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      September 27, 2007  RSS feed
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      ANDREW MILLER staff Sierra Melli, of the Eatontown Pumas, makes a move past defender Katherine Horan, of the Rumson Purple Pride, during an Eatontown Recreation soccer match for fifth- and sixth-grade girls Sept. 22. More...
      Teamwork on student life issues
      City, Monmouth U monitor off-campus housing
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      Long Branch police and Monmouth University are involved in a joint initiative to preserve the quality of life in city neighborhoods and, at the same time, ensure safe living conditions for students in off-campus housing. "We are concerned that off-campus students are living in a safe and inspected building. More...

      Police chief tapped as borough administrator
      Search on for new chief to replace Jackson
      BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer

      EATONTOWN - After a through application and evaluation process, the borough has chosen to hire current Chief of Police George Jackson as the new administrator. Jackson will be retiring as chief of police and will be sworn in as borough administrator Oct. 10. More...


      International Foreign Film Series at BCC

      The International Center of Brookdale Community College is presenting a special selection of films with global themes. The scheduled films include: "Pan's Labyrinth," Wednesday, Oct. 3, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Green Buildings Open House set for Oct. 6
      The harmful effects of global climate change and the need to help reduce carbon emissions have become widely accepted. The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) invites the public to visit local green buildings in the Northeast to see energy saving in action during the 2007 Green Buildings Open House on Oct. 6. More...
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       Letters
      • West Long Branch Fire Department seeks volunteers
      Recently, I dropped by West Long Branch Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, which is located right by the Department of Public Works, across from McDonald's on Monmouth Road. I had the pleasure of meeting two firefighters, Brian Hagerman and Frank Dennis. I was amazed to learn that Brian has been a volunteer firefighter in our town for over 30 years and Frank for over 40 years. More...
      • Takanassee's natural and historical resources at risk
      • Bridge advocates face off against state 'Goliath'
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       Editorials
      • article has image Results of 'basic civics' test can be misleading
      The national papers and pundits were all atwitter last week over the results of a test given to 14,000 college students across the country that seemed to suggest that lots of them got stupider during their four years of expensive education instead of smarter. More...
      • article has image Bridge advocates sue to save span
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image Unbridled: The artist inside the animal
      Notable racehorses paint using hued hooves, nose strokes
      Some could confuse a Manet with a Monet, but no one would mistake either for a Moneigh. While the first two terms are the surnames of French impressionist painters, the latter describes paintings in a more modernistic vein. The artists of these "new age" works of art? Horses. More...
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      • article has image Glory days of the Shore on display
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Sr. Louise Cababe Sister Louise Cababe, O.P., Ph.D., 62, of Newburgh, N.Y., drowned Aug. 23, 2007, while swimming off the San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch. She was a member of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, Newburgh, N.Y. She was born in Paterson. More...
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       Schools
      • Resident says school causes parking woes
      Parking limits, one-way street impact neighbors
      LONG BRANCH - - A Monmouth Avenue resident is asking the Long Branch School District to find a solution to what has become a parking problem in her neighborhood after a new school was constructed on her street. More...
      • article has image Keeping students safe on way to and from school
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       Sports
      • article has image Goal-oriented girls
      Left: Kayla Hueston, of the Eatontown Pumas, connects with a kick during her team's fifth- and sixth-grade girls match against the Rumson Purple Pride in Eatontown Sept. 22. Below: Rumson Purple Pride goalkeeper Alexandra Villane (r) clears the ball off the line as Hueston advances. More...
      • article has image Time to celebrate
      • article has image Heads up
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