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A serene evening just before dusk, overlooking the Navesink River at Riverside Park, Red Bank, on Aug. 12. NATHAN ROSMAN
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Chamber slates annual comedy night
The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce (GOTCC) will hold its annual Comedy Night and Gift Auction on Sept. 18 at Buona Sera Palazzo, 1033 W. Park Ave., Ocean. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour and gift auction ticket drop, followed by a buffet dinner. The show starts at 8:15…
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Photographer’s works sought for exhibit
The Monmouth County Historical Association is organizing an exhibition to showcase the works of renowned photographer, Monroe Edelstein. Local families who have Edelstein portraits hanging in their homes are invited to loan their art for this exhibit, which is scheduled to take place this September at the historic Taylor-Butler House in Middletown. From 1960 to…
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County studies Route 35, West Park Avenue
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP—West Park Avenue may soon become less congested as the county examines changes to the traffic pattern. Monmouth County spokeswoman Laura Kirkpatrick said the county has been examining the West Park Avenue corridor, which extends from the beginning of Green Grove Road to the end of West Park Avenue.…
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Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival closes summer season Aug. 29
The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation (JSJBF) will close out its Summer Series of Festivals Aug. 29 in Long Branch. The festival will take place from noon to 9:45 p.m. on the Great Lawn on the Long Branch Boardwalk at Cooper Avenue, with fireworks following the performance. The festival is rain or shine and…
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Pallone, Menendez to introduce BEACH Act
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Cindy Zipf, Clean Ocean Action executive director, center, speaks during an Aug. 13 press conference in Long Branch on the federal BEACH Act. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex), left, and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) announced plans to introduce legislation that would strengthen the law in September. KENNY WALTER/STAFF A…
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Beekeepers find sweet success in N.J.
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer From the Garden owner Drew Madzin endures the August heat to check on one of his honeybee hives. In a healthy colony, worker bees like the one pictured below can number in the tens of thousands and all of them are female. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among…
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City pushes for train station improvements
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch officials are hoping NJ Transit will make the neglected Long Branch train station a priority for future improvements. According to Business Administrator Howard Woolley Jr. city officials have met with NJ Transit officials in an effort to persuade them to renovate the Long Branch train station. “They’ve redone…
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The most preventable car thefts
Despite automakers’ most novel schemes to make today’s cars more theft-proof, common sense is unfortunately still not among a model’s standard features. Witness the fact that a growing number of auto thefts are being caused by owners who leave the keys inside while parked. The National Insurance Crime Bureau in Des Plaines, Ill., reports that…
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