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      February 8, 2007  RSS feed
      'Give Kids a Smile Day'
      LONG BRANCH - Monmouth Medical Center's Dental Residency Program hosted "Give Kids a Smile Day" for the third year at the Monmouth Family Health Center Dental Center. The program provides free dental care to underserved children. Dental center residents, staff and faculty provided free dental exams and cleanings along with interactive oral hygiene instruction. More...
      City seeks $220K for Broadway UEZ
      Jones: Funds would be used to market, attract business
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      LONG BRANCH - - The City Council has asked the state Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) board to authorize funds for a business development project in the downtown Broadway area. The council approved resolution 21-07 at the Jan. 23 municipal meeting to adopt the local UEZ project aimed at marketing business growth in the Broadway corridor and other UEZs in the city. More...

      Siperstein's opens at new location

      LONG BRANCH - Siperstein's Paint & Decorating Center is open for business at its new location at 700 Route 36 in the former site of Brunswick Lanes. Siperstein's in Long Branch has been operating at its downtown location on Broadway for more than four decades and has relocated to make room for a redevelopment project, which will revitalize the lower Broadway area. More...


      Seashore Day Camp & School to offer new theater camp

      This summer, Seashore Day Camp & School in Long Branch will give children interested in the performing arts a chance to spend summer days "On Broadway." Seashore will offer a specialty camp called "On Broadway" in its new theater, which happens to be on Broadway in Long Branch. More...


      Boro swears in new officer

      The West Long Branch Police Department sworn in its 21st police officer Jan. 17 Borough Council meeting. Brian C. Burton, 22, of Colts Neck, began his police career as a Class II Special Law Enforcement Officer in June of 2005 for the Borough of Belmar. More...


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      R.S.V.P. for 'Charity Anti-Ball' by Feb. 12 Ocean Place Resort and Spa, Ocean Avenue, Long Branch, will host a "Charity Anti-Ball" Feb. 17 from 7 p.m.-midnight to benefit the United Way of Monmouth County. The event is presented by the Central Jersey Young Professionals, affiliated with the United Way. It will feature a dinner, DJ, give-aways, a gift auction and cash bar. More...
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       Letters
      • Can Smart Growth help control taxes?
      Everyone in New Jersey agrees that property taxes are too high, but what most people don't realize is that the damage goes far beyond our wallets. Skyrocketing real estate prices, never-ending traffic, an escalating loss of open space to more and more strip malls, pollution - nearly everything that makes it difficult to live in New Jersey is made worse by our infamous tax system. More...
      • Legislation would help paramedic programs
      • Corodemus' shoes will be difficult to fill
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image A difficult child becomes a woman of substance ... and writes a book
      Every life is full of stories - and of ironies - as Leslie Morris, a Long Branch native, knows very well. But most of us never get around to putting our stories down on paper or making them public by writing a book, especially one that is as honest and clear-sighted as "How Ya Like Me Now!. More...
      • article has image Art inspired by music
      • East Asian film series at Brookdale
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Evelyn Bloodgood Crowhurst Mrs.. Crowhurst, 86, of North Hutchinson Island, Fla., and formerly Monmouth Beach, died Jan. 31, 2007, in Florida. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she was raised in Trenton, and resided in Rumson prior to relocating to Monmouth Beach. She was employed at Eastern Aircraft, Trenton Division, during World War II, and helped produce the U.S. More...
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       Sports
      • Monmouth Regional boys win county indoor title
      Despite all of Monmouth Regional's success during the relay season, coach Jim Calvert still wasn't quite sure what to expect Saturday at the Monmouth County Indoor Championships. "We've only had the relays," noted Calvert. "This was my first chance to see what we have individually. More...
      • article has image Fish On
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       Business
      • Oceanport will share CFO with Eatontown
      Interlocal agreement gives boro time to replace finance chief
      Oceanport will share a chief financial officer with neighboring Eatontown while the borough looks for a replacement for its CFO, whose contract was not renewed. At a special meeting Jan. More...
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