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      January 22, 2009  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Aravia Dennis, 8, (center) holds hands with Annie Hunter and Rahasia Dennis, all of Long Branch, as they sing 'We Shall Overcome' during the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Guild annual program held Jan. 18 at the Second Baptist Church in Long Branch. More...
      City sits at table with BFS residents
      Preliminary design plan for zone could be completed by March 1
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      Long Branch professionals agreed last week to meet with all the homeowners in the Beachfront South (BFS) zone within the next six weeks to discuss future zoning plans for the area. More...

      Mayor says state aid cuts expected in '09
      Corzine offers towns option to defer pension payments
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      The current economic downturn facing municipalities across the state could mean that Eatontown will receive significantly less in state aid than in previous years, Mayor Gerald Tarantolo explained last week. "We are in for some rough roads ahead," Tarantolo said at the Jan. More...


      Peace rally supports Israeli citizens, troops
      Congregation Magen David of West Deal promotes peace at Jan. 10 event
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      Hundreds of Jewish residents from throughout Monmouth County promoted peace at a rally held in support of Israeli citizens and soldiers currently being impacted by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The rally was held at Congregation Magen David of West Deal in Ocean Township on Jan. More...


      City continues work on preservation law
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      LONG BRANCH — Council agreed last week that it will move forward with a voluntary system for its historical preservation effort, which will disqualify the city from gaining status for a state-funding program. At the Jan. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Team in Training info sessions to be held
      The Southern New Jersey/Shore Region Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is seeking participants of all fitness levels for its summer Team In Training season and has scheduled information meetings at Road Runner Sports, 490 Broad St., Shrewsbury, (7 p.m. Jan. 22) and The Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St., Toms River, (7 p.m. Jan. 28). More...
      • Ham radio class Jan. 24 at Red Cross
      • Competitors sought for SJV cheering event
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       Letters
      • Assemblywoman 'off the mark' on COAH
      The Atlanticville's Jan. 8 guest column from Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, R-11, "Legislature, not courts, should craft affordable housing policy," is not only rife with misinformation concerning the state's housing policy. It is also the identical misinformation that the assemblywoman authored in a local daily newspaper on Oct. 14. More...
      • Eatontown residents should insist on honest government
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       Editorials
      • Legalizing marijuana sends wrong message
      Your Turn
      Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in America. According to a national survey performed by the Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 95 million Americans over the age of 21 have tried marijuana at least once. In addition to this alarming statistic, of the 7. More...
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Customer service: a truly radical approach to sales
      The results for the 2008 holiday shopping season are almost in from the nation's major retailers, and it looks like it was worse than anyone could have predicted. Business was so bad at places like KB Toys and Sharper Image that it's possible those companies won't survive the coming year. Circuit City announced it is closing its remaining U.S. stores. More...
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image CVA Gallery matters
      During the spring term, the CVA Gallery will display Brookdale students' works from each art-related program starting with Interior Design, on view through Jan. 29, with a reception on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 4:30 - 6 p.m. More...
      • Play Texas hold'em & more at Men's Expo
      • Paintings to be examined
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       Obituaries
      • Elaine M. Biancamano
      Mrs. Biancamano, 65, of West Long Branch, died Jan. 3, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She taught grammar school in the North Bergen school system. She is survived by her husband, Vincent P. Biancamano; a stepson, Vincent P. Biancamano Jr. of Long Branch; and a brother and sister-in-law, Robert A. Virginia Frabizo of Ocean Township. More...
      • Rita C. Oleck Malinowski
      • Kathleen F. Devlin
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       Sports
      • Young Hawks take flight with big win
      The Monmouth University men's basketball team expected to encounter some growing pains this season. With a relatively young roster, the Hawks started the season 2-10, and were struggling to play consistent basketball on both ends of the floor. More...
      • RBC relay teams go the distance
      • article has image Blue Devils hang on in overtime
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