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St. John Vianney Latino Club delivers donations
HOLMDEL — The St. John Vianney High School Latino Club recently delivered items to Ronald McDonald House in Long Branch. The items included detergent, paper towels and individually wrapped snacks. The collection project began last year after Alisa Guzman, club president, had a nephew who was born prematurely and weighed less than 2 pounds. The…
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Business Briefs
Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ) hosted 2015 New Jersey Business Hall of Fame Laureate Aldonna Ambler, CEO, Ambler Growth Strategy Consultants Inc., at its JA BizTown simulation. The simulation is a real-world learning lab filled with 14 storefronts run by fifth- and sixth-grade students who are supported by adult volunteers as they experience life…
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Federal review of Sandy claims could be costly
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Homeowners whose superstorm Sandy flood insurance payouts are slated for federal review could find that they must return some of the recovery funds awarded through other programs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last month announced plans to set up a review process for residents who believe they were inadequately compensated…
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Easter Egg Hunt
Easter cupcakes are ready to be served following the Millstone Township Easter Egg Hunt at Wagner Farm on March 28. MATT DENTON
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Proposed legislation is worthy of support
Francee Tendler Manalapan New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the United States, but not strict enough to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and stalkers. Last year, there were 14 domestic abuse-related murdersuicides in New Jersey. On average, 47 women are murdered by gun monthly in America at…
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Long Branch may consolidate fire companies
By KENNY WALTER Talks are underway to consolidate some of the nine volunteer fire companies that comprise the storied Long Branch Fire Department. Long Branch Fire Chief Kevin Stout told the City Council on March 24 that discussions are ongoing with fellow officers about combining some of the city’s eight firehouses. “It has already been…
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Students walk in hope at MU Relay for Life
By DONNA KENYON Monmouth University student Kate Latkovich holds pizzas she won for her Purple Team as the top individual fundraiser in the Relay for Life. The students are members of the Monmouth a cappella group the Sea Sharps. Some walked in hope. Some walked in sadness. Some walked in victory. They all walked for…
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Candy sweetens spring holidays
By TAYLOR M. LIER David Gunther pours chocolate out of one of the many molds used at Old Monmouth Candies in Freehold on March 24. The shop owners say the chocolate bunnies represent the start of spring. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR New Jersey candy factories have discovered new ways to satisfy a customer’s sweet tooth…
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Clock stops on Port Ambrose application
By ADAM UZIALKO lans for a liquefied natural gas port off the coast of Sandy Hook and Long Branch have been put on hold by federal agencies due in part to the high volume of public comments on the project. Representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration (MARAD) said they have indefinitely suspended…
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