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Blues bring home third national championship
Softball team goes undefeated at NJCAA tournament BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College is home once again to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III softball national champions. Coach Bo Scannapieco (l) and the Brookdale Community College women’s softball team show off the championship hardware they won after they captured the National…
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Holocaust stories told to empower students
Survivors and liberator tell of hatred, racism BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The story of the relationship between Abe Chapnick, Robbie Waisman and Leon Bass is one of tragedy and hope, reunion and activism. Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman speaks about being imprisoned at Buchenwald concentration camp during the 29th annual colloquium “65 Years of Bearing…
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Resident will support Little in District 6 GOP primary
Iam so tired of watching what is going on in Washington, I find myself yelling at the TV. It is no longer a matter of political parties, either. That is why I am doing something differently — I am voting in a primary. I am usually unaligned, independent of party, but not this year. After…
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Housing cuts hamper economic recovery
Iagree that our state budget needs to be trimmed to balance income and expenses. However, the $30 million in cuts to the state’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) will lead to much greater increases in state expenses and corresponding losses of jobs, household goods purchases and state tax revenues. The connections between substandard housing, including…
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Affordable housing is region’s most pressing concern
As executive director of the only shelter for homeless families in Monmouth County, I see families struggle every day to find affordable housing in Monmouth County, and now Gov. Chris Christie wants to reduce the state’s affordable housing trust fund by $30 million. If this happens, there will be no money to build or rehabilitate…
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This is a people problem, and not a dog problem
CODA GREG BEAN The City Council in Garfield has backed off its misguided attempt to impose punitive restrictions on anyone who owns a pit bull. But that does not solve the problems for this misunderstood, and sometimes feared, breed of dogs in our state. The controversy started earlier this spring, when the council introduced an…
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Joshua Antunes performs as The Narrator during Seashore Players’ production of the musical “Into the Woods” presented at Seashore School in Long Branch on May 15. CHRIS KELLY
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Local families to benefit from June 7 golf event
LONG BRANCH — For more than 100 years, Family & Children’s Service (FCS) has served Monmouth County as a resource for families, helping tens of thousands of local residents learn, grow, feel, age and live better. On Monday, June 7, local businesses, professionals, community leaders, and residents will join together to ensure continued support for…
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Goooaaaal!
Above: Brandon Kilroy hones his kicking skills during during a Soccer Stars Clinic held at the Ocean Township municipal field on May 26. Amber Kilroy takes part in a kicking drill designed to develop and strengthen soccer skills. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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