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      June 25, 2009  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Members of Long Branch High School's class of 2009 process to commencement exercises June 19. More...
      THE MORAL OF THE STORY - Advertorial
      By Gloria Averbuch

      Athletes and coaches have a lot to offer us. I learned this last night as I sat among the crowd at a Sky Blue FC game and listened to Head Coach Kelly Lindsey give what was billed as a coach's "chalk talk." This woman, a former professional player herself, is young enough to be my daughter, but on this evening, she was wise enough to be my sage. More...

      Ocean Twp. trains first CERT team
      Volunteers will support emergency responders
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      Some two dozen Ocean Township residents are now prepared to answer the call for help should an emergency arise after graduating as members of the municipality's new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program last week. The graduates, who include Mayor William Larkin and councilmen J. More...


      Economic woes lead to closing of trailer park
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      With its closing date fast approaching, a representative of Circle Trailer Court is speaking out about the reasons for shutting down the 80- unit mobile home park. Located at the corner of Wyckoff Road and Route 35 in Eatontown, the 60-plusyear old Circle Trailer has been renting out pads for mobile homes since it opened in the 1950s. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Free movies on the beach in Sea Bright
      SEA BRIGHT — The Sea Bright Business Alliance will sponsor a free Movie Night on the Beach every Tuesday at dusk (approximately 8-8:30 p.m.), beginning July 7. Come to Sea Bright for dinner, then head over to the public municipal beach behind the firehouse with a blanket and beach chair for a free outdoor movie. More...
      • Mended Hearts group to meet June 25
      • Free seining program slated at Bayshore Park
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       Letters
      • National parks shouldn't be corporate parks
      President Obama promised more transparency in his administration, but not surprisingly the National Parks Service (NPS) apparently missed the memo. Hence, details of James Wassel's long-overdue funding plans to rehabilitate 36 Fort Hancock buildings for commercial use at Sandy Hook are considered "propriety information. More...
      • Too many euphemisms have entered our lexicon
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image He bagged the goose — and then we cooked it
      In our family, we love to tell the story about Grandpa and the goose, although if he were still alive, he'd probably get a nasty letter from PETA berating him for inhuman cruelty. That organization got so upset last week when President Obama swatted a fly on camera, there's no telling what they'd do if they heard about the strangled goose. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Ruth M. Eschelbach
      Mrs. Eschelbach, 89, of Red Bank, died June 6, 2009, at home. She was a former secretary for the borough of Red Bank, and borough clerk from 1979 until retiring in 1987. She was a former member of the Red Bank Zoning Board, and former member and president for 25 years of the library board. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph O. More...
      • Sylvia Zlotkin Kaye
      • Manuel B. Greco
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       Sports
      • article has image Jersey Fusion off to a strong start
      Locals on roster of women's semi-pro basketball team
      The Jersey Fusion, a first-year women's semi-pro basketball team, has gotten off to a fast start. The 3-1 Fusion play at the Red Bank Salvation Army as a first-year team for the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League. The Fusion are coached and owned by former Monmouth University player Audrey Taylor. More...
      • Castro makes Father's Day his day at Monmouth
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