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ESCALATESTEL AVIV FLIGHT BAN IN REACTION TO

ROCKETS IS A WIN FOR HAMAS. PAGE 1B

LOCAL RELIGIOUS LEADERS REACT TO

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT. PAGE A3

PARKWAY CRASH: ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND TWO INJURED A13

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BIG LEAGUE

DREAMSYoung sluggers arrive at Shore for state championships

Play ball! Starting today at the Berkeley Little League complex,

Toms River and teams from across New Jersey will battle for the

state championship and a berth in the Little League Mid-Atlantic

Regional tournament. Four New Jersey teams have won world ti-

tles, including Toms River East American in 1998, with future

MLB star Todd Frazier (above). The Press today presents a special

section looking at the current competition and past winners.

BATTER UP!For a video profile of all four teams competing, visit app.com.

Asbury Park Press :: Monmouth Edition APP.COM $1.00

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NUMBER 175

SINCE 1879

ADVICE D5

CLASSIFIED E1

COMICS D4

LOCAL A3

OBITUARIES A19

OPINION A22

SPORTS C1

TABLE D1

WEATHER C8

YOUR MONEY A18

HAPPY TO HELPCharges on a closed Visa credit card cause a

Berkeley resident a lot of aggravation. Page A18

PRESS ON YOUR SIDE

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP It was the first time Gov.Chris Christie had come to any event in Republican-redOcean County where the protesters outnumbered hissupporters.

And these were not just ordinary protesters theywere police officers and firefighters in the hundredsfrom all over New Jersey, outraged that Christie onTuesday had come to use a municipal park their frater-nal brothers and sisters had built for local children. Theevent was a stage for the governor to begin a summercampaign to convince residents that the state cannotnecessarily honor its commitment to fully fund publicworkers health benefits and pensions in the future.

This is a playground that police officers, firefight-ers, teachers, public workers, volunteered their time tobuild, said Eddie Donnelly, president of the New Jer-sey State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association.

SeeBENEFITS,Page A4

About 300 firefighters, police and other public employeesprotested at the meeting. BOB BIELK/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Gov: Must cutbenefits for

public workersPolice, firefighters protest at

Christies LBI town hall meeting

By Erik Larsen @Erik_Larsen

ONLINEScan the QR code or visit APP.com for a videoon union members protesting the governorsplan to cut public worker pensions.

ASBURY PARK State monitor Carole Morris saidshe is frustrated with the school boards disregard ofthe states requirements for the superintendent searchprocess, and she may decide this week what to do aboutit.

Not only did members exclude one faction of theboard from their selection of Gregory Allen as interimsuperintendent of the district, but the position was notadvertised and no candidates were interviewed as thestate Department of Education mandates, Morris saidMonday.

The more they botch this up, the longer its going to

Morris: Board botchedsuper process againBy Nicquel Terry @NTerryAPP

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