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Ocean Twp. sued over affordable housing
Four developers bring builder’s remedy lawsuits BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township Council has joined the ranks of hundreds of other municipalities facing legal problems due to an alleged failure to provide low- and moderate-income housing. Mayor William Larkin publicly acknowledged at the council meeting on Dec. 8 that the township…
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City moves forward on MTOTSA settlement
Right of way will be vacated BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A city-owned right of way in the MTOTSA neighborhood will be divided among three parcels to create larger, buildable lots. The Long Branch City Council voted 4- 0 on Dec. 8 to introduce an ordinance that would authorize the city to…
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Franklin Lake project nears completion
Dredging and grading phase 90 percent done BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer PHOTOS BY DANIEL HOWLEY Dredging of Franklin Lake is expected to wrap up in the coming days, putting an end to the sounds of dump trucks and water pumps that have become familiar to the lake’s neighbors in West Long Branch. Above: Some…
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Fort bill referred to budget committee
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Local officials are breathing a collective sign of relief after learning that a bill that will guide the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth will not be acted on during the state Senate’s lame duck session. Senate bill S-10, which would create the Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (MERA), a state authority that…
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City officials say benefits have been curtailed
Salary ordinance carried to Dec. 29 meeting BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch officials last week defended weeks of bad press over large payouts for employees’ accrued sick and vacation days with a presentation outlining the efforts the city has made to limit spending. Long Branch labor counsel Jamie Plosia gave a history lesson…
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CHRIS KELLY staff The chorus sings carols during a scene from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” presented at Pollak Theatre by Monmouth University’s Center of Distinction for the Arts on Dec. 12. CHRIS KELLY staff
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Michael J. Dabulis
Mr. Dabulis, 66, of Eatontown, died Dec. 8, 2009, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. He resided in North Brunswick and Freehold prior to relocating to Eatontown two years ago. Mr. Dabulis was an operations manager at Charles R. Weber Company, New York City, retiring after more than 25 years. Surviving are two sons, Michael E.…
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Mary Smith Magee
Mrs. Magee, 83, of Eatontown, died Dec. 7, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Elmer F. Magee; and a son, Kenneth Magee. She is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Raymond and Kim Magee of Middletown, and Gary Magee of Eatontown; a daughter-in-law, Grace Magee of Shrewsbury Township; four grandchildren; and…
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Evelyn Sherman Straus
Mrs. Straus, of Tinton Falls, died Dec. 5, 2009. She had resided in Long Branch and Middletown prior to relocating to Tinton Falls. Mrs. Straus was a procurement analyst at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, from 1940 to 1951, and from 1963 until retirement in 1983, and received several awards while employed. She was predeceased by her…
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