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      July 19, 2007  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Matt Petrone, 14, tosses a tennis ball to Emile Boman, 11, during lessons sponsored by the Monmouth Beach Recreation Commission at Griffin Park July 17. More...
      Opposition to reopening Ocean Avenue continues
      Some on council say they're undecided on city's plans
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      Residents continue to press the Long Branch City Council to drop plans to reopen portions of Ocean Avenue to traffic so the roadway can be preserved as recreational space. At last week's council meeting, one resident presented an alternate plan that would keep the roadway as a recreational area while improving beach access. More...

      Sewer ban to affect development projects
      Plan to increase capacity expected to take two years
      BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

      A self-imposed sewer connection ban by the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority, Monmouth Beach, will affect new construction in 12 towns and Fort Monmouth for an anticipated two years. More...


      Police charge Rutgers assistant coach with domestic assault at bar

      LONG BRANCH - A Rutgers University assistant football coach is facing assault charges after being arrested at a Long Branch bar last weekend. Christopher Demarest, 42, of Piscataway, was arrested at approximately 2:30 a.m. More...


      Turning up the heat on the BRAC
      GOP legislators want new hearings on Fort Monmouth
      BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

      Monmouth County politicians are hoping to put the feasibility of keeping Fort Monmouth open back on the table after questions were raised about the economic and safety ramifications of the fort closure. They are asking the federal government to hold new hearings on the decision to close the U.S. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • 'Kids' Art at the Park' slated for July 23-27
      The Monmouth County Park System will offer "Kids' Art at the Park" for children age 8-14 July 23-27 from 9:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park Activity Center, Ocean Avenue, Long Branch. The class will focus on elements of design such as line, color, value, shape, texture, and space. More...
      • Monmouth Civic Chorus awards scholarships
      • Free screenings, health program at Riverview
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       Letters
      • Ocean Avenue park needs to be kept traffic free
      Who are Mayor Adam Schneider and the City Council of Long Branch representing? Certainly not the citizens of Long Branch! I'm a resident in the city and I along with concerned citizens am trying to stop the plans to open the green acres linear park on Ocean Avenue to traffic. More...
      • Long Branch should preserve 'green road'
      • Homeowners, not rental speculators, need protection
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       Editorials
      • Development decisions affect neighboring towns
      News that the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority has imposed a two-year ban on new sewer connections for some types of development in 12 local towns should serve as a wake-up call for local and county officials. Up to this point, decisions on development applications have been decided by the planning or zoning boards of the host municipality. More...
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image Nature times five
      Four perspectives on landscape painting and a group of photographs of flora intersect in a luminous exhibit at the Frederick Gallery in Allenhurst "Observation Sites - Four New York City Landscape Painters" features paintings by Kathy Buist, Assunta Sera, Robert W. More...
      • article has image A gallery 'Off the Hook'
      • article has image 'Caught' at the library
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       Schools
      • article has image Long Branch dedicates new elementary school
      Gregory School is one of four new school buildings in district
      LONG BRANCH - The Long Branch Public School District marked another milestone last week with the opening of its new state-of-the-art Gregory Elementary School. The prekindergarten-through-fifth-grade school on Monmouth Avenue is the third new school building to be opened in the past two years in Long Branch. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Tides win two of three behind Tingos' heroics
      The Jersey Shore Tides took two of three games this past weekend, trumping the Middletown Monarchs on Saturday in a 13-9 victory and splitting a doubleheader on Sunday with the defending league champions, the Freehold Clippers. The Tides had to come from behind in both of their victories. More...
      • Monmouth QBs to put offense on display
      • First Defence as good as advertised in Long Branch
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