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BUSINESS BRIEFS
The New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite campaign has raised more than $500,000 to date for the Valerie Fund. Consumers who test-drive a vehicle at any participating dealership will receive a sweepstakes card they can use to register on the campaign website for a chance to win one of two new cars that will be given…
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Beck: Suburban school districts ‘overburdened’
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Sen. Jennifer Beck SHREWSBURY — Concerned with rising school taxes, members of the Shrewsbury community turned to Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) for possible solutions. Councilwoman Deidre DerAsadourian said at an Aug. 14 special meeting that Shrewsbury has seen a tax increase of about 12 percent toward the Red Bank Regional…
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Planners approve proposal for beer garden
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer ƒ The Long Branch Planning Board approved plans to redevelop a warehouse on Second Avenue as a multiuse venue containing a beer hall and event space. The project is seen as a major step in revitalizing lower Broadway. LONG BRANCH — Plans for a beer garden were approved last week,…
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Celebrate suffrage on Women’s Equality Day
A ug. 26 was Women’s Equality Day. Let’s celebrate the fact that women can vote. The late Bella Abzug introduced this resolution in 1971 to commemorate the passing of the 19th Amendment granting the right to vote, regardless of sex. Also, make sure your voter registration is up to date. Georgia Blair Shrewsbury
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Middlesex County Parks and Recreation employee Christopher Timm feeds a banana to a deer at the zoo in Johnson Park, Piscataway. The fruit was provided by Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services due to a surplus of bananas.
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Fort Monmouth board scrambles as builder exits
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer FORT MONMOUTH — The board overseeing the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth is back to square one on a proposal for 486 housing units after terminating a purchase agreement with the developer at the builder’s behest. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) officially terminated an agreement with HovWest, a division…
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Light the Night Walk scheduled 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. During the walk, participants carry illuminated lanterns — white for survivors, red for supporters and gold in memory of loved ones lost to cancer.…
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Long Branch man charged with attempted murder
A Long Branch man is facing charges of attempted murder and weapons offenses related to a shooting outside a city eatery, announced Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Dyrell Stovall, also known as “Nug,” 23, is charged with first-degree attempted murder, and second-degree counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and…
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Local man has full count on baseball stadium visits
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Baseball fan extraordinaire Tommy Singer poses at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, where the Reds took on the Indians on Aug. 7. The game marked the 30th and final Major League Baseball stadium where Singer has been in the stands. Tommy Singer has attended baseball games in stadiums…
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