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    FRANK GALIPO Monmouth University hosted a battle of the bands at the Stafford Student Center. Rob DeGregorio performed with Kietcho’s Peachos.

  • Eatontown BOE rejects moving sixth-grade to middle school

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  • Appeal will challenge ruling on home’s value

    BY KEN WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The attorney representing a Long Branch homeowner said last week he will appeal a jury’s decision that the home is worth about half of the $1.2 million his client is seeking from the city. William J. Ward, of Carlin & Ward in Florham Park, said last week…

  • Pallone: Use funds for Fort restoration

    U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) has asked the National Park Service to use funds allocated to the agency under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to restore Fort Hancock’s historic buildings. The law included $589 million for the National Park Service for the repair of historical resources. In a letter March 11 to…

  • Judge tells youth: ‘You are our future’

    RBR’s Boy’s 2 Men program mentors young males BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff State Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson speaks to students in the Boy’s 2 Men program on March 9. State Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson is calling on area students to seek out educational excellence and avoid being caught up…

  • City, MTOTSA talk future of neighborhood

    BY KEN WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch officials and residents of MTOTSA and their attorneys were scheduled to meet yesterday to discuss zoning changes that would permit the homes in the three-street neighborhood to remain in the Beachfront North Phase II redevelopment zone. Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and attorneys for MTOTSA confirmed last week…

  • Study to look at school consolidation

    Focus on merging districts, creating K-12 districts BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Monmouth County Executive Superintendent of Schools Carole Knopp Morris is seeking to conduct a school consolidation feasibility study that could result in the merger of several area school districts. The study, which is expected to be conducted in the coming months, will look…

  • MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? – Advertorial Advertorial MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? By Gloria Averbuch       Sports offer fitness, fun, camaraderie and education in a whole host of life skills. When determining whether to get more…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth University’s Caitlin Kelly (No. 2) drives to the goal against Villanova during a home game as the Hawks snap a five-game losing streak with a 15-12 victory over the Wildcats on March 15. More photos, page 35.

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