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College to host open house in Long Branch
Brookdale Community College will host an open house at its Long Branch Higher Education Center from 5:30-7 p.m. on Jan. 7 at 213 Broadway in Long Branch. Community members are invited to tour the Long Branch facility and its on-site Student Success Center, which features dedicated support staff, quiet study areas and free computer labs.…
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Two local cheerleaders to perform in London
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Gianna Aldarelli and Amanda Ianucilli from Ocean Township High School are two of more than 500 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the United States who will be performing in the world-famous New Year’s Day Parade in London, England. The individuals invited to perform in the parade qualified for the trip…
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FEMA to revise flood insurance payout rules
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The federal government will reopen approximately 270 dismissed claims filed by property owners with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) said any flood insurance claim dismissed due to a missed deadline will be reopened by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as…
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Brookdale board faces difficult decisions
Some problems have no simple solutions. Brookdale Community College is facing declining enrollments, and the end of that trend is not in sight. Since 2005, public school enrollments in Monmouth County have fallen by almost 9,000 students with additional declines likely. At the same time, costs have risen. These facts have been further compounded by…
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Chamber announces its yearlong contest
The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce (GOTCC) will celebrate its 30th anniversary with the yearlong contest, “GOT 30.” One GOTCC member along with one nonmember will each win a “Grow Your Business” grand prize at the contest’s culmination in January 2016. The two grand prizes have a combined value of more than $16,000. Having…
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Library program seeks gifts for ‘Little Heroes at Home’
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer The Long Branch Free Public Library is hosting the nonprofit Eagles Up! “Little Heroes at Home Christmas Tree,” which has three-dozen red, white and blue stars with gift ideas for the children of members of the armed services who are deployed and can’t be at home for Christmas. PHOTO…
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Fund aims to help residents still impacted by superstorm
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer New Jersey residents with low or moderate incomes will soon be able to take advantage of a new state program intended to address their unmet needs on the long road to recovery from superstorm Sandy. The state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) will begin accepting applications for entry into…
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Cancer pavilion aims to facilitate patient care
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A former cancer patient’s family hopes its donation to Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) will help current and future patients in their treatments. Philanthropists Warren Diamond and his son, Scott, have donated $2.5 million in honor of their late wife and mother, who passed in 2001 after…
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