Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Award winning Jack Ford to speak at Monmouth University April 5
Jack Ford, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist, producer, trial attorney, author and teacher, will speak at Monmouth University’s Lecture Series on April 5. His topic of discussion will be, “The Politics of College Athletics: Is It All About The Money?” The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Rebecca Stafford Student Center’s Anacon…
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Sheriff’s Office unveils new Teen CERT Explorer program
By MICHAEL BENAVIDES Staff Writer New Jersey’s first Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Explorer Post No. 2 program will be sponsored in Monmouth County. The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) will hold an information session for the Teen CERT Explorer Post No. 2 program on April 6. Interested teenagers and their parents are invited…
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Monmouth County residents continue to voice their concerns over JCP&L project
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer LINCROFT– Monmouth County residents came out in force once again to voice their opposition over the giant electric proposal by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L). The second public hearing in the proposed Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP) was held on March 29 before an estimated crowd of well over…
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Racing official/trainer Dufford passes away
The veteran Thoroughbred trainer and Monmouth Park racing official, Daniel Dufford, died on March 28 at his home. He was 66. Dufford, who spent his entire career in the racing industry, was regarded as an accomplished trainer. His top runner was Rumptious, who he saddled to victory in the 1984 Salvator Mile. Following his training…
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Discriminatory posts on app ‘will not be tolerated’ in Monroe
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — The discriminatory posts that targeted specific ethnic groups on the social media app, After School, did not originate from any of the school devices within the school Wi-Fi account in the Monroe Township School District, according to Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak. On March 22, Monroe Township High School…
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Company files official application for compressor station project
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A natural gas compressor station could be coming to the South Brunswick area despite a multitude of concerns by residents. Williams Partners L.P. has announced that its subsidiary Transco has filed its official application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking authorization for its Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project,…
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Waterspirit’s Back to Earth workshop in Long Branch April 1
By MICHAEL BENAVIDES Staff Writer Members of the community will have an opportunity to get in touch with their spiritual side as they learn how to make their own food. Waterspirit will hold a “Back to Earth: Planting, Eating and Spirituality” interactive workshop that will cover organic gardening, nutrition and cooking and how they relate to a…

