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Long Branch man indicted for 2014 killings, child porn
FREEHOLD — A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted a Long Branch man on six counts stemming from the strangulation murders of a city woman and her foster daughter, and child pornography-related charges connected to the young murder victim. Brian Farmer, 59, of John Street, Long Branch, was named Nov. 30 in an indictment charging…
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Awards open to people with disabilities
VSA New Jersey (VSA/NJ), a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the creative power of people with disabilities, is accepting applications for the 2016 Arts Achievement Awards through Jan. 22. The annual VSA/NJ Arts Achievement Awards include the Student Arts Excellence Awards, presented to students with special needs (mainstreamed, inclusion, self-contained classes or activities), 14…
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Shore Regional grads share the importance of learning various languages
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer The fist annual World Language Symposium at Shore Regional High School saw former students coming together to share their multicultural and multilingual experiences with current and incoming students as part of a plan to grow and continue the conversation about the value and ramifications of actively engaging in the…
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Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is being celebrated by Jews around the world from Dec. 6-13. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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Carriers should ensure deliveries
I have been hearing a lot in the news lately about missing packages from people’s front porches. The carriers who deliver the packages can solve this problem. For example, as it is now, the delivery person sets the package on the front porch and rings the doorbell. The carrier does not wait to see if…
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Trinity Hall finds new home in Tinton Falls
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer The students at Trinity Hall will soon have a new place to call home as the independent all-girls college preparatory high school signed a contract to move to the former Child Development Center on Hope Road in the Tinton Falls section of Fort Monmouth. The school, a not-for-profit that…
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SantaLand Diaries will be presented Dec. 12-13
Monmouth Players presents The Santa- Land Diaries by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello, on Dec. 12 at 8:15 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Navesink Arts Center in the Dean K Anderson Theater, 149 Monmouth Ave., Atlantic Highlands. All admission is $15. SantaLand contains adult content and is not for children.…
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Craft and vendor fair set for Dec. 12
The Long Branch Athletic Department Green and White Association first annual Craft and Vendor Fair will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 12 at Long Branch High School, 404 Indiana Ave., Long Branch. The gift selection will include body and skin care products, children’s books, seashell ornaments, stone art, scarves and gloves, tie dye…
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Lake Takanassee added to federal study
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city’s largest lake has been added to a federal study on coastal lake flooding since superstorm Sandy. Lake Takanassee, along with two other Monmouth County lakes, was added last month to an ongoing study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on coastal lakes impacted by…
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