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Fundraiser to feature culinary delights
CPC Behavioral Healthcare’s 11th annual Culinary Adventure food and wine tasting will be held 6-9 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Trump National Golf Club, 1 Trump National Blvd., Colts Neck. The event will raise funds in support of the agency’s mission to provide mental health care to Monmouth County residents who cannot afford it. There…
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County honors fallen firefighters
I n a solemn memorial service at the Monmouth County Fire Academy, Howell, on Oct. 5, the county honored Robert C. Meyer of Union Beach Fire Co. No. 1 who lost his life while fighting a four-alarm fire on June 8. County officials were joined by firefighters from around Monmouth County to remember Meyer and…
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County to hold sale of surplus goods online
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the fall 2014 county surplus auction will begin Oct. 18 and continue through Oct. 21. “The online surplus auctions continue to serve the county well,” Freeholder Deputy Director Gary J. Rich Sr. said. “It provides a greater benefit in terms of revenue and makes it easier…
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Columbus Day parade
Columbus Day is celebrated in Long Branch each year with a colorful parade along Broadway that includes community and civic groups. From top left: A dancer exuberantly displays a traditional Mexican costume; members of the Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch march; youngsters lunge for candies tossed from a passing float on Oct. 12.…
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President champions change at Monmouth University
By DONNA KENYON Executive Editor The new president of Monmouth University celebrated the 81st anniversary of the founding of the school by issuing “a call to arms” for dramatic changes at the West Long Branch campus and beyond. “Strategic planning is a process that never ends, because the journey to excellence has no endpoint,” Monmouth…
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Library offers path to high school diploma
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Long Branch Free Public Library is one of six libraries throughout the state that now offer an online program to provide adults with a path to attain an accredited high school diploma. The Career Online High School was made available to the libraries through a grant to the…
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Photo
Musicians with the Peter A. Broomall String Band entertain the crowd during the Columbus Day Parade in Long Branch on Oct. 12. For more photos, see page 3.
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Bulletin Board
– ‘Light the Night Walk’ slated for Oct. 18 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2014 Light the Night Walk will take place at 5 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Great Lawn by McKinley Street and Whitman Terrace in Long Branch. Each year, in communities all across the United States and Canada, teams of families, friends,…
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SPORT SHORTS
The Millstone Rockets continued their march toward a State Cup Championship in dramatic fashion as they defeated West Morris Blizzard in sudden death penalty kicks. Starting with 64 teams throughout the state, the Rockets are now one of eight teams left. The Rockets rallied from an 0-2 halftime deficit to tie the Blizzard at 2-2,…
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