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Advocates optimistic for Takanassee solution
Port Huron house still needs a new site BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Advocates for preserving all three of the Takanassee Beach Club buildings expressed optimism last week that the Port Huron house will remain in Long Branch. The house is the smallest of the three buildings on the beach club site…
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Bernard C. Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman, 63, of the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township, died Aug. 22, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a loan officer at Valley National Bank, retiring in 2007. Prior to that, he was an assistant vice president at Central Jersey Bank for 23 years, retiring in 1999. He is survived…
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Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival Sept. 5
The 2009 Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 12:30 to 10 p.m. along the oceanfront on the Great Lawn/Promenade. The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, in conjunction with the City of Long Branch Urban Enterprise Zone, produces this free, fun-filled day for families which this year…
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Joseph F. Lyons
Mr. Lyons, 63, of Long Branch, died Aug. 21, 2009. He was a retired electrician at NJ Transit. He is survived by a son, Christopher Lyons of Long Branch; two sisters, Audrey Platt of Blairsville, Pa., and Judy Hughes of West Chester, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at Shrewsbury…
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Holt: Protesters misinformed on health care bill
Despite outcry, 12th District legislator supports bill BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer TOM SHORTELL One of the hundreds who waited in line to attend a town hall meeting held by Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) holds a sign calling for civil discourse on health care reform. MIDDLETOWN – Rep. Rush Holt probably knew he was…
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Marian E. Owen
Mrs. Owen, 99, of Long Branch, died Aug. 24, 2009, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. She was an advertising agent at the Long Branch Daily Record; Klein Publishers, Freehold; and the Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park; prior to retirement. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry C. Owen, in 1964; a son, Frank P. Dalton;…
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A room of their own for ailing teens is dedicated
The Living Room was the vision of Ezra Abraham BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Living Room at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch was dedicated last week on the birthday of the young man who envisioned the room as a place of respite for teens undergoing treatment. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE EZRA ABRAHAM TO…
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Theresa C. Hasner
Mrs. Hasner, 68, of Long Branch, died Aug. 16, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. She was a supply technician at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for several years. Mrs. Hasner was predeceased by a son, Ralph A. Hasner Jr., in 2007; and a daughter, Melinda Jaffe, in 2007. She is survived…
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Letter-writing ‘advocates’ need to get facts correct
Here we go again, another regular writer to the editor repeatedly throwing out false information. In the lead opinion letter (Aug. 6) headlined “L.B. should work on lowering debt, not on pier,” the writer once again says, “We have one of the highest tax rates in the county.” Should the author take a few minutes…
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