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      June 11, 2009  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Firefighters aim a hose at the inside of Memory Bowling on Newman Springs Road in Shrewsbury on June 5. A local landmark since 1928, the bowling center was completely destroyed in the blaze. More photos, page 17. More...
      Coastal evacuation plan coordinates exodus
      Plan will give county tools in event of natural disaster
      BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

      Monmouth County has unveiled a draft plan for coastal evacuation that takes a comprehensive look at the facilities necessary to move residents safely away from coastal areas. More...

      Seeing is believing: the awful toll of war
      Boots illustrate lives lost at war
      BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

      The financial cost of war is often spelled out for the public, tallied in the billions of dollars spent on weapons and technology, but how is the human cost of war illustrated? More...


      RBC 2009 graduating class

      PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank Catholic High School held commencement exercises June 2 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Members of the RBC class of 2009 poised to receive their diplomas are (clockwise from top) James Galatola, Middletown, Ted Mangione, Belmar, Nicole Marcinkiewicz, Ocean Township, and Gabrielle Caputo, Colts Neck. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Anniversary Mass at Holy Cross June 14
      Holy Cross Church, 30 Ward Ave., Rumson, will end its 125th anniversary celebration with a Mass celebrated by Bishop John M. Smith 11 a.m. June 14. Concelebrants will be the Rev. Michael Manning, pastor at Holy Cross, the Rev. John McGowan, the Rev. John Cody, the Rev. Joseph Rossi, and Monsignor Peter Zaccardo. More...
      • Alzheimer's caregiver meetings scheduled
      • Blood drive in Ocean slated for June 11
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image In Bizarre World, movie popcorn is a bargain
      Iread the most curious story in the newspaper recently, and it still has me scratching my head. The national motion picture industry, which does 40 percent of its business between May and August when the summer blockbusters reach the theater, is having an unexpected boom this year, in spite of the recession. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Christine J. McKenna
      Mrs. McKenna, 58, of Red Bank, died June 3, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was the office manager at McKenna, Dupont, Higgins and Stone Law Firm, Red Bank. She was a graduate of St. Vincent's Nursing School, New York City. She was a member of the Red Bank Planning Board, and active in several charitable activities. More...
      • Lawrence J. DiFiore
      • Matthew C. Lynch
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       Sports
      • article has image Shuler Foster, Bellin third in MOC track
      Both run personal bests
      Long Branch High School's sprint tradition is in good hands. Following in the steps of recent stars Mike Bland and Damier Johnson, sophomore Miles Shuler Foster has established himself as one of the state's supreme dashmen. Shuler Foster backed up his Group II 100-meter dash state championship by running a personal best 10. More...
      • Go Go Shoot runs away with Longfellow Stakes
      • article has image Running to the finish line
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       Letters
      • Anti-MOM rail line unacceptable to freeholder
      By now, everyone should know all the reasons for building the MOM rail line, but here is the explanation again: Taken together, Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties are home to more than one in five New Jersey residents. More...
      • Public now well informed about liquid natural gas proposal
      • New act will ensure streets will be safe for all ages
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image Fiber Art X 7
      'Fiber Form & Function III," an exhibit of works by a group of seven fiber artists who call themselves Fiber Art X 7, is at the Middletown Library through June 26. The fiber artists are Pam Burke, Theresa Caracappa, Beverly Hertler, Nancy McCarron Lubisco, Ebba Osborne, Sandra Rinehimer Roberts and Deborah Tiryung Sidwell. More...
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