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PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO Above: Maeve Cowley performs in”Who Let the Folks Out?” at Ocean Township Intermediate School June 3. Students perform a song and dance routine in the school musical production.
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New superintendent named at Monmouth Regional H.S.
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Monmouth Regional High School will have a new superintendent on July 1. The Monmouth Regional Board of Education approved the hiring of Charles Ford at the May 5 board meeting. Ford currently serves as principal of Roosevelt Elementary School in South Plainfield and will take over for…
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Fights disrupt O’port festival
Police investigate two incidents; one tied to gang activity BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Borough police, with the assistance of neighboring township police departments, took immediate steps to stop two separate incidents at the annual Lions Club Strawberry Fair, which led to three arrests. “These two incidents were separate from each other,” said…
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Oceanport asks for $1M more for creek cleanup
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Mayor Michael Mahon has requested $1 million in federal appropriations to dredge the Branchport Creek and remove fecal contamination. Mahon made the request in a letter addressed to Rep. Rush Holt (D-6th District), seeking support in obtaining this special appropriation. “As you know, the Borough of Oceanport has…
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Sheehan Classic race weekend coming up
RED BANK — The George Sheehan Classic 5-Mile Run is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13. More than 3,000 runners from around the world are expected to participate in what has become one of the Jersey Shore’s most popular road races. In addition, thousands more participate in the pre- and post-race events…
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A day to share smiles and some waves
Life Rolls On returns to Long Branch June 28 BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Volunteers wait for the right wave to launch Ronald Moore, of Providence, at the Life Rolls On event in Long Branch June 22, 2008. LONG BRANCH — People with limited mobility will enjoy a day of surfing at the…
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Lead-free agreement combats poisoning
Long Branch becomes Model Lead-Safe City BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City of Long Branch has joined the growing list of New Jersey municipalities to sign an agreement with the New Jersey Public Advocate to aggressively respond to and prevent the problem of childhood lead poisoning. New Jersey Public Advocate Ronald…
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Antique clock returns home to Oceanic firehouse
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer George Sperling (l-r), clock restorer and donator, Albert Mentel, president of the Oceanic Fire Engine Company, and Irven Miller Jr., a member of the fire company, with the vintage clock that was returned to the fire company on May 6. In the background is a photo of Thomas Worthley, the…
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Ocean Twp. schools monitor flu cases
Pagano: Cluster of intermediate students have symptoms BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Officials with the Ocean Township school district are calling on parents to closely monitor their children for any flu-like symptoms after the Monmouth County Regional Health Commission confirmed that a township student was infected with the A-H1N1 influenza virus last…
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