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CHRIS KELLY staff Ocean Township’s Kyle Kiss looks to the referee while controlling Jackson’s Preston Brown during a quarterfinal bout at the Region VI tournament at Toms River North on March 5. More...
Staff reductions pursued to keep expenses down
Tax rate expected
to rise nearly 6 cents
BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

The Eatontown Board of Education on Monday night introduced a budget of $16,670,583 for the 2004-2005 school year that will require a 5.95 cent increase in the tax rate per $100 assessed valuation, raising the tax rate to just under $1. More...


Despite penny-pinching, boro faces 14.5% tax rise
Public hearing on municipal budget set for April 7
BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

The tax rate to support the West Long Branch municipal budget will go up 7.7 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 60.7 cents under the proposed $6,911,785.43 budget introduced by the Borough Council. More...


Minister arrested, charged for sexual assault
Allegations made by
Pa. woman he met in Christian chat room
BY CHRISTINE VARNO
Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — The Rev. Kevin Brown is being held in Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township, on charges of sexual assault. More...


Boro’s new police officers sworn in, will start April 5
BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

EATONTOWN — The borough’s two new police officers have been sworn in and are expected to take to the streets in early April. More...


Collision results in fatality
BY CHRISTINE VARNO
Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — A two-car collision on March 1 resulted in the death of a 62-year-old woman from Ocean Township. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Community Bulletin Board
Cultural Center exhibit through March 28
The Monmouth Beach Cultural Center will host an exhibit of Effie Nicas’ paintings through March 28. A reception, open to the public, will be held March 14, 2-4 p.m. More...
•In the Arts
•M.B. Cultural Center exhibit through March 28
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 Letters
•Outsourcing will cost Americans jobs in the near future if this new trend is not reversed by U.S. politicians
America, wake up! If the report I read is correct, 3.3 million white-collar jobs and $136 million in wages will be lost by 2015 to outsourcing of American jobs overseas. More...
•Junior League president hails Women’s History Month
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 Editorials
•Past coming back to haunt Fort Hancock?
As a newspaper that has covered plans for private development of the Fort Hancock buildings on Sandy Hook in recent years, it has become apparent that the buildings are under some kind of curse. More...
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Marie Odiotti
Mrs. Odiotti, 84, of West Long Branch died Feb. 24 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was a parishioner of St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, West End, Long Branch, where she was a member of the Rosary Altar Society and assisted in the new parishioner and baptismal dinners. More...
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 Schools
•Slates set for April 20 school board elections
Contested elections for boards in Long Branch and Monmouth Beach
The following is a list of candidates who have filed for election to local Boards of Education. The election is April 20, and voters also will have the opportunity then to pass on the budget of their local school board. More...
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 Sports
•Lopes, Kiss heading to
A.C. with Region titles
Greg Soto joins
teammates in state
tournament action
When Ocean Township’s Dan Lopes and Kyle Kiss head down to Atlantic City today for the prequarterfinals of the state wrestling tournament, they do as underclassmen in the technical sense only. More...
•Bucs show resiliency in return to title game
•Vianney girls get their rematch with Caseys
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 Business
•Second story takes Pearl Street Gym to another level
Opened for weightlifters and body-builders, facility now has more appeal
LONG BRANCH — Four years ago Rob Kordo built the kind of gym he wanted to workout in on the first floor of the then run-down building at 10 Pearl St. Last month he expanded his operation to the second floor of the building with an entirely different focus. More...
•Elements owners win Concept of the Year award
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