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Belmar Municipal Hall

Monday, December 17, 2012

Christie Holding Town Hall Meeting in Belmar Thursday

Continues 'Town Hall' meetings with public, this time in Hurricane Sandy devastated borough

Gov. Chris Christie will continue his "town hall" meetings, holding a public event Thursday in the hurricane-damaged borough of Belmar. Throughout his administratrion the governor has held many of these town hall meetings, holding events to speak with the public and interact with local citizens as Christie promotes "the Jersey Comeback." These days the dialogue has turned to coming back from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, which destroyed large areas of the state, including Thursday's town hall host town, Belmar. The borough saw more than a thousand homes flooded by the storm, said Mayor Matt Doherty, and the boardwalk was uplifted by the storm surge and destroyed. The town hall meeting is Thursday, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. Doors open at 2:15…

Squandered Youth

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