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      May 11, 2006  RSS feed
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      JEFF GRANIT staff Dressed in period costume, Nubia Boaventura, 8, and Willie White, 9, third-graders at Woodmere School in Eatontown, portray passengers at the "Titanic Ball" held as part of a social studies lesson. More...
      Vets hospital to move; Patterson clinic to close
      FBI, Homeland Security ask to stay after fort closes
      BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

      More than 23,000 military retirees will be seeking health care elsewhere in Monmouth County once the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital relocates outside of Fort Monmouth's gates. More...

      Schneider wins 5th term; team returned to office

      Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider was swept back into office Tuesday by a margin of more than 500 votes. More...


      Developer responsible for blight, suit charges
      Action seeks to block taking of properties in Broadway Arts zone
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      LONG BRANCH - Property owners in the Broadway Arts redevelopment zone have filed a lawsuit charging that the developer caused the blighted conditions that have put their properties at risk of condemnation. More...


      West Long Branch to spend $81.5K for roof
      RFPs for another architectural study to be sent out
      BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

      WEST LONG BRANCH - For less than $82,000, the water-logged structure housing the borough's community center, library and police station will get a new roof. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Affordable housing forum in Long Branch May 17
      Long Branch Concordance (LBC) will host "Call to Action: Affordable Housing Forum" May 17 from 2-4 p.m. at Brookdale Community College, 213 Broadway, Long Branch. More...
      • Boy Scout Troop 71 car wash June 4
      • 'StrokeAlert!' screenings offered May 19-26
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       Letters
      • MTOTSA members are freedom fighters
      I, along with many New London, Conn. residents, have been monitoring the unfolding eminent domain saga in Long Branch. Although the names and addresses of the victims have changed, this is a rerun of the same horror movie our community and countless others have experienced. The theme is the same wh More...
      • Eminent domain not a fix for govt's mistakes
      • Make prom time a safe, sober time for kids
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       Editorials
      • article has image Greg Bean
      Coda Plea to ignore election results is misguided More...
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image In the Arts
      "Wait Until Dark" will be performed at the Phoenix Studio Theatre, 111 Monmouth St., next door to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank on Fridays and Saturday, May 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15. For reservations, call (732) 747.0014. More...
      • article has image 'Sighting Sardinia'
      • Two River Theater to host Family Day June 3
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Caroline Anne Gannon Caroline Anne Buchakowski Gannon, 99, of Long Branch, died April 11 in Long Branch. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., she resided in Tucson and San Diego, before retiring to the Jersey Shore. She attended St. Lucy's High School, Rochester. When she was teenager, she lost both pare More...
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       Sports
      • Spartans rounding into form as postseason looms
      Flurry of local teams preparing for state, conference tournaments
      Coming into the season, the Ocean Township girls softball team fully expected to be among the top teams in the Shore. More...
      • Brookdale extends Region dominance to 11 straight
      • article has image BCC pitchers lights out as Blues win Region XIX
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       Business
      • article has image Finding the right path to fitness
      Owners: Small club ambience behind success of Freedom Fitness
      Alyssa Bray knows that sometimes the first step into a fitness center is the hardest one to take."I got a call from a guy that was over 350 pounds. He didn't want to come in because he was embarrassed," said Bray, co-owner with her husband, Bernie, of Freedom Fitness in Long Branch. More...
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