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Such A Deal

More Monmouth Musings

Loch Arbour and Allenhurst Eyeing A Merger The Asbury Park Sun reports that the Village of Loch Arbour is moving forward with its plan to seek a merger with its neighbor to the north, the Borough of Allenhurst. Loch Arbour is .1 square mile and home to... »

Black Kids In Asbury Park Shooting Each Other, Part One: Why It’s Happening

More Monmouth Musings

By Tommy DeSeno, also published in the April 12, 2012 edition of the triCityNews We were warned in 1965 but failed to listen.  In that year Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, one of the most respected Democrats to ever live, issued a report to the Depart... »

Have We Gone Nuts?

Common Sense for Belmar

Yes. From today’s Asbury Park Press: When New Jersey’s newly strengthened anti-bullying bill of rights took effect at the beginning of the 2011-12 school year, the first two incidents reported and investigated in the Long Branch School District involve... »

State Bullies It’s Way

Common Sense for Belmar

To Getting It’s Bullying Law.   From Thursday’s Asbury Park Press:   On Wednesday, Gov. Chris Christie and gay rights activist Steven Goldstein, chairman of Garden State Equality, stood together to announce a fix for New Jersey’s imperiled anti-bullyin... »

Christie still under fire on statement about same-sex marriage and past civil rights struggles

Capitol Quickies

Gov. Chris Christie continued to struggle Monday with heavy criticism of his comments last week about same-sex marriage and civil rights. Christie last week called for putting gay marriage on the ballot, saying, “People would have been happy to have … ... »

Asian-Americans Push for District of Their Own

The Brooklyn Ink

Asian-American civic groups are pushing for redistricting in Brooklyn that would give growing Asian ethnic groups a district and representation of their own. »

Democrats: Gay marriage bill a priority

Capitol Quickies

Democratic lawmakers serving in Trenton and Washington said at a news conference this afternoon that a bill allowing gay couples to get married in New Jersey will be a top priority in the months ahead. Though there are around 100 … Continue reading → »

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Community Medical Center seeking surgical program

APP.com Ocean County

NEPTUNE — Community Medical Center representatives who met with the Asbury Park Press editorial board this afternoon said they will ask state officials to let them provide cardiac surgery, or at least begin the process, this July. »

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