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Entries sought for arts awards
VSA arts of New Jersey, New Brunswick, is accepting applications for the 2010 Arts Achievement awards and fifth annual Dare to Imagine awards. Deadline for applications is Jan. 11; winners will be announced in March. The Arts Achievement awards include the Student Arts Excellence awards presented to students with disabilities who are classified (mainstreamed, inclusion,…
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DOT taking bids for interchange project
Work on intersection could begin by spring BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer A redesign of the intersection of Route 35 and Route 36 in Eatontown to ease traffic congestion is scheduled to begin this year. CHRIS KELLY staff EATONTOWN — The state Department of Transportation (DOT) is accepting bids from contractors for the long-awaited redesign…
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Ice time
Right: Skaters of all ages enjoy time on the ice during a public ice skating session at the Red Bank Armory Ice Complex on Dec. 31. Above: Alexis Simon, of West Long Branch, watches skaters glide by. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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L.B. council divides MTOTSA right of way
Land will be added to three properties BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council adopted an ordinance splitting a right of way among three properties in the MTOTSA neighborhood. As part of an agreement between the MTOTSAAlliance and the city, three beachfront properties will receive a share of the vacated, city-owned…
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Ocean Twp. nonprofit will assist families, youth
Community Hope Fund will launch Jan. 23 BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Christine Hanlon OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A new township based nonprofit will focus on improving the lives of financially strapped families and promoting positive youth development. The Community Hope Fund, which will hold its official launch party this month, is being organized by a…
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Fort host towns receive reimbursements
O’port, Eatontown, Tinton Falls get funds for planning BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Oceanport taxpayers received a check for $195,723.19 as a reimbursement for extraordinary planning expenses associated with the reuse of Fort Monmouth that were already paid by the borough. Councilman Joseph A. Irace explained that the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) within the…
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Support grows for eminent domain ban
DeStefano: Ordinance should apply outside redevelopment zones BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — With the city expected to eliminate the use of eminent domain in the Beachfront South redevelopment zone, some are calling for the ban to be extended to the entire city. Council President Michael DeStefano weighed in on the issue at…
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Birth of a town
BY KATHY CHANG & KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writers Ever wonder how a place, a township, a borough, a school, a park, a lake, a river, a bridge or a street got its name? The Murray House in Poricy Park in Middletown. Greater Media Newspapers recently delved into this topic to find answers to questions…
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Why do these people have a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike?
• Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and a nurse in the Civil War, was a teacher and founded the first public school in New Jersey (1821-1912). Rest area is in Oldmans Township. • Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, was born in Caldwell (1837-1908). Rest area is in…
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