, until Katrina…
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Allegra Joyce Kassin and Emmy-winner Patrice Samara recently did a reading for students at The Seashore School, Long Branch, from “Alphabet Kids,” their new multicultural book series. The visit was part of a national tour to launch five books that help children learn to be proud of who they are and realize that people who…
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Scholarships available for military children
To show gratitude on behalf of the American people, the Freedom Alliance is offering aid to the children of the heroes serving in the U.S. armed forces in the form of college scholarships. If you or someone you know is the son or daughter of a service member who has sacrificed life or limb, then…
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