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Road rage incident leads to arrest
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A township man is facing weapons charges after he allegedly brandished a knife at a male driver and his female passenger during what is described as an incident of road rage. Christopher Tilas, 19, of Ocean Township, was charged by police last week after he was stopped by police following a complaint…
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Animal cruelty charges lodged against pet owners
ABelford woman pleaded guilty to 81 counts of failure to provide proper sustenance to her pets last week, according to Chief Victor “Buddy” Amato of the Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown. Amato said Marlene D. Sandford was fined $5,000 Dec. 11 in Middletown Municipal Court by Judge Michael Puglisi. Sandford was charged with 81 counts…
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Wintertime delight
Above: Samuel and Sarah Falotico, of Bradley Beach, sled down Cemetery Hill in West Long Branch Dec. 20 following a weekend snowstorm. Below: Children wait their turn to take a ride at the top of Cemetery Hill. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff
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Eatontown honors police, paramedics
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Eatontown resident Matt Serpico publicly thanks the police officers and paramedics who worked to save his father’s life after he collapsed and lost consciousness at an area fitness center earlier this year. EATONTOWN — The Borough Council took time out earlier this month to honor the police and emergency service…
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Community Christmas Dinner at St. James
Three hundred or more people are expected to enjoy the annual Community Christmas Dinner at St. James Church, Long Branch, which is open to anyone in the community. The dinner is held as a joyful celebration of community and provides for those without food, those who are alone for Christmas and those who want to…
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Planners OK eminent domain ordinance
Board backs elimination of condemnation in Beachfront South BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch came a step closer last week to taking eminent domain off the table in the next phase of its oceanfront redevelopment plan. The Long Branch Planning Board met on Dec. 15 and reviewed a proposed ordinance that would eliminate the…
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Advocates expect vets clinic to remain at fort
Legislators say VA is also looking at other sites BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Local officials are committed to seeing that the Patterson Army Health Clinic (PAHC) continues operating at Fort Monmouth after the fort closes its doors in 2011. Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian Burry and Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA)…
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Playing Santa
Parents and children wait in line for distribution of toys and winter clothing at Monmouth Family Health Center in Long Branch. The Christmas program is organized annually by volunteers from Westminster Presbyterian Church in Middletown. Volunteer Tamy Peyton said more than 500 gifts and warm winter clothing were given to children ranging in age from…
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L.B. superintendent will retire in 2011
Ferraina leaves open possibility of running for public office BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch School District Superintendent Joseph M. Ferraina announced last week that he will end his 15-plus-year tenure and retire at the end of the 2010-11 school year. Superintendent Joseph Ferraina heads a district with 10 schools and over 5,000 students.…
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