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Helen Frontera
Ms. Frontera, 82, of Oceanport, died Nov. 13, 2013, at the Jersey Shore Center, Eatontown. She retired as a seamstress from JC Manufacturing in Long Branch. She was predeceased by a brother, Paul Frontera; and three sisters, Pauline Frontera, Catherine Anastasia and Barbara Cook. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Angie Frontera, of West Long…
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Urban Coast Institute to host lecture
Tony MacDonald, director of Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute, will discuss the 21st century’s commercial and environmental challenges to coastal and global marine life and resources at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Twin Lights Rooms 1 and 2 in the Warner Student Life Center, Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. MacDonald will…
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HUD issues Sandy grants, seeks greater transparency
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Local affordable housing and planning advocates are lauding new federal requirements for the latest round of Sandy recovery funding, which they say will increase transparency, allow more public input and ensure better mitigation against future storms. On Nov. 12, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a…
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Elks to host complimentary Thanksgiving Dinner
Long Branch Elks Antler Lodge 21 will host a free Thanksgiving dinner for anyone in the community who wishes to attend. A group of youth and young-adult volunteers helps with the dinner. The same group has organized fundraisers, including a car wash, spaghetti dinner and a Halloween party for local children. Dinner will be served…
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Eatontown ‘eyesore’ to receive facelift
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The five-story building at the corner of Broad Street and Route 35 in Eatontown will be refurbished by new owners. EATONTOWN — The five-story office building on Broad Street and Route 35, the cornerstone of the borough’s downtown, will undergo a complete renovation now that the building has been sold…
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Food drive to benefit needy in Long Branch
The Long Branch Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 68 is currently holding its annual food drive through Dec. 20 to benefit Long Branch’s various food banks, which have very low reserves for the upcoming holidays. Nonperishable food can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the firehouses located at Union and Third avenues…
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Surfrider Foundation launches ‘Rethink the Coast’ website
The Jersey Shore Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is encouraging people to “Rethink the Coast” following the anniversary of superstorm Sandy by visiting its new website, re-think.surfrider.org. “While the rallying cry to ‘Restore the Shore’ certainly galvanized needed action and support, we felt it didn’t allow for the careful reflection and planning we need going…
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Study: Poverty-level wages fall short of economic security
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — While New Jersey’s minimum wage will get a slight boost come January, one advocacy group claims more needs to be done to close the gap between poverty-level incomes and what people actually need to survive. The federal government considers people to be in poverty if they make $19,000…
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Concrete boardwalks are a better investment
One year ago, a devastating storm brought havoc to the Jersey Shore and beyond. Our vital beaches, boardwalks, businesses and homes were either leveled or severely damaged. More recently, another catastrophe damaged Seaside’s boardwalks — this time in the form of a fire. Immediately following superstorm Sandy, I proposed to anyone who would listen that…
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