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      November 19, 2009  RSS feed
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      Army's findings on fort contamination criticized
      Army: Environmental studies being prepared
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      The Eatontown Environmental Commission is calling on the Department of the Army to conduct an in-depth study of environmental contamination at Fort Monmouth before turning property over to the fort's three host towns. More...

      Long Branch seeks urban center status
      BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

      Long Branch is pursuing designation by the state as an urban center, a classification that would qualify the city for state funds that could be used toward open space, infrastructure improvements and development. More...


      A young girl's letter helps feed the hungry
      Brownie Scout solicits food donation for food bank
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      The principal at the Betty McElmon Elementary School in West Long Branch was surprised recently when 40 cases of food were delivered to the school as the result of a letter written by one of her young students. More...


      Grant will fund upgrades to Manahassett Park
      BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

      LONG BRANCH — City officials announced last week that they have received additional funding from the state for improvements to the city's newest and largest park. Chief Financial Officer Ronald Mehlhorn Sr. said at the Nov. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Host homes sought for Russian ballerinas
      The Moscow Classical Ballet will be returning to Algonquin Arts in Manasquan this November to perform "The Nutcracker" on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Host families are needed to share their time and their homes with the professional Russian dancers from this troupe. More...
      • Humanitarian Award submissions sought
      • Group's Celebration of the Heart Dec. 11
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       Letters
      • Rible, Angelini grateful for support
      We are deeply humbled by the support of the thousands of Monmouth County residents who voted to send us back to Trenton to continue representing the 11th legislative district. However, the recent election highlighted some of the many serious problems facing our state. More...
      • Navy should give up on EARLE public housing
      • Still time to be immunized against seasonal flu
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image To cook a turkey — first find the darned giblets
      In our family, there are lots of stories we like to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Most of them are funny — to us — and most of them involve disasters, some going back generations. More...
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image 'Land & Sea'
      An exhibit of work by 11 fine art photographers opens today at McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery in Red Bank. "Land & Sea" is curated by Laury Egan with final selections made by Robert McKay and Elisabeth Koch-McKay. The show features 33 landscape and seascape photographs chosen for their mood, composition and technical excellence. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Rosemarie Palella Celley
      Mrs. Celley, 73, of Eatontown, died Nov. 7, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was senior administrative assistant at Computer Science Corp., Shrewsbury, retiring in 1990. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Celley, in 1996. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Mary Gazzo of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. More...
      • Thomas Howard Waters
      • Joan Z. Fisher
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       Sports
      • Monmouth men put the icing on cake
      It's been a good couple of weeks for Monmouth University (MU) soccer teams. Just one week after the MU women's soccer team captured its second Northeast Conference Tournament title in the last three years, the Monmouth men's team made it a sweep on Sunday, defeating Quinnipiac University (QU), 2-1, to claim its third NEC title. More...
      • article has image Bulldogs get one step closer to perfection
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