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    Alfredo de Bonis will hold a slide show and buffet 7 p.m. June 30 to introduce his new cooking school in Lucca, Italy. The event will be at the Elks Lodge, 40 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The weeklong school includes three classes, tours of cities in the area, and wine and olive oil tastings. Price…

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    Nancy Keagle, MSW, Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Social Worker of the Year (center), is congratulated by Mary Ann Christopher (l), president and CEO of VNA, and Barbara Smith, manager of Community Care Alternative programs at VNA in Red Bank. Keagle, of Long Branch, has been a VNA social worker for 15 years and…

  • MTOTSA loses a strong advocate

    Carmen Venditti LONG BRANCH – Carmen Venditti, who passed away June 12, never gave up on his resolve to remain in the beachfront home the city of Long Branch was attempting to take through eminent domain, his daughter said last week. “I don’t think my father ever really thought we were ever going to lose…

  • New Jersey’s mission of honor

    Veterans claim abandoned brothers and sisters in arms BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Until recently, New Jersey had a heart-wrenching secret. The cremated remains of hundreds of American veterans lay abandoned, stored on shelves inside dusty cardboard boxes and canisters. ERIC SUCAR staff Members of the Navy fold an American flag on behalf of seaman…

  • Helping people get ‘behind the wheel and on their feet’

    Car donation program helps workers hold down a job BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Mechanics work on a donated auto. WEST LONG BRANCH — It’s a fact of life in many New Jersey towns: people who do not have access to a car and who do not live near public transportation may find their employment…

  • Eatontown Police Dept. promotes four officers

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer DANIEL HOWLEY Eatontown Borough Clerk Karen Siano swears in Police Officer Lawarence Tyler to his new position as lieutenant while his wife and children look on. EATONTOWN — Family, friends and fellow officers packed into a crowded BoroughHall recently to see four of Eatontown’s finest promoted to higher ranks within…

  • NPS decision on financials for fort rehab due soon

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent SANDY HOOK — A visitor seeking to enter the headquarters of Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) last week by the front porch of the building that the developer occupies at Fort Hancock would find it difficult since the porch steps are almost totally blocked by overgrown shrubs. After pushing aside the branches…

  • Sandy Hook Beach Concert Series under the stars

    The Sandy Hook Foundation has announced the 2009 free Summer Concert Series schedule. Through Aug. 19, every Wednesday at 6 p.m. (weather permitting) at Beach Area E on Sandy Hook, top performers will draw thousands for musical entertainment in this beautiful setting. During previous seasons, each week (weather permitting) more than 2,000 people came to…

  • Short of funds, Oceanfest seeks public support

    LONG BRANCH — Despite uncertain economic conditions, Long Branch’s annual Oceanfest July Fourth celebration is still on track to deliver a day full of fun and entertainment, according to a press release from the Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce. The 19th annual Oceanfest, the annual Independence Day celebration held on the oceanfront Promenade in…

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