Author: Greater Media
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Music contest features anti-drug sentiment
New Jersey high school students who love music and who understand the dangers of substance abuse are invited to take part in the 2016 New Jersey Shout Down Drugs! music competition. Create a positive message about staying away from drugs and alcohol. The statewide concert on May 25 will feature county finalists at the Rutgers…
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Elks to hold services for deceased members
South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 784 will conduct memorial services to honor deceased lodge members 5 p.m. Dec. 6 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave. All are invited to attend. For more information, call the lodge at 732-727-7170.
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A flag hangs on the wall of names during the Veterans Day ceremony that was held at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, Holmdel, Nov. 11.
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A flag hangs on the wall of names during the Veterans Day ceremony that was held at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, Holmdel, Nov. 11.
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‘Bringing People Home’ targets housing crisis
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer The Rev. Terrance Porter, president of the Red Bank Affordable Housing Corp., discusses the borough’s Cedar Crossing Project at a luncheon on Nov. 12 dedicated to raising awareness about the issue of affordable housing in Monmouth County. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER KAYLA J MARSH A network of nonprofits and faith communities…
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Resident says taxes are a business cost
Myth: Corporations pay taxes. Fact: They collect taxes for the government. Taxes are a business cost and are factored into the price of their goods and services. It is the end user who pays that tax. Accepted premise: 70 percent of our economy is based on consumption. Arguments are being advanced to reduce corporate taxes…
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FOR THE RECORD
The total of votes cast in the Old Bridge Township mayoral election on Nov. 3 was 9,140, and a total of 26,122 votes were cast in the Township Council race, according to the Middlesex County Board of Elections.
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Priest cleared of sexual abuse while serving at St. Mary’s
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH AMBOY — A priest who was accused of sexual abuse of a minor while serving as associate pastor at St. Mary’s in the 1970s has been cleared of all charges. Msgr. Raymond L. Cole, who most recently served at St. Joseph Parish in Millstone within the Diocese of Metuchen,…
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Christmas story set on church grounds
The 31st annual A Drive Through the Christmas Story, an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented Nov. 27, 28 and 29 and Dec. 4, 5 and 6, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays, 5-9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, on the grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church,…
