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Whalepond Brook Watershed Association

Monday, April 22, 2013

Long Branch Historical Association Hosting Local Watershed Discussion

Whalepond Brook Watershed Association to discuss waterway

The Long Branch Historical Association is hosting a discussion of the Whalepond Brook Watershed on Wednesday April 24 in Long Branch. The discussion will be held at Long Branch City Hall, 344 Broadway, at 7:30 p.m. Faith Teitlebaum of the Whalepond Brook Watershed Association will lead the discussion of the local waterway. The Whalepond Brook Watershed Association is a group of volunteers from towns surrounding the Whale Pond Brook watershed who are dedicated to the restoration of this resource through neighborhood projects and education, according to the group's web site. The Whalepond Brook Watershed flows from its headwaters in Tinton Falls and travels through Eatontown, Ocean Township and West Long Branch before emptying into the …

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Lake Takanassee Dredging Could be Coming Soon for Long Branch

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Christopher Sheldon

10:14 am on Monday, April 22, 2013

Rick G, it was supposed to read "April 24." I have fixed the article. Sorry for the confusion folks.   more ›

Friday, December 30, 2011

Environmental Group Hopes To Help City Dredge Lake Takanassee

Council passes resolution supporting membership in watershed association

The Long Branch Council has chosen to support an environmental group that hopes to one day aid the city in dredging Lake Takanassee. The Whalepond Brook Watershed Association's goal is to improve the quality of local bodies of water in Long Branch, West Long Branch, Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Ocean Township and create a greenway from the source to the ocean. Volunteer Faith Teitelbaum Lake Takanassee is part of the watershed and is furthest downstream before the water empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The group has already held several cleanups in Eatontown and Long Branch, and Teitelbaum said the group is looking to gain support from towns. The Long Branch Council gave the group its support by passing a resolution supporting membership in…

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