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Make-A-Wish gala helps fund wishes for New Jersey children
Nicolas Fuca, 17, with his mom, Jacqui, and dad, Nick Senior. MONROE — Make-A-Wish New Jersey has hosted an annual gala for almost 20 years, but for the first time the organization welcomed guests into its new home for the special event, held at the Samuel & Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place, Perrineville Road, on June…
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Sea Girt Lighthouse sheds light on Jersey Shore history
BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Bill Dunn, a volunteer trustee of the Sea Girt Lighthouse, explains how the beacon in the tower room helped mariners traveling along the New Jersey coastline navigate a safe passage to their destination. ERIC SUCAR staff I magine being a mariner traveling on a ship on the Atlantic Ocean along the…
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Save the date for SBOANJ golf outing
The annual midsummer golf outing to benefit New Jersey horsemen will take place July 9. The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey’s (SBOANJ) annual event will be held at Gambler Ridge Golf Course, Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold. Sponsorships, ranging from $500 to $2,000, and inclusion in the journal are still available.…
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CentraState to offer lecture, screenings
MONROE — CentraState Healthcare System will present a free lecture by Vasudha Dhar, M.D., 5:30-6 p.m. July 18 at CentraState’s Medical Office at Monroe, 312 Applegarth Road, Monroe. The lecture is about the detection and treatment of colorectal problems in women. Also, free colorectal cancer screenings for women are available immediately following the lecture 6-…
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Lecture on equine law to be held July 11
The Friends of the Horse Park of New Jersey will host an equine law issues lecture 6-8 p.m. July 11 at the NorthStar Vets conference room, 315 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Equine law attorney Dana R. Bowling of the Law Office of Dana R. Bowling LLC will present a lecture on some of the most common…
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Local students host Special Olympics
Event enjoyed by young athletes to be continued in future years BY SARAWALLACH Correspondent The members of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) at Millstone Middle School hosted a Special Olympics competition June 4 for the students in special education classes at the Millstone primary and middle schools. The NJHS is made up of eighth-graders…
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UFRSD wants to make sure school bus issues are settled
School board fails to receive information that was sought regarding traffic concerns BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — As administrators in the Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) seek to ensure safe bus routes for students, they have hit some dead ends and must explore other avenues. At the Board of Education’s June…
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MTFEE golf outing raises more than $9,000
Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence, a nonprofit organization devoted to funding extraordinary educational experiences for Millstone’s public school students, raised more than $9,000 from its final fundraising event for this school year, the eighth “Fore the Kids” golf outing and dinner auction. Every dollar raised will fund grants, approved by the foundation for projects…
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Nature tales
The buckeye butterfly can be found in all parts of the continent except the Northwest. It’s very populous and had its finest hour back in 2006, when it was featured on the U.S. Postal Service 24-cent stamp. Boy, its ego was out of control that year. This photo was taken at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge,…
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