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Jersey Shore Writers to host authors, poets
The Jersey Shore Writers will host authors Rosemary Calabretta (“Vinnie, Bartender to the Mob!”) and Barb J. Taylor (“Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night”), as well as writers Donna Ferrara and Anne Henry and poets Brian Fanelli and Stanton Hancock 3-5:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in the lobby of the Jersey Shore Arts Center, formerly…
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Rose show to be held at Deep Cut Gardens
The Jersey Shore Rose Society’s 43rd annual Rose Show will take place noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 13 at Deep Cut Gardens, Red Hill Road, Middletown. Attendees will get the chance to view locally grown roses and see how they are judged, consult visiting rosarians on rose selection and care, and take a tour of…
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Aberdeen temple has High Holiday tickets
Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen, invites nonmember friends, neighbors and their families to welcome in the Jewish New Year. The temple invites nonmembers to celebrate Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 24, 25 and 26, and Yom Kippur on Oct. 3 and 4. Donations for High Holiday tickets, which include all services, are $118 per person…
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Fatal train accident under investigation
HAZLET — A 17-year-old township resident died after being struck by a NJ Transit train at approximately 5:30 a.m. Sept. 1. A preliminary investigation into the incident by the NJ Transit police found that the resident, identified as Nicholas G. Kansky, stepped in front of the train and made no effort to avoid it, according…
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Last days of summer
Beachgoers enjoy sun, surf and sand as they soak up the final days of the 2014 summer season along the oceanfront in Long Branch Aug. 28. Bottom left: Jonathan and Nicholas Padewski, and Shannon and Gerard Carratura (left to right) work together to build a sand fort. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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Residents wary of development in rural district
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Concerns that a slew of changes to development regulations would open the door to retail development in a rural area of Holmdel dominated a contentious special meeting of the Township Committee last week. The six ordinances, which include amendments to the permitted uses in the R- 4R Rural Conservation…
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Public employee benefits at center of budget storm
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie has been touting the need for new reforms to the pension and health care programs for public employees during his town hall meetings this summer. GREG KENNELTY/STAFF A ranking Republican legislator predicts that skyrocketing health benefit costs for public employees in New Jersey will cripple the state’s…
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Photo
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Middletown North High School quarterback Donald Glenn, right, is hit by Allentown’s David Krieg as he passes the football during the Aug. 28 scrimmage held in Allentown. The preseason game was a tune-up for the high school season that kicks off this weekend.
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Bulletin Board
– Temple has program for youngsters Temple Shalom will present the first session of its Torah Tots parent-and-child program from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. The free program is for children age 2-5 and is open to Temple and community members. Torah Tots will also meet Oct. 5, Nov.…
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