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Choppy seas not a deterrent for Shana Ocean Mile swimmers
MONMOUTH BEACH — More than 100 swimmers participated Sunday morning, Aug. 2, in the third annual Shana Ocean Mile Swim at the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion. The event was sponsored by The Shana Foundation and was organized by Madeline Wasserman, director of the foundation, and Mary Mazzacco, race director. The Shana Swim Safety Team, headed…
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MMC to offer health program, inspections
Monmouth Medical Center (MMC), Long Branch, internist Zorica Mercadante, M.D., will give a presentation on metabolic syndrome at 1 p.m. on Aug. 19 at SCAN Learning Center, Monmouth Mall, Eatontown. The program is free for individuals age 50 and older. To register, call 732-542- 1326. The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center will sponsor a…
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West Long Branch opts for referendum on future of library
Voters to decide keep boro library or join county system BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent WEST LONG BRANCH — The Borough Council decided last week to let residents decide the fate of the borough library. The council approved an ordinance that provides that residents will vote on a nonbinding referendum at the Nov. 3 general election…
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Fundraiser to benefit Church of the Presidents restoration
LONG BRANCH — A cocktail reception fundraiser will be held to benefit the restoration of the Church of the Presidents, the last remaining building associated with the seven presidents who vacationed here during the country’s Gilded Age. The reception will take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Ocean Beach Club,…
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County Park System offers free events
The Monmouth County Park System will offer free events during September, beginning with Music Man Rich Marzec performing tunes from the turn of the century 1-3 p.m. Sept. 12. On Sept. 13, 1-3 p.m., a blacksmith demonstration will be held, and on Sept. 19 from noon to 2:30 p.m., there will be a cookstove demonstration…
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Flag project honors ‘Old Glory’
Long Branch youth aims to replace worn flags with new The American flag may be known affectionately as “Old Glory,” but a Long Branch youth thinks that shouldn’t be how the flag is displayed. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff John Alexander Van Dyck, of Long Branch, stands in front of a new American flag before…
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Eatontown nixes Old Orchard zone change
Developer cries foul, says boro did an about-face BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Eatontown Borough Council has taken a stance against a proposed development at the site of the Old Orchard Golf Course, denying a zoning change for a controversial plan to build some 700 housing units and a large-scale commercial shopping center on…
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L.B. plans for Beachfront South despite controversy
Critics: Court rulings show blight designation is illegal BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch will unveil a redevelopment plan to residents of the Beachfront South oceanfront zone next week, despite criticism that the plan is based on an illegal blight designation. Councilman Brian Unger said last week that the blight designation and redevelopment zone…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Hailey Hyun watches as John Grier comes around a barrier during a skirmish at the Ocean Township Recreation Committee’s Laser Tag Tournament for children participating in the rec program at the Wayside Elementary School on Aug. 4. More photos, page 10.
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