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Speaker provides firsthand account of Darfur horrors
Howell High School hosts El Fadel Arbab on same day Martin Luther King Jr. was born BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer El Fadel Arbab Most people know the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as the face and voice of the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1960s, but it seems safe to…
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Mayor: Animals need to be accounted for in emergency
BY MAUREEN SHAMES Correspondent MILLSTONE — There is a population in Millstone Township that faces emergencies without a voice. Mayor Nancy Grbelja is a self-described animal lover who spoke up for the animals at the Feb. 4 Township Committee meeting because she wants to help protect them better during a crisis. To that end, Grbelja…
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Completing taxes is cause to rejoice
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Although the date on the calendar still shows February, last Thursday life seemed as balmy and inviting as a glorious summer’s day. There was a warm and fuzzy feeling in the air; the barometric pressure was just right, and a light shown down from the heavens with a celestial…
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The monarch butterfly, seen here at the Forsythe National Wildlife Reserve, Oceanville, is one of the few insects capable of making a trans-Atlantic crossing. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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HAMT preparing to host Pleasure Trail Pace in March
BY MAUREEN SHAMES Correspondent MILLSTONE — Ron Harning, who is the vice president of the Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township (HAMT), is looking forward to the second annual Pleasure Trail Pace in the “beautiful” Assunpink Wildlife Management Area in western Monmouth County. This year’s Pleasure Trail Pace will have an Irish theme and is expected…
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Teen’s project adds a nice touch to school
Jake Stein UPPER FREEHOLD — Jake Stein, a junior at Allentown High School and a member of Allentown Boy Scout Troop 180, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Boy Scout Troop 180 is sponsored by the Allentown Presbyterian Church. In addition to holding leadership positions in the troop, including senior patrol leader, throughout his…
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Woman admits theft from golf course
A resident of Jackson admitted in state Superior Court on Feb. 15 that she embezzled more than $3,000 from the Charleston Springs Golf Course, Millstone Township, where she was employed as a golf ranger, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Carol Hobbs, 34, of Jackson, entered a guilty plea to third-degree theft before…
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Cooking class is for children and parents
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — CentraState Healthcare System is offering an interactive nutrition program, “Kids Cooking for Kids,” for children and their parents from 6:30-7:45 p.m. March 6 at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus Conference Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. As part of the evening, children will be treated to a cooking demonstration…
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18th annual Teen Media Contest open to students
The Department of Human Services’ Division of Family Development will hold its 18th annual Teen Media Contest to reinforce the department’s mission to instill an understanding of parental responsibility in teens. The statewide contest is open to all New Jersey middle school and high school students. This year’s challenge is to illustrate the ways in…
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