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County establishes an ethics board
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has created a county ethics board as a means of assuring standards of ethical conduct for county employees and officers are clear, consistent, uniform in their application and enforceable. A resolution adopted by the freeholders on Nov. 10 alters the county’s Administrative Code to include the newly created ethics…
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A fitting feast for giving thanks
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Chef Jerome Turner checks supplies for the Thanksgiving dinner he prepares each year. LONG BRANCH — Chef Jerome Turner is continuing an 11-year tradition by organizing, cooking and serving Thanksgiving dinner to those who are hungry and in need as well as members of the community. “This will be year…
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Christie taps Kyrillos for transition team
State senator will play role in shaping N.J.’s executive branch BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer District 13 state Sen. Joseph Kyrillos will sit on Gov.-elect Chris Christie’s transition team, a group of 10 people who will oversee the passing of the torch between administrations. Sen. Joseph Kyrillos Kyrillos, a 21-year Republican state legislator who served…
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Rec advisory committee weighs in on park plan
Debate continues on Husky Brook Park BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Recreation Advisory Committee has indicated support for a revised plan for Husky Brook Park despite the Borough Council’s opposition. “I’d rather not see it sit there, and drive past it and have weeds and trees, and still have to go in and maintain…
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Taxi driver goes the extra mile
Prevention First honors driver for support of at-risk youths BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer DANIEL HOWLEY No one emerged from the home after Joe Piscitelli honked his horn, so he got out of his taxi to check on the young person he was scheduled to transport. Taxi driver Joe Piscitelli’s concern for the young people…
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Culture, nature, transport focus of coastal plan
County promotes regional perspective for development BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Aplan for the future of Monmouth County’s coastal region calls for building on the cultural, environmental and transportation resources already in place in coastal communities. The focus of the Coastal Monmouth Plan is to assist 30 of the county’s coastal communities, individually and from…
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Nor’easter erodes beaches, washes out steps in L.B.
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch weathered the nor’easter that ripped through the Jersey Shore last week, with damage limited to beach erosion. According to Stanley Dzuiba, Long Branch Office of Emergency Management coordinator, the storm damage was limited to the beachfront. “We got hit on our beaches,” he said. “It’s just major beach…
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Photo
JEFF GRANIT staff Monmouth University’s Cesar Blacido (center) and Hawks teammates celebrate after he scored the winning goal in a penalty kick shootout against Connecticut on Nov. 19. The Hawks defeated the Huskies 4-3 in the first round of the NCAA soccer tournament, which was played in West Long Branch. More photos page 32 and…
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Donna Morgan Reilly
Mrs. Reilly, 49, of Long Branch, died Nov. 16, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Gerald J. Reilly; four sons, David, Joseph, Michael and Gerald, Jr.; two brothers, David and Christopher; five sisters, Mary Ann, Gail, Rosemary, Dawn and Deanna; her in-laws, Barbara and Jim…
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