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Center announces May blood drives
Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives: • May 6 from 2-4 p.m. at Buckman Buckman & Reid, 174 Paterson Ave., Shrewsbury • May 13 from 5-8:30 p.m. at the Italian American Association, Valley Road, Ocean Township • May 16 from 8:30 a.m.-noon at Trinity Episcopal Church, 64 W. Front…
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Badges for L.B. beach available on May 16
LONG BRANCH — Starting Saturday, May 16, summer 2009 beach badges and season parking passes for the Monmouth County Park System’s Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park will be available for purchase at the park pavilion located on Ocean Avenue in Long Branch. Lifeguards will be on duty on weekends starting Saturday, May 23; daily guarded bathing…
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Sports Shorts
United Way of Monmouth County’s 13th annual “Spring Tee-Off” will be held May 18 at Hollywood Golf Club, Ocean. All proceeds will go to the support of the 69 health and human services the United Way currently funds. It will feature an array of prizes and awards in both male and female categories including low…
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Spring run is on
Fish On • RON NUZZOLO Warm weather heated up the Raritan Bay with plenty of bass action. On the troll, clams and now bunker, the action was steady. It’s official, the spring run is in full swing. Every marina from Staten Island to the Highlands has a story about the one that got away and…
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Former Brookdale athlete honored
MIDDLETOWN — The Brookdale Foundation has announced that Dennis “Denny” Walling, well-known Monmouth County athlete and former professional baseball player, is the honoree for the 2009 President’s Scholarship Ball. Walling, a Brookdale alumnus, will be feted at the event on Saturday, May 16, at Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club. The event raises funds for…
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Monmouth University hosting NEC track meet
Championships are Saturday & Sunday Monmouth University head coach Joe Compagni has always done a fine job of recruiting and showcasing area track and field talent. This weekend, that talent will have the chance to run for Northeast Conference gold in front of their home fans in West Long Branch. Monmouth is hosting the 2009…
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City set to introduce $47.8M budget
Unger proposes cutting overtime, clerk post BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — City officials met with department heads on April 22 to gather input for the 2009 budget. The $47.8 million spending plan proposed for 2009 was expected to be introduced during the April 28 City Council meeting. Long Branch Finance Director Ronald…
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Colts get their man in UConn’s Donnie Brown
RBC product expected to make instant impact There was a common perception about the University of Connecticut’s Donald Brown heading into Saturday’s National Football League Draft. Scouts, general managers and coaches all agreed, if Brown’s dream of becoming a standout NFL player were to fall short, it would not be due to a lack of…
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Agency laments loss of pet advocate, Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur had a truly golden heart and will be sorely missed by everyone at PETA. She joined our organization in 1987, when the Golden Girls did an anti-fur episode, and because of her unending compassion and tireless efforts to make the world a kinder place, she won multiple Humanitarian Awards. Bea never missed a…
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