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    The Ladies Auxiliary of Monmouth Beach is hosting its annual dinner party and gift auction 6:30-10:30 p.m. May 28, at the Channel Club, Monmouth Beach. Tickets/reservations are $35 per person until May 15 and will not be sold at the door. Support from community members and businesses by way of gift certificates, gift items/baskets and…

  • Day of Fun at Seashore Day Camp

    LONG BRANCH — Seashore Day Camp and School is hosting a free Day of Fun 1-4 p.m. April 18 at its 345 Second Ave. campus in Long Branch. The event will include many activities offered at the camp like skateboarding in one of the (empty) pools at the pool pavilion, polar bear plunge, swimming in…

  • April: The pace picks up!

    William Shakespeare: “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” Dare to dream! Patience has its own sweet rewards. When you are struck with the urge to root in the dirt, you are in your own world. It’s an elusive combination: hard labor with satisfaction on its heels. The speed bumps you encounter in…

  • MRHS asbestos removal to begin in summer

    Officials say asbestos presents no danger BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Monmouth Regional High School will begin the process of removing asbestos from a portion of the building this summer. According to Monmouth Regional Business Administrator Maria Anne Parry and Schools Superintendent James Cleary, the asbestos is harmless and does not necessarily…

  • Eatontown voters have choices for Board of Ed.

    Nine candidates are running for four seats BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The nine candidates vying for two seats on the Eatontown Board of Education appeared before borough residents during the district’s annual Meet the Candidates night April 6 at Memorial Middle School. Seven of the candidates are vying for three, three-year terms…

  • Monmouth Regional BOE proposes leaner budget

    Tax levy cut by $200K from previous year BY KEN WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Monmouth Regional High School District Board of Education is proposing a $25,388,429 school budget for the 2009-10 school year. The budget represents a $418,463 decrease from last year’s budget of $25,806,892. As proposed, the budget calls for a…

  • Teacher enlists teens in community service

    Founder of ONE-USA touts value of volunteerism BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Marshall Williams, 13, of Long Branch, clears the beach during a cleanup sponsored by One-USA. LONG BRANCH — Long Branch teacher Tyrone Hamlin has founded a group to encourage city teens to participate in community service projects. Hamlin, a Long…

  • COA celebrates Earth Day with Beach Sweeps

    Thousands of volunteers will gather at more than 60 sites along the New Jersey coast for Clean Ocean Action’s (COA) 24th annual Spring Beach Sweeps on Saturday, April 25. The largest grassroots environmental event in the state and one of the longest-running cleanups of its kind in the U.S., the COA Beach Sweeps will mobilize…

  • Eatontown proposes $21.3M spending plan

    Budget hearing slated for May 13 BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council is expected to hold a public hearing on its proposed $21.3 million municipal budget on May 13 at borough hall. The budget, which was introduced during the council’s April 8 meeting, calls for borough taxpayers to raise a tax…

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