Karen Lafata, a volunteer with the Monroe Township Shade Tree Commission, chats with Township Councilman Michael Leibowitz and township Tree Assessor Richard Bentz during the first-ever Farm Fest at the Monroe Township Public Library on April 17. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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