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Freeholders tap O’Connor as administrator
Teri O’Connor has been selected to succeed Robert M. Czech as the Monmouth County administrator when Czech begins his new job in Gov. Chris Christie’s cabinet. Teri O’Connor Czech’s departure date is expected within the next week or two, according to a press release from the county. O’Connor, who is a resident of Monmouth Beach,…
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Keith McHeffey fun run March 14
The KDM Foundation will sponsor the ninth annual Keith McHeffey 3 Mile Fun Run, which kicks off at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 14. Registration begins at 10 a.m. but because of a large turnout, preregistration is recommended by visiting www.raceforum.com/kdm/. The Mad Hatter, located just steps from the finish line at 10 Ocean Ave.…
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Planning Bd. approves 5 homes in BF North II
Resident objects to lack of notification BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A week after meeting with the City Council, the developer for the Beachfront North II zone received the first of several anticipated Planning Board approvals last week. David Fisher, vice president of Matzel & Mumford, a K. Hovnanian company, was before…
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Role models
Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Robert Costello, and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln, portrayed by Cheryl Mustachio, visited the Long Branch Free Public Library Feb. 21, where library patrons could listen in on their conversation. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO
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Project Paul a beacon of hope for at-risk residents
New scholarship will fund studies in health care field BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer On a typical Friday morning the thrift shop at 211 Carr Ave., the location of Project Paul, is bustling with volunteers. Lionel Menard, executive director, discusses the work of Project Paul at its facility in Keansburg on Feb. 5. Listening are…
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Boro mulls issues related to use of municipal email
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer With municipalities conducting more business electronically, the Eatontown Borough Council is looking into the protocols involved when council members use personal emails to communicate about borough business. The issue was raised at the council’s Feb. 3 workshop meeting when Councilman Anthony Talerico Jr. questioned Borough Attorney Andrew Bayer about how…
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Photo
Visitors to the Long Branch Free Public Library on Feb. 20 could eavesdrop on a conversation between Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Robert Costello, and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. More photos, page 6. FRANK GALIPO
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L.B. master plan adds transit village
Medical-residential zone, second community center in revised plan BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch’s master plan is a work in progress, and a revised master plan that creates a new district and expands on the concept of a transit village was presented to the Long Branch Planning Board last week. Zoning Officer Michelle Bernich,…
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Businesses must remove snow from handicap spaces
Heavy snows make it hard for people with disabilities to navigate. It is doubly hard when many businesses block their accessible (handicapped) parking spaces, curb cuts and accessible routes by dumping snow collected from other spaces in them. For example, I have been prevented from entering a medical arts building, Chinese restaurant and bagel shop…
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