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Amendments to fort reuse bill give locals more say
Legislature must approve changes proposed by Beck BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Oceanport Borough Council President Joseph Irace announced during the April 1 council meeting that the borough received a package containing 17 new amendments to Senate Bill 917 and Assembly Bill 597, the Fort Monmouth Redevelopment bills, from Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District). The…
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Sgt. Pat’s 5K
David Allara (721), South Plainfield, and Luciano DeOliveira (9), Long Branch, lead racers along the Long Branch oceanfront early on during the annual Sgt. Pat’s 5K Run/ 2-Mile Fitness Walk held April 3 to benefit the Sgt. Patrick King Foundation. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Dactilla Booth, Long Branch, and Gerard Pearlberg, Brielle, race to the…
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Four vie for three seats on L.B. BOE
Need for change, test scores among issues cited BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Three incumbents and one newcomer are vying to secure one of the three open seats on the Long Branch Board of Education in the April 20 election. Newcomer Tara Beams is looking to unseat one of the board’s incumbents.…
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Krebs team looks to steady city finances
Candidates cite stable taxes, youth programs, term limits BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch mayoral candidate Robert Krebs (2nd from left) poses with his ticket of council candidates: David Pizzo (l-r), Joseph Wayne and John Freda. LONG BRANCH — Mayoral candidate Robert G. Krebs kicked off his campaign by introducing the members of his…
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From Signal Corps to satellites, fort’s role documented
Fort Monmouth archives will follow base to Md. BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer An important chapter in Monmouth County history will come to an end in 2011 when the gates of Fort Monmouth close. Monmouth Park Grandstand blown down 1899 The Department of Defense’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to close Fort Monmouth and…
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Ocean Twp. school budget cuts 39 jobs
Teachers union refuses wage freeze to save $1.6M BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Ocean Township Board of Education presented a $69.5 million 2010-11 school budget last week that will require staffing cuts to offset reduced state aid. The district announced 39 positions would be cut if the budget is approved, including administrators and employees…
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City officials promote accurate count on Census Day
Pallone, Schneider say count affects representation, funding BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th District) took a Census Day tour of his district last week to encourage residents to fill out census forms, and he made the last stop his hometown. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) talks with a constituent at…
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Health care reform should focus on preventive care
The effort put into the landmark legislation on the delivery of health care has been about everything but health care. The focus has been on manipulating the process rather than fixing the problem of rising health care costs and making Americans healthier. The answer is preventative care, which has proven to reduce costs and improve…
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American Littoral Society director was unique
Environmentalists everywhere were saddened to hear that Derrickson W. (Dery) Bennett died last December. He was 79. An icon in the environmental movement, he became the first director of the American Littoral Society in 1968 and retired in 2003. Still, he came to the Littoral Society office at Sandy Hook every day in his beat-up…
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