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      March 19, 2009  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth University's Caitlin Kelly (No. 2) drives to the goal against Villanova during a home game as the Hawks snap a five-game losing streak with a 15-12 victory over the Wildcats on March 15. More photos, page 35. More...
      MOVING UP - SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? - Advertorial
      By Gloria Averbuch

      Sports offer fitness, fun, camaraderie and education in a whole host of life skills. When determining whether to get more serious, however, there are many factors that will ensure you make the right decision, and a smooth transition. More...

      Study to look at school consolidation
      Focus on merging districts, creating K-12 districts
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      Monmouth County Executive Superintendent of Schools Carole Knopp Morris is seeking to conduct a school consolidation feasibility study that could result in the merger of several area school districts. More...


      City, MTOTSA talk future of neighborhood
      BY KEN WALTER Staff Writer

      Long Branch officials and residents of MTOTSA and their attorneys were scheduled to meet yesterday to discuss zoning changes that would permit the homes in the three-street neighborhood to remain in the Beachfront North Phase II redevelopment zone. More...


      Judge tells youth: 'You are our future'
      RBR's Boy's 2 Men program mentors young males
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      State Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson is calling on area students to seek out educational excellence and avoid being caught up in the criminal justice system. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Workshop offers help in coping with ADHD
      The Monmouth County chapter of CHADD, an organization for children and adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, will offer parent-to-parent family training on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The seven-session interactive program will be held 6-8 p.m. More...
      • Auditions for StreetLife in R.B.
      • Genealogy Society workshop March 21
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       Letters
      • Tell ASIG New Jersey's ocean is not for sale
      Take enough dirt, sediment, and other building materials to fill 10 Empire State buildings. The Atlantic Sea Island Group (ASIG) wants to create an island with this material to be used for a facility to offload, store, and process liquefied natural gas (LNG) only 19.5 miles off the coast of Sea Bright. More...
      • More recreation areas needed for area youth
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       Editorials
      • Economic freefall more frightening with each passing day
      We are living in the worst financial times since the Great Depression; the big picture is becoming more frightening with each passing day, as the downward financial spiral continues. Even more frightening is the fact that no one knows what to do in order to stop the freefall, and nobody knows when it will end. More...
      • On ethics panel, McMorrow does the right thing
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Reader says bring back the Ford Ranchero — say what?
      Once again, my readers have come through. When I ask them to respond to a column, they respond. Man, do they respond. More...
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image Spraypaint surrealiZm
      'Eyes See Stars," a new spraypaint surrealiZm exhibition by Doug Z, is at McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery in Red Bank. Monmouth County artist Doug Z offers a batch of eyecatching new paintings. His unique style combines spray paint, stencils and hypnotic patterns. More...
      • article has image American icon's eloquence is poetic and profound
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       Obituaries
      • Michael "Mickey" J. Yerves
      Mr. Yerves, 50, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died March 8, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He resided in the Elberon section of Long Branch, and Long Branch, prior to relocating to the Middletown area several years ago. He was a deck hand on Mi-Jo II out of Atlantic Highlands. Prior to that, he was a builder for several years. More...
      • Concetta Elizabeth Bonforte
      • John P. "Bibs" Thornton Sr.
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       Sports
      • article has image Monmouth University is NEC preseason pick
      The Monmouth University baseball team will play its 2009 home opener on Friday in West Long Branch. Coach Dean Ehehalt's Hawks, who were chosen by the Northeast Conference coaches as the 2009 NEC favorite, will play Bryant University (Rhode Island) in a fourgame series that begins Friday at 3 p.m. More...
      • article has image Hawks top Villanova
      • article has image Jersey Intensity field hockey team wins national title
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