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Mayor has new plan for Husky Brook Park
Tarantolo meets with DEP to discuss plans for site BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — After meetings with Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officials, Mayor Gerald Tarantolo has come up with a new plan to salvage the controversial Husky Brook Park project. At the Oct. 28 meeting, Tarantolo presented a redesign of the park…
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City funds new beach equipment
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city will tap into funds earmarked for other projects to purchase and refurbish revenue-producing beach maintenance equipment. The City Council decided at the Oct. 27 meeting, by a 4-0 vote, to re-appropriate $135,000 for beach equipment. Councilman Anthony Giordano was absent from the meeting. Chief Financial…
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Tony’s Place: A playground for children of all abilities
With the opening of Tony’s Place at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, children of all abilities will have a place in Monmouth County to laugh, play, grow and learn together. This universally accessible playground is the second joint-venture playground project of the Monmouth County Park System, Challenged Youth Sports,…
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Audubon meeting Nov. 11 in Red Bank
Monmouth County Audubon Society will meet 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at Trinity Episcopal Church, White Street. Professional nature photographer Art Peslak will present “Bird Photography Techniques, Tips and Equipment” at the meeting, which is free and open to the public. He will discuss choosing the right equipment; composition; technique; and topics exclusive to nature photography,…
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Student’s drive will warm those in need
Shoes and jackets will be donated to anyone in need BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer For a Long Branch High School (LBHS) student, a chance encounter with a homeless man is making a difference for many of the area’s less fortunate. PHOTOS BY KENNY WALTER Long Branch High School senior Lucy McGrath’s chance encounter with…
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Sports Shorts
All former Lion wrestlers, coaches, family and friends are invited to the first Black & Orange Wrestling dinner to be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 in the Middletown High School North cafeteria. All current and former wrestlers and coaches will be part of the program. Tickets are $12 in advance and $20 at the…
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Art of Chagall to be discussed at museum
“Chagall: His Art,” the first in a series of lectures about famous Jewish artists, is scheduled for Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 310 Mounts Corner Drive, Freehold Township. The lecture and accompanying slide show will be presented by Dr. Lisa Festa, assistant art professor at Georgian Court…
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Michelle Sue Anderson
Mrs. Anderson, 25, of Long Branch, died Oct. 28, 2009, following a lengthy battle with lupus. She resided in Sayreville prior to relocating to Long Branch 14 years ago. She is survived by her children, Hailey, Alyssa and James Ratcliffe of Long Branch; her mother and stepfather, Jacqueline Travers Palmer and Rande Palmer of Long…
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Allen C. Lorentson
Mr. Lorentson, 48, of Oceanport, died Oct. 28, 2009, at home. He resided in West Long Branch prior to relocating to Oceanport five years ago. He was an emergency medial technician at Alert Ambulance, Lakewood, and a member of the Oceanport First Aid Squad. He was predeceased by a son, Eric Lorentson, in 1984; and…
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