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West Long Branch mayor, council incumbents win
West Long Branch Mayor Janet Tucci held off a challenge from Democrat Jack Gindi in the Nov. 4 municipal election. The Republican mayor almost doubled her challenger’s vote count, tallying 1,489 votes to Gindi’s 768. Republican Borough Council incumbents Fred Migliaccio and Christopher Neyhart fended off a challenge from Democrats Mark Engel and Melissa Klang.…
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Adoption center set to open
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN –— Local animal lovers will no longer have to travel to Eatontown or Freehold to adopt a furry friend in need of a forever home. The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) will open a new adoption center inside the local Petco store on…
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Photos highlight ‘state treasures’ of Alaska
“Yukon” Photographs by Kim Levin of the Alaskan landscape and those who call Alaska home will be on display at the Eastern Branch Library in Shrewsbury throughout November. Levin, a photographer who specializes in pet portraiture, took the images on a recent trip to Alaska. She focused many of the photographs on what she calls…
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Governor’s stance on quarantine lauded
I want to commend Gov. Chris Christie for his firm, sensible stance on quarantining health care workers who may have come in contact with the Ebola virus. The enormous potential for Ebola to spread in the United States is something no government official can take lightly. Since the smallpox and measles epidemics of the 18th…
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RAY CHISTE Soybeans are harvested on the evening of Oct. 30 at a farm in Upper Freehold Township that is owned by Tri-County Turf LLC of Cranbury.
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Readings to celebrate Parker’s varied works
LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Arts Council invites the public to an evening of readings from Dorothy Parker’s writings at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Long Branch Free Public Library, 328 Broadway. Guest readers will select from Parker’s comic poetry, critical reviews, correspondence and quotable commentary. The event will also feature special guest…
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Funding restored for mental health services at The Arc
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Arc of Monmouth County will be able to continue providing mental and behavioral health services to clients now that state funding has been partially restored. “We have been negotiating with the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), and we have come to an agreement,” Mary Scott, executive…
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Student essay contest has Nov. 15 deadline
The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) Kid’s Corner is hosting a special National Bullying Prevention Month Essay Contest to encourage children to read and improve their understanding of the effects of bullying. Students in grades 3-12 attending a public or private school must read a book listed under their corresponding grade level and tell CLF through…
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Area chefs compete in culinary challenge
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Above: Jada Weedon (center) and other eighth-grade students taking part in the Seashore School’s Chopped Challenge elective work together to create an Italian grilled cheese panini dish at the Long Branch Chef Challenge on Nov. 3. Below: Tre Amici chef Matthew Zappoli (right), Grace Cairns and Paul Zappoli prepare their…
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