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April 30, 2009 / Front Page

Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

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Army accord with FMERA is official

One open door, 40 years of teaching

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Class of 2012

Plans for new arts hall at Monmouth University

Gardening in May: Is it plant or beast?

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‘Donald Voorhees, Maestro, and Michael Scherfen, Protégé’

Wetlands map error stalls Husky Brook project

BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

At least two members of the Eatontown Borough Council are calling on the municipality's former engineering firm to pay for the cost of redesigning a site plan for the town's Husky Brook Park. More...

Voters defeat Eatontown school budget for 4th year

Newcomers unseat three incumbents on Board of Ed.

BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

EATONTOWN — Borough voters rejected the $19.4 million school spending plan at the polls last week for the fourth consecutive year. More...

L.B. school budget fails by nine votes

Spending plan passes in all but two Elberon districts

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch School District budget for 2009-10 was defeated on April 21 by a margin of just nine votes, 402-393, with taxpayers in most districts of the city voting to approve the spending plan. More...

Earth Day

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Jeff Neyhart (l-r), of Farmingdale, and Brandon Neyhart, of West Long Branch, plant a red oak tree during West Long Branch's Recycling Day held in conjunction with Earth Day at the West Long Branch Community Center More...

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***** The Eatontown Lions Club will support the Jersey Shore Running Club at its Sandy Hook Lighthouse 5K Fun Run/Walk for the Blind at 9:30 a.m. May 2. Entry fee is $25 and includes a T-shirt, and all proceeds will benefit the N.J. More...

Letters

Stranded tourists need to contact DOT re bridge

As I write this at 9:30 p.m. on this warm Sunday evening, there is still a very long line of car lights trying to exit from Sandy Hook. More...

Substance abuse on rise during tough times

It is no surprise to read headlines stating drug and alcohol abuse are on the rise as we suffer through these tough economic times. It's an unfortunate fact that when times are tough, substance abuse increases. More...

RCAs did not effectively address housing need

There is a critical shortage of housing throughout New Jersey, making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of working families to live within reasonable distances of their jobs. More...

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Obituaries

Geraldine Charlotte Whalen

Mrs. Whalen, 79, died April 9, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was predeceased by her husband, Vernon Wesley Whalen. She is survived by four sons and daughters in-law, Wesley P. and Christine Whalen of Oceanport; Charles W. More...

Margaret M. Selzam

Mrs. Selzam of Eatontown, died April 17, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She resided in Eatontown the past 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Selzam; and two brothers, Robert and James McCormack. More...

William J. Evers

Mr. Evers, 76, of Lakewood, died April 15, 2009, at Atlantic Coast Nursing Facility of Lakewood. He resided in the Locust section of Middletown for 30 years, prior to relocating to Lakewood. More...

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ERIC SUCAR staff Kayla Golden (l-r) and Gabriella Russo, of the West Long Branch National Junior Society, scan the sand dunes for litter along the oceanfront at Monmouth Beach April 25, during Clean Ocean Action's 24th annual Beach Sweep, which took More...

Council will review defeated school budget

Ocean Twp. voters reject $65.5M spending plan

BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

The Ocean Township Council is expected to hold a special meeting in the coming weeks to review the Ocean Township School District's $65.5 million spending plan that was defeated by voters last week by a margin of 28 votes. More...

Spend a weekend steeped in history

A Weekend in Old Monmouth May 2-3

BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Now in its second year, A Weekend in Old Monmouth is gearing up for a full schedule of tours and exhibitions highlighting Monmouth County's varied history. More...