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Students invited to enter poster contest
“Soil to Spoon” is the theme for the 2012 conservation poster contest sponsored by the Freehold Soil Conservation District and the N.J. Association of Conservation Districts. Students in second through 12th grade are invited to create a poster exploring the important role soil plays in having an abundance of healthful food. Virtually everything eaten originates…
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11th Annual Keith D. McHeffey 3-Mile Fun Run and Walk
Troy D’Amico sprints to the finish line during the 11th Annual Keith D. McHeffey 3-Mile Fun Run and Walk along Ocean Avenue through Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach on March 10. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Carrie Adams (l-r) and Alice Adams, of Fair Haven, share a hug after finishing the run, which is held…
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Red Bank library offers March programs for adults and children
RED BANK — Adoption reform advocate Carol Barbieri will discuss her experiences as an adoptee in New Jersey and her difficult search to find her biological family Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. at the Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St. Separated from her twin sister at birth, abandoned as an infant, Barbieri…
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RFH to present ‘Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical’
RUMSON — The Tower Players at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School will present “Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical” based on the classic novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. Set in Victorian London, the esteemed Dr. Henry Jekyll has a plan to cure his comatose father. Denied by the hospital Board of Governors, he resolves to experiment…
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Red Bank UMC operates on green faith
New roof, additional insulation and 205 solar panels power church BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The United Methodist Church of Red Bank installed 205 solar panels as part of its Green Faith initiative and officially began operating on green energy on Nov. 30, 2010. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN WALRADT RED BANK — They’re calling it…
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Get to know people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The Arc of New Jersey is proud to join advocates across the country to recognize March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. This month commemorates the progress in improving the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and highlights the challenges that remain in achieving full inclusion. The Arc’s advocacy efforts were crucial to…
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A letter to Fair Haven’s mayor and council
I find it hard to understand why, if I want to cut down a tree on my own property, I must seek permission from a flock of bureaucrats. Did you people really read this dictum you are proposing to enslave us with? First I get to fill out a lengthy, invasive application costing between $25…
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Sandy Hook patrons need to take action now
A s the warmer weather of summer gets closer, the Sandy Hook beach-going public is still being threatened with a 100 percent increase in fees by the National Park Service. The NPS’s explanation for the 100 percent increase is that they want to be at similar cost levels as local municipal beaches, in order to…
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St. Patrick’s Day arrived early in Woodbridge when the community hosted the 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 11. George Lara, 3, of Cedar Grove, waves the Irish flag. St. Patrick’s Day is March 17. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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