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  • Freeholder touts fort’s opportunities

    There are those very rare occasions when even the most extreme superlatives just aren’t enough. The opportunity now being made available to the public to participate in the historic restoration of Fort Hancock is just such an occasion. It is simply an incomparable, once-in-a-lifetime invitation. This is a chance to locate in a place that…

  • Sand replenishment will restore Long Branch beaches

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — City beaches eroded by the superstorm are about to be restored as the federal government is set to begin a sand replenishment project along the beachfront. The $40-million project was slated to begin Nov. 19 and, according to Long Branch Business Administrator Howard Woolley Jr., the work…

  • Owners to redevelop Beachfront North home

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — While developers continue to eye the city’s beachfront, one Long Branch neighborhood is undergoing a transformation from within. During the Nov. 12 City Council workshop session, two property owners and professionals presented plans to redevelop a multifamily home on Ocean Terrace in the Beachfront North redevelopment zone.…

  • Kennedy’s call to service recalled 50 years later

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Michael Wilson The assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, left its mark on many. The 46-year-old slain president’s legacy ran deep in several areas, not the least of which was the effect that his presidency, his life and his death had on young people with…

  • State confirms towns have final say on fort housing

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer State officials have reaffirmed that local zoning boards have the final say over the changes to the Fort Monmouth redevelopment plan that would increase housing units in the host towns. Questions over the impact of additional housing on the fort site have been sparked by the addition of a 10-acre…

  • Nonprofit turns page for at-risk youth

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Abby Daly, founder of the Bridge of Books Foundation, loads boxes of books for delivery at a storage facility in Red Bank on Nov. 15. The organization provides books to children in underserved and at-risk communities in New Jersey. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A s the holiday season approaches and…

  • Meningitis case reported at Monmouth University

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University and public health partners are monitoring the case of an employee diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis . “The university was advised last night that an employee is suffering from meningococcal meningitis,” university President Paul Brown said in a memorandum to the campus community.  “The employee, who is an administrator in…

  • Smart cars for snow driving

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Front or rear drive? Four-wheel or all-wheel drive? Here’s how to choose a car or truck that’s built to tackle the toughest winter conditions. With Old Man Winter’s icy breath bearing down upon us, choosing a car that delivers top traction in the snow can be paramount in many car…

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