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Libertarian Party selects candidate for gov.
The New Jersey State Libertarian Party’s state board has selected Kenneth R. Kaplan as its candidate for governor. Kaplan has a lifelong familiarity with New Jersey’s residents and issues, according to a statement from the Libertarian Party. Born in Newark and growing up in West Orange, Kaplan lived in Rockaway and Livingston before moving to…
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Sing along
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Three-year-old preschoolers at Seashore Day Camp and School in Long Branch sing during a musical program in the school theater on May 20.
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Students join in ‘Recycle Plastic Caps!’
Ella Jensen (l-r), Irvin Gomez Cortes, Ta’haj Wiggins sort plastic caps. LONG BRANCH — Students at the Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center in Long Branch have collected 13,422 plastic caps to help the environment. The plastic bottle caps from common household items such as soda and water bottles, were collected as part of…
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May: Diligence is the word!
“Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer.” Geoffrey Charlesworth Have you lately seen your resident woodchuck? The rapacious varmints have made their spring debut, and their banquet table is laden with tender apple-green shoots of hosta and tall foliage…
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Click It or Ticket program under way
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Ocean Township Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies across the country in a national Click It or Ticket campaign targeting motorists who do not wear seat belts. Running through May 31, the annual initiative includes high-visibility law enforcement seat-belt checkpoints and saturation patrols as well as local and national publicity…
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Jewish Culture program at Monmouth University
WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University will host the summer 2009 Jewish Culture Program June 1-3 in the Wilson Hall Auditorium. All events are free and open to the public. The program will open on Monday, June 1, 7-9 p.m., with “Reflections on Jewish Identity,” a lecture by Kenneth Jacobson. He is the author of…
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Special kids will have their best day ever at the beach
Best Day Foundation promotes outdoor events for special-needs children BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer ANDIE MONICK A young girl catches a wave with the help of surfer Johnny Bowling during a day at the beach sponsored by The Best Day Foundation. LONG BRANCH — A California-based nonprofit will host the “Best Day at the Beach”…
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Church group works for change in immigration policy
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Members of a local church have formed the Lutheran Immigration Task Force to advocate for immigrants’ rights and to help change the nation’s immigration policies. The four women who said they are members of Reformation Lutheran Church in West Long Branch attended the May meeting of the…
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Casino Night nets $60K for shelter renovation
EATONTOWN — The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA), a nonprofit dedicated to caring for misplaced, homeless and abused animals, held its fourth Annual Casino Night fundraiser at the Robert Meyner Reception Center at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on May 2. The event helped raise more than…
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