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      October 8, 2009  RSS feed
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      Participants await the start of the Bring Sean Home Walkathon held at Pier Village Festival Plaza in Long Branch on Oct. 3 in support of David Goldman's efforts to secure the return of his son, Sean, who was abducted and taken to Brazil by his mother in 2004. Story and more photos, page 3. More...
      Commercial uses limited in beachfront zone
      BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

      The Long Branch City Council has approved an ordinance aimed at preserving the residential character of one of its beachfront neighborhoods. The council voted 4-0 at the Sept. 22 meeting to approve for final consideration an amendment to the RC-1 beachfront mixed zone to prohibit freestanding commercial properties within the zone. More...

      Burry: Misconduct charges will not stop fort closure
      Pallone and Holt: Reports show critical data withheld from BRAC
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      County and local officials are skeptical that a pair of classified reports that found the decision to close Fort Monmouth was preordained and based on flawed information will alter the course of the fort's closure. More...


      Walkathon highlights parental abductions
      More than 200 turn out for Bring Sean Home Walk
      BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

      More than 200 people participated in the Bring Home Sean 3K walkathon on Oct. 3 in Long Branch, raising funds for The David and Sean Fund. "This is our first official fundraiser that we have held for the fund," said Mark DeAngelis, who organized the walkathon with Christine Schmitt and Melissa Capestro. More...


      Recycle gently worn shoes to help people in need

      LONG BRANCH — The high school's National Honor Society will sponsor a shoe drive during October to benefit Soles4Souls Inc. The drive will run through Oct. 31 at the high school, located on Westwood Avenue. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Locals star in 'Ragtime The Musical,' Oct. 17, 18
      Cabaret for Life (CFL) and Monmouth Civic Chorus (MCC) will present "Ragtime The Musical" at 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Ave., Deal. The concert will feature a full orchestra and more than 100 voices. More...
      • BBBSMC 'Matching Smiles Gala,' Oct. 16
      • Center to hold blood drives during October
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       Letters
      • Mayor lacks fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers
      As Long Branch taxpayers, we find it stunning that Mayor Adam Schneider and his City Council allies have allowed senior managers in city hall to punish us with millions of dollars in unused sick and vacation time. In 2005, the mayor allowed $8.1 million in sick and vacation time to accrue for the city's managers and senior employees. More...
      • Public needs specifics from gubernatorial candidates
      • Assemblywoman doesn't want to move to North Dakota
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       Editorials
      • A parent's pride in an American patriot
      Your Turn
      In the Declaration of Independence, it says "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. More...
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      • For the Record
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image It's official: Distracted drivers are a menace
      Iwas driving down the Turnpike yesterday when a car with U.S. government plates passed me, and the driver was madly interfacingwithwhat looked like some sort of electronic device. Well, I thought, President Obama might have signed an executive order prohibiting people driving government cars from texting while driving, but it doesn't look like that guy got the message. More...
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image New Jersey Water Color Society annual exhibition
      The New Jersey Watercolor Society 67th annual Juried Exhibition is at the MonmouthMuseum through Oct. 31. This prestigious annual juried exhibition represents the finest examples of works in watercolor in New Jersey and includes work from both society members and nonmembers throughout the state. More...
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       Obituaries
      • William E. "Buck" Frechette
      Mr. Frechette, 89, of Eatontown, died Sept. 18, 2009, at home. He was freight and lighterage agent, manager of Grand Central Station ticket sales, and superintendent of marine operations in New York harbor at New York Central, Penn Central and Conrail railroads, Weehawken, for 38 years. Prior to that, he was a freight agent at the Boston & Albany Railroad. More...
      • John P. Kilpatrick Sr.
      • Rosemarie Fioretti Chisler
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       Sports
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      PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Long Branch's Caroline Leite tries to block the ball during a match at Howell High School on Oct. 2. Left: Long Branch's Miryane Santos tries to get a piece of the ball during the match. The Wave lost to Howell in two games. More...
      • article has image Hawks crack national top 10 for first time
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