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      October 5, 2006  RSS feed
      Activist arrested at fort reuse meeting
      Wants veterans, environment, homeless in the plans
      Environmental and peace activist Tom Mahedy was arrested last week after persistent questioning of members of the panel charged with charting the future of Fort Monmouth once it ceases operation as a military base. More...
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      CHRIS KELLY staff

      Patricia Bosko, 5, Belmar, decorates a pumpkin during the third annual Ocean Township Fall Festival held Sept. 30 at Joe Palaia Park. More...

      Motion filed to force city to move on condemnation
      Attny. asks court to order city to move or dismiss action
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      A motion to compel the city of Long Branch to move forward with the condemnation of a home in one of the city's beachfront redevelopment zones was filed in state Superior Court Tuesday. More...


      Free to read: Banned Books Week a reminder
      Libraries tell patrons attempts still made to remove books from shelves
      BY SARAH CHOI Correspondent

      When it comes to reading, there are as many different opinions about the contents of a book as there are readers. What one person thinks is perfectly acceptable for the shelf of a public library, another considers inappropriate. More...


      NAACP seeks dialogue on gang presence in city
      Prosecutor will meet with community leaders to discuss gangs Oct. 11
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      LONG BRANCH - The president of the Greater Long Branch NAACP said last week there is a gang presence in the city and called on local and county officials to address the violence in the city's neighborhoods. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • article has image Notes Around Town
      The Monmouth County Business and Professional Women's Council will celebrate its 56th anniversary at the annual Scholarship Luncheon on Oct. 21 at Gibbs Hall at Fort Monmouth in Tinton Falls beginning at 11:30 a.m. The event will feature retired Maj. Gen. Robert L. Nabors who is the former commande More...
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       Letters
      • Eatontown ordinance protects tenants
      For almost a quarter of a century, the borough of Eatontown has had a Rent Stabilization Contract to protect landlords and tenants of the many apartment complexes and mobile home parks with issues of tenancy. The borough's current four-year rent stabilization contract between the municipal governmen More...
      • Bumbling, head-in-sand bureaucracy in Eatontown
      • Too little, much too late
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       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      Even if we build it, they'll still come
      As communities in central New Jersey like Freehold Borough and Lakewood struggle with the thorny problems arising from illegal immigration, about the only solace we can take is that the federal government is doing an even worse job of finding a solution than we are. More...
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image 'Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings'
      Book helps children cope when someone they love has cancer
      Take heart. There's hope. And help for anyone who has to explain to a child that someone they love has been diagnosed with cancer. More...
      • In the Arts
      • article has image Watercolor society exhibit at museum
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       Schools
      • article has image Shore Reg'l mulls options after referendum defeat
      Voters in four sending towns overwhelmingly rejected building plan
      WEST LONG BRANCH -- The Shore Regional High School District is wrestling with ways to fund renovations officials believe are needed to bring the 44-year-old school up-to-date. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Rumson girls are first at cross country invitational
      RBC girls third in championship division
      Rumson-Fair Haven had a dilemma.Three of its top seven scorers are freshmen, and at Friday's New Balance Jersey Shore Cougar Invitational, coach Tim McLoone decided to let them run in the Freshman division race, leaving the varsity without its regular lineup. More...
      • Sports Shorts
      • article has image Bowled over
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