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Local youths support mission of Alex’s Lemonade Stand
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Local families and students raised funds to support research into childhood cancers as part of the national campaign spearheaded by Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping find cures for children diagnosed with cancer. During the three-day event, volunteers from across the country host lemonade stands to…
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Members of the Jackson Junior Air Force ROTC demonstrate the proper way to fold an American flag during a Flag Day ceremony June 14 at the Jackson Justice Complex. MATT DENTON
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Resident questions new mayor’s views
Eatontown’s new mayor, Dennis Connelly, came out of the gate with a vengeance. He trampled a plan for an agricultural center/community garden that had been worked on for over two years by the borough’s Green Team, which was ready to break ground on dedicated Green Acres farmland at Husky Brook Park. When the council room…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Voyagers’ Community School will relocate from Farmingdale to 215 Broad St. in Eatontown. The relocation will allow the K-12 school to expand its programs. The new school, scheduled to open Sept. 9, will become a larger facility, paving the way for increased enrollment and enhanced programs, including a preschool for children ages 3-4. For more…
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Long Branch considers easing rules on split-zone properties
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council is considering amending zoning ordinances to make it easier to aggregate for development properties that are zoned differently. During the council’s June 9 workshop meeting, redevelopment attorney Robert Beckelman discussed split-zone properties that are adjacent but zoned separately. Under the current ordinance, the zoning…
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Marketing seminar slated for June 25
The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners Shore Region will present “Marketing Nutrition for a Growing and Healthy List” at 6 p.m. June 25 at Alcoeur Gardens, 111 Bowne Road, Ocean. Guest speaker Susanna Fonticoba will explain how to use Constant Contact for email marketing and event planning. The cost is $20 for members…
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Four seniors receive ROTC scholarships
Four members of Red Bank Catholic High School (RBC)’s Class of 2015 have been offered ROTC scholarships. U.S. Army Major Ryan Howell, an assistant professor of military science at Rutgers University, came to RBC on May 18 to present the scholarships to Michael Pace and Tom Montano, both of Eatontown; Mathew Lamb of Middletown; and…
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Long Branch may seek grant for restoration of stone hut
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council is considering a request to apply for a county matching grant that would fund the ongoing restoration of a stone hut on Ross Island in the western portion of Lake Takanassee. Faith Teitelbaum, a trustee with the Whalepond Brook Watershed Association, asked the city…
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Walking tours in Ocean Grove to focus on historical women
The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will hold three Women’s History Walking Tours this summer. Beginning June 25, tours will depart from the Historical Society Museum, 50 Pitman Ave., Ocean Grove. Tours will take place at 10:30 a.m. June 25 and 1 p.m. July 23 and Aug. 20. Because tours will be limited to 20…
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