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      March 13, 2008  RSS feed
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      JEFF GRANIT staff Ocean Township's Nick Menditto won his second consecutive state wrestling title on Sunday at the NJSIAA wrestling tournament in Atlantic City. Menditto defeated Greg Zannetti of J.P. Stevens in championship match. See Sports. More...
      Unger calling for infill in Beachfront North II
      Council planned to vote on resolution to reopen portions of Ocean Ave.
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      Long Branch Councilman Brian Unger is seeking an alternative plan to resolve vehicular access issues along the oceanfront in the Beachfront North, phase II redevelopment zone. More...

      Residents continue fight to block ice cream stand
      Resident: City ordinance prohibits Strollo's in residential neighborhood
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      LONG BRANCH - Critics of a Strollo's Lighthouse ice cream stand that is proposed to open on a residential block in the city plan to argue next week that the project is not a permitted use. OceanAvenue North resident Bob Allison said that a city ordinance prohibits the Strollo's establishment from opening at a site in his neighborhood. More...


      Fun with Easter Bunny

      CHRIS KELLY staff Long Branch's Isabella and Nick Reilly sit with the Easter Bunny during a breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the Oakhurst Fire House on March 9. More...


      FCS now offering free bill-paying program
      Money Management program serves low-income seniors
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      LONG BRANCH - The Family & Children's Service (FCS) nonprofit, based in Long Branch, has extended its services to include a free bill-paying program for low-income seniors and the disabled. More...


      Local PBA charges twp. with unfair labor practice
      Police union claims department treats PBA members 'unfairly'
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      OCEAN TOWNSHIP - The Ocean Township Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 57 have filed unfair labor practice (ULP) complaints against the township claiming that members of the union are treated unfairly. The PBA filed four ULP grievances in 2005 and hearings on the complaints are set to be heard before the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Committee in Trenton. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • DVRT volunteer training to begin April 28
      180-Turning Lives Around, Hazlet, will conduct a mandatory 40-hour training for Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) volunteers Mondays- Wednesdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m., April 28-May 22 at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold. More...
      • '10 Foot 5,' Cirque Odyssey at Monmouth University
      • Alzheimer's caregiver support meetings offered
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       Letters
      • Opening Ocean Ave. will benefit developers
      Keep all of Old Ocean Avenue closed! Long Branch strikes again! On March 11, Resolution 89-08 will be voted on to open a portion of Old Ocean Avenue. Last summer we raised over 3,500 signatures in a few weeks when the city council wanted to open up all the closed areas of Old Ocean Avenue to vehicular traffic. People from all over were against the opening. More...
      • Health bill is important, but will be costly
      • Public needs to be aware of message of 'Monologues'
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       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      Singing 'Danny Boy' will ruin your St. Paddy's Day
      Growing up in a solidly Scots-Irish family meant St. Paddy's Day was pretty special. We never celebrated Robbie Burns Day on Jan. 25 to honor our Scots side, because that involves haggis if you're a traditionalist. More...
      • Red State/Blue State
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image IN THE ARTS
      Ooh-wee, baby! Travel back in time Friday,March 14, during "An Evening of Doo Wop and Rock 'n' Roll" at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. More...
      • article has image The Boss at the Basie: Let the bidding begin
      • article has image Artists look at impacts of sprawl
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       Obituaries
      • Rose Rossi Linfante
      Mrs. Linfante, 96, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, died Dec. 30, 2007, at Imperial Health Care Center, Neptune. Born in Newark, she lived in Long Branch prior to relocating to Oakhurst. She was a retired seamstress. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph; and a son, Joseph Linfante Jr. More...
      • Helen V. Forehand
      • Margaret M. Harbison Holahan
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       Schools
      • School budget would raise tax rate 1 cent
      Four vie for three open seats in April 15 Board of Education election
      EATONTOWN- The Board of Education is planning to introduce a $21 million spending plan this month for the 2008-09 school year. The proposed budget calls for a tax levy of $13 million, Board of Education Business Administrator Dominic Carrea said. More...
      • School budget to be discussed at 3 meetings
      • Monmouth County Arts High School students display work
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       Sports
      • article has image Menditto leads Ocean Twp. wrestlers at state meet
      152-pounder becomes two-time champion
      For the second year in a row, the entire state ofNewJersey haswitnessed just how strong Shore Conference wrestling has become. More...
      • article has image Battling right to the end
      • article has image Going up strong
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