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    Veterans with military driving experience who have recently returned from service may receive help in obtaining a commercial driver’s license (CDL) under a waiver program announced by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Chairman and Chief Administrator Raymond P. Martinez and Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, adjutant general of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Soldiers…

  • auditions 

    Berdanhand Productions will hold auditions for “Fade Out at Clo-Achers” 6:30-9 p.m. April 11 and April 18 at the Mercer County Library, 276 Abbington Drive, East Windsor. The two-act spoof is about active adult community living. Performances will be held at the Elks Club, Millstone Township, July 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21, and…

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    A red fox greets beach cleanup volunteers at Island Beach State Park, Seaside Park, on March 16. ELLEN TUOZZOLO

  • Giving resident did many great things for Allentown

    Ron Dunster — to a lot of people this name rings of friendship, charity, humanity and humility. To those of you not familiar with him, let us attempt to tell his story. Ron was the most giving human being we have ever known — mostly done under the radar and with very little fanfare. Paying…

  • Creationism and evolution are both theories

    This is in response to Greg Bean’s recent column, “What Will You Be Doing on Darwin’s Special Day.” Our scientific knowledge comes [through] understanding information gathered through various scientific methods. This, by definition, is the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observations and experiment, and the formulation and testing of…

  • New Jersey taxpayers’ money is being wasted on land purchases

    In my opinion, the open space tax on homeowners in New Jersey is a multibillion-dollar hoax. There is sufficient evidence to substantiate that allegation. Although it is true that thousands of farmland acreage has been acquired since the state’s open space law was first put on a referendum, the original intent of “preserving and protecting”…

  • Freeholder Burry had no need to apologize

    How unfortunate that Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian G. Burry found it necessary in her recent letter to the editor to apologize for expressing an honest opinion that offended some thin-skinned yahoo. It’s almost impossible to make any statement that won’t offend someone, so why worry about it? It is ironic that the pro-diversity, politically correct…

  • UFRSD adopts 2013-14 budget

    BY GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a $38.48 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2013-14 school year. The total tax levy amounts to $23.07 million for 2013-14 and is composed of a $19.27 million general fund levy and $3.8…

  • Boaters urged to proceed with caution

    Damage caused by Sandy poses hazard in waterways BY AMY ROSEN With boating season fast approaching, those who enjoy navigating the waters around New Jersey are wondering what might lie in store in the waterways hit hardest by superstorm Sandy. In some areas, the answer right now is debris and shoaling. So if you decide…

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