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Society presents Beersheba Awards
The restoration of this home on Lake Avenue in Ocean Grove was recognized with a Beersheba Preservation Award. OCEAN GROVE — The Historical Society of Ocean Grove’s 17th Annual Beersheba Awards dinner was held on June 18. The Beersheba Preservation Awards recognize homeowners, businesses and individuals who commit time and effort to restoring their unique…
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Monmouth Medical lists July events
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, presents the following local health education programs: • Look Good, Feel Better, 1-3 p.m. July 2. This program is sponsored by the American Cancer Society for women cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. Learn to cope with the side effects of treatment and feel comfortable with changes in your appearance…
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Two River Pride celebrates LGBT community
Music, slam poetry, stories shared at Red Bank’s first annual pride event BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Members of the Giving Voice Choir, directed by Penny Gnesin, perform an opening song in the Marion Huber Theater at the first annual Two River Pride event held June 20 at the Two River Theater. (Left) Red Bank…
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Unused gift card money can stay in your pocket, for now
CODA GREG BEAN Very few people know that after his career as a cartoon villain, Snidely Whiplash went to work in the New Jersey Division of Revenue, appointed by Gov. Chris Christie to grab piles of other people’s money to help fill in the state’s $33 billion deficit. And even though we probably couldn’t see…
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Reader: Shouldn’t we be done fighting over birth control?
Forty–seven years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that access to contraception is a basic right. How is it that all these years later, opponents of women’s health care are still trying to limit our access to birth control? Before the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision, 32 women were dying for every 100,000…
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Don’t let Prince Charming drown in your pool
Backyard pools can be deadly for frogs, lizards, and other small animals who fall in them and drown because there is no way out. One PETA supporter even found a baby bunny trapped in a pool, paddling for his life. Fortunately, there’s an easy and inexpensive way for pool-owners to give small animals the leg…
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Harsher penalties needed for child predators
In April, 27 New Jerseyans were arrested for child pornography following a massive effort by the Digital Technology Investigations Unit of the New Jersey State Police. More recently, two Monmouth County residents were arrested in the same week for possession of explicit images depicting children. Unfortunately, these are not isolated incidents. The United States Department…
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SkimBash 2012
Clockwise from top left: Michael Bebel, of Florida, competes in SkimBash 2012 held at the Sea Bright Municipal Beach on June 23. Skimboarders await their turn to compete in the Skim USA points-accredited skimboarding competition. Dima Gritzay, of Brooklyn, N.Y., is one of the amateur and professional skimboarders from across the U.S. who competed in…
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