Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Done in by a single dirty sock
Although I’m a girly girl, I have many talents that would normally be associated with the more manly type. I can drive a 16-penny nail straight into a board with just a few hits, I know how to make a pilot hole before driving a screw home and I can run a miter saw like…
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Plots available in Colts Neck community garden
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Friends of the Colts Neck Library has converted the library’s reading garden into a community garden in the hope of bringing residents closer together. The project of creating a community garden was led by Janeen Yodakis. She said the library’s garden was initially designed as a…
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NJAWBO’s Spring Luncheon, Conference and Expo slated for April 20
The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) announces Joan Herrmann as the keynote speaker at its annual Spring Luncheon Conference and Expo, which will take place on April 20 at the Crowne Plaza, 2055 Lincoln Highway, Edison, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Herrmann is the creator, host, and producer of the radio…
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Barnabas Health, Robert Wood Johnson Health System complete merger
Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson Health System has announced the completion of the merger of their two health systems to form the most comprehensive health system in the state of New Jersey — RWJBarnabas Health. The partnership creates a new organization that will reach approximately 5 million people — more than half of the…
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Howell High School junior will perform in benefit show
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer Lindsay Cherin of Manalapan considers herself lucky to be able to use her voice to help other people. Lindsay, who is a junior in the Freehold Regional High School District’s Fine and Performing Arts Academy at Howell High School, will perform in “A Night of Future Broadway Stars” at 7…
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Town establishes ‘safe exchange zone’
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – Municipal officials have created a “safe exchange zone” where transactions between strangers that have their origins on the Internet can take place in an area that is under police surveillance. Two parking spots at the Jackson Police Department have been designated as an area where individuals can complete…
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Students’ art puts a face on racism
By Kayla J. Marsh Staff Writer A new exhibit that is opening at Brookdale Community College will tackle the issue of racism head on. The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (Chhange) at Brookdale will host an opening reception for its new “Facing Racism” art exhibit on April 10 from noon to 2:30…
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Mayor was dedicated to borough
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writerr FARMINGDALE – Mayor John P. “Jay” Morgan, 53, who became Farmingdale’s mayor in 2004, died on March 27 after a battle with cancer. Morgan had served as an elected official since 1992, when he joined the Borough Council. Council President Jim Daly said, “It is with a heavy heart that…
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Business Brief
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJ) has named Monroe resident Michael Antoniades, MPA, president and chief executive officer, over both the New Brunswick and Somerset campuses. Antoniades succeeds Mr. Stephen K. Jones, who served as president and chief executive officer of the hospital since 2007, and who will soon assume the role of chief academic…
