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Frank Pallone, what are you going to do now?
(An open letter to Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-6th District) As recently as 13 years ago, you were promoting development of a convention center/resort at Sandy Hook (as reported in a local newspaper). You even said you would seek a $150,000 appropriation to do a feasibility study that never happened. Well, six years later, when…
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X-country debuts at BCC with Harrison coaching
Season begins on Sept. 5 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer In tabbing Geoff Harrison to be Brookdale Community College’s first cross country coach, athletic director Frank Lawrence chose one of the Shore area’s best. In his dozen years at Red Bank Regional High School, Harrison made the school synonymous with distance running excellence. Among the…
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Sports Shorts
The U11 Girls (1998-99) NJX Milan soccer team seeks field players and a goalie to join a group of girls who love the game. The team is professionally trained and coached, with home games and training at Cross Farms Park in Holmdel. Milan will play in MOSA, JAGS and will take part in the NJ…
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Still rowdy after all these years — roller derby’s back!
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Jersey Shore Roller Girls league in Asbury Park is entering the home stretch of their season, which has seen attendance grow at bouts featuring the three league teams. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top: Murder Beach Militia and Anchor Assassins skaters wait for the start of a jam session…
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Parent hails state’s autism coverage law
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer New Jersey residents who have children with autism and who must pay a significant amount of money for the cost of therapy will remember Aug. 13, 2009, for a long time. Sharon Dey “Aug. 13 was an emotional and victorious day for families that have children with autism,” said Sharon…
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Anonymous defamers should be very afraid
Coda • GREG BEAN I’ve mentioned more than once over the last few years that there’s a day of reckoning coming for the cowardly slime-puppies who post anonymous libels on some of the blog sites around here (Are you listening, da Truth Squad?). And it looks like that day might be coming sooner than the…
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Corruption a topic, anywhere you look
Guest Column • Arthur Z. Kamin With New Jersey’s tattered governmental ethics reputation what it is — in all candor, it isn’t easy these days being an international traveler who hails from the Garden State. My wife, Ginny, and I recently returned after touring Australia, New Zealand and Fiji as part of a group of…
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BMAC to hold dances, movies and more
The Brick Municipal Alliance Committee (BMAC) will hold the following events: • Sept. 18, BYC dance; new school year first dance • Sept. 25, BYC movie, “Star Trek,” 2009 version • Oct. 2, BYC dance • Oct. 9, BYC movie, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” • Oct. 16, BYC dance • Oct. 23, BYC…
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Special Needs Network expands
The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey has announced the expansion of its Special Needs Network in Ocean County. The goal of the Network is to provide a safe, inclusive environment for children with special needs and challenges. Providers are state registered, trained in cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid and receive pre-service training.…
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