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      May 21, 2009  RSS feed
      CHRIS KELLY staff Runners start the seventh annual Michael W. Thorne Scholarship 4-Mile Run/Walk, sponsored by West Long Branch Fire Company No. 2 in memory of the borough firefighter who died in the line of duty. More photos, page 3. More...
      Racetrack upgrades will stem storm-water runoff

      Anew plan to end the pollution of Branchport Creek outlined last week calls for measures including detention basins, vegetative fields and a pumping station at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. More...

      Eatontown Borough Council President John Schiels is calling for the borough's former engineering firm, T&M Associates, to repay the municipality for work done at Husky Brook Park prior to receiving permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). More...


      PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Robert Cavanaugh (366), West Long Branch, races to the finish line to win the seventh annual Michael W. Thorne Scholarship 4-Mile Run/Walk on May 17. Above: Jennifer Hueman (377) and Dan Hogan (125), West Long Branch, run the course. The run is sponsored by West Long Branch Fire Company No. 2 in honor of the fallen firefighter who died in the line of duty in 1984 at age 20. Proceeds benefit the scholarship fund. More...


      Public hearing set for May 26 council meeting

      LONG BRANCH — The City Council has finally introduced a historical preservation ordinance after almost two years of delays. The council unanimously voted 5-0 to introduce the ordinance at the May 12 meeting and scheduled a public hearing and final vote for the next meeting on May 26. More...


      LONG BRANCH — Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., will host the New Emotions support group for moms-to-be and new moms 11 a.m. to noon June 1. To register, call Patricia at 732-363-5400, ext. 22. Preoperative tours for patients who will be having a surgical procedure at Cranmer Ambulatory Surgery Center will be held 3-4 p.m. June 4, 11, 18 and 25. More...
      In some circles, patriotism has become a synonym for arrogant or jingoistic. Some people even use it as a political weapon; "Don't question my patriotism," they say. Yet, this Memorial Day, and every other day for that matter, we should remember that those who died for this country are the true patriots. More...
      Equiphoto is the correct photo credit for the photo of the start of the first race on opening day at Monmouth Park that appeared in the May 14 issue. More...
      My father died a hard death from lung cancer in 1983. From the first diagnosis, about six months before he passed, there was never any real hope, since his type of cancer is nearly always fatal. Still, he tried to beat it with ever-more aggressive chemotherapy treatments that took his hair and his body and his energy. More...
      How often can you visit a gallery exhibit and celebrate a 90th birthday at the same time? The opportunity presents itself at the Gallery on Grant in Deal Park where an exhibit of mixed media work by Elberon artist ClaraGee Stamaty is on view. More...
      Mr. Hebron, 83, of Long Branch, died April 22, 2009. He was born in Middletown. He was predeceased by two sisters, Catherine Williams and Ruth Stewart-Singletary; and two brothers, Walter Hebron and Charles Hebron. Mr. Hebron is survived by his wife, Erma; five sisters, Elizabeth B. More...
      Men's & women's teams win NEC crowns
      Christian Keller led a parade of Monmouth University track and field athletes who earned All-East distinction a Princeton University last weekend. Keller, a senior from Matawan High School, earned All-East honors twice at the IC4A Championships held May 16- 17. Keller was eighth in the discus (162- 7) on Saturday and came back to take seventh in the shot put (55-5). More...