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Man charged in kidnap attempt
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A New York man is facing multiple charges in connection with an alleged attempted kidnapping in Long Branch last Thursday night. Thomas Arthur Filupeit, 52, Magaretville, N.Y., allegedly tried to kidnap a man he believed was seeing his ex-girlfriend, according to the Long Branch Police Department. The…
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Sister Mary Beth lauded
ERIC SUCAR staff Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd (second from left) is introduced by Sal Vecchione, Oceanport, at a reception in her honor held at Peter Cooper Village Community Center in West Long Branch April 4. Sister Lloyd, a Filippini nun, has been recognized for her work with Ethiopian children orphaned by AIDS who must become…
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Frankie and Friends tourney April 18-19
WEST LONG BRANCH — The first Frankie and Friends Spring Invitational Baseball Tournament will take place April 18 and 19 at Valenzano’s Park. The tournament is being held to honor the memory of Frank Caltabilota Jr., who died in the 2000 dormitory fire at Seton Hall University, South Orange. Four local teams will be participating…
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‘Beauty and the Beast’
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Clockwise from top: Ocean Township Intermediate School students join together for a preshow cheer before the final performance of the spring play “Beauty and the Beast” on April 4. Taylor Rogers portrays the Prince, and Brenna Clark, the Old Woman, in a scene from the play, which was presented at…
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District proposes $14.9M Shore Regional HS budget
Spending plan would hike taxes in three sending towns BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Taxpayers in the Shore Regional High School district are being asked to vote on a proposed $14.9 million spending plan that, if approved, would result in tax increases in three of the district’s four sending towns. The 2009-10 budget, which was…
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Eatontown BOE proposes $19.4M spending plan
Voters defeated spending plan in three prior years BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The borough Board of Education (BOE) is calling on local voters to approve the proposed $19.4 million 2009-10 school budget, a $1.7 million decrease from last year’s spending plan. The budget, which the board approved unanimously during its March 30…
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Proposals for pier design submitted
RFPs sought designer for pier and ferry terminal BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city of Long Branch hopes to move forward in the coming weeks with redevelopment plans for the oceanfront pier and ferry terminal. Long Branch Business Administrator Howard Woolley Jr. said last week the city formally issued a request…
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Breathing new life into vintage buildings
County preservation grants give local restorations a boost BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer About two-dozen historic preservation projects, including the restoration of the Van- Mater Barn in Holmdel and the Little Red Schoolhouse in Middletown, will be able to move forward as a result of grants from the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Church of…
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LBHA to build new community center
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer On April 1 the Long Branch City Council unanimously voted to lease the site of the Bucky James Community Center to the Long Branch Public Housing Authority. The building, located at 231 Wilbur Ray Blvd. behind the Gregory Elementary School, is slated to be demolished and a new community center…
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