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Aberdeen to beach users: Keep our shoreline clean
Resident: Wildlife, shoreline impacted by litter and waste BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer PHOTOS BY DONALD HONIMAR Debris such as tires and shopping carts are among the items that wash up on Cliffwood Beach from the Raritan Bay, but the most prolific culprit that litters the beach, residents and township officials say, is fishing…
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In the Service
The U.S.S. Columbus Veterans Association is seeking Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from 1944-76, and USS Columbus past and present wishing to share memories and camaraderie with old friends or to make new ones. Shipmates are also sought for a reunion Sept. 30-Oct. 3 at Holiday Inn Select,…
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Spring Beach Sweep
ERIC SUCAR staff Adam Fire, of Monmouth Hills, scans the sand dunes on the Sea Bright beachfront for litter on April 25. He was one of thousands of volunteers who participated in Clean Ocean Action’s 24th annual Spring Beach Sweep, which was held at more than 60 sites along the New Jersey coast.
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Aberdeen police charge man with assault
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Police arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and a female family member during a dispute and home invasion last week. David L. Anthony, 33, whose previous address was Keansburg, was arrested April 15 by Aberdeen police, with the help of Hazlet police, Lt. Alan…
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NOTES
The Eatontown Lions Club will support the Jersey Shore Running Club at its Sandy Hook Lighthouse 5K Fun Run/Walk for the Blind at 9:30 a.m. May 2. Entry fee is $25 and includes a T-shirt, and all proceeds will benefit the N.J. Blind Citizens Association’s Camp Happiness. For more information, call Frank at 732-542-7741. *****…
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Relay for Life in Matawan
MATAWAN — The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be held at the Matawan Regional High School June 13 and 14, a resident announced at the April 23 Borough Council meeting. “We are looking for volunteers for Relay for Life and for Paint the Town Purple,” said Joe O’Reilly, of Cliffwood. O’Reilly said that…
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Feathered friend
MATT DENTON Jessica and Ben Kuleshov get acquainted with a parrot during the Earth Day Festival at Bayonet Farm in Holmdel April 26.
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Boro honors firefighter for 50 years of service
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Veteran firefighter Phil Kramer receives a proclamation from Mayor Paul Buccellato during the April 23 Borough Council meeting. MATAWAN — A resident and longtime member of the borough’s fire department was honored at last week’s Borough Council meeting to cheers and applause from residents and fellow firefighters. Phil Kramer’s…
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Mid’town district budget wins by wide margin
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Schools Superintendent Karen Bilbao had two words to describe how she felt about the district’s budget being approved by voters by a margin of more than a thousand votes. “I’m ecstatic,” Bilbao said. “That’s the only way to describe it. It was a resounding victory for our school…
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