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      July 16, 2009  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Dan Conroy and Christian Codispoti, both West Long Branch, take a spin on one of the rides July 9 during the West Long Branch Community Fair held last week at the borough's Community Center. More...
      WLB mulls transfer of library to county system
      Council may seek public referendum on library status
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      The West Long Branch Council was expected to take action this evening on a proposed ordinance that if approved, could have a direct impact on the West Long Branch Public Library and residents' taxes for years to come. More...

      Eatontown, O'port slam Old Orchard plan
      Developer proposes mixed use for former golf course
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      Aproposal to construct a mixed-use development with as many as 704 residential units and more than 500,000 square feet of retail space at the site of the Old Orchard Golf Course was panned by local residents and officials when it was presented during an Eatontown Borough Council meeting last week. More...


      Observing bay life one catch at a time
      Families try seine fishing at park system program
      BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer

      Sam Skinner and Kristin Taddei hauled their catch onto the sand, where the crowd of children and parents quickly descended on it. They eagerly dug through the 30-foot-long seine, a type of fishing net, looking for tiny bits of life flopping on the beach. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Films, book sale at Ocean Twp. Library
      Monmouth County Library Ocean Township Branch, 701 Deal Road, Ocean, is hosting the Summer Teen Film Festival 6:30 p.m. "Dreamgirls" will be screened July 21 and "U2: Rattle and Hum" July 28, "On the Town" July 15, "The Philadelphia Story" July 22 and "Being John Malkovich" July 29. More...
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       Letters
      • Attend tonight's meeting on W.L.B. library
      Adecision is being made imminently by the West Long Branch Borough Council, which affects our taxes and library services. As a WLB resident, library patron and library trustee, I am concerned with conserving our tax dollars and with maintaining wonderful library services. More...
      • City's attorneys making bundle off eminent domain
      • Remove pols to stabilize taxes in Long Branch
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       Editorials
      • For the Record
      Cuts to the Long Branch municipal budget for 2009 included $100,000 less in legal fees. An article on the budget in the July 2 issue incorrectly reported the amount cut was for labor services. More...
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image One GOP friend would rather not talk politics
      Iemailed my old writing buddy, Dave Simpson, a while back, crowing over the latest debacle in what used to be the national Republican Party, and he was less than amused. "I get so upset about this Fairness Doctrine thing that I think it may be better if we avoid discussing politics altogether," he said. More...
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image 'Earth, Wind and Sky'
      An exhibit of photographs by environmentalist and nature photographer Bill Dalton is at the Terner House Gallery in Ocean Township. "Earth, Wind and Sky" will run through July 31. The Terner House Gallery is located adjacent to the Ocean Township Library on Deal Road in Oakhurst. Hours are Monday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Frank J. Dutoit
      Mr. Dutoit, 89, formerly of Long Branch, died June 16, 2009, at Care Age Rehabilitation Center, Brookfield, Wis. He was a retired industrial engineer and project manager at Merck Pharmaceuticals, Rahway, and traveled worldwide to mange the construction of new production facilities. He was predeceased by his wife, Phyllis Evans Dutoit, died in 1989. More...
      • Rosalind Khan Scisco
      • Bonji Kenyatta Salaam
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       Sports
      • article has image Atomic Rain looks sharp, poised for run at Haskell
      With the $1 million Haskell Invitational just a few weeks away, Atomic Rain looks to be ready to make a run at Monmouth Park's showcase event. After finishing 16th in the Kentucky Derby, 31½ lengths behind Mine That Bird, Atomic Rain came back home to Monmouth, and on June 6 won an allowance race and looked good doing it. More...
      • article has image Fitness training shifts from treadmills to the outdoors
      • Sports Shorts
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