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The Casual Birder set for Aug. 4, 18
The Monmouth County Park System announces The Casual Birder will be held at 9 a.m. on Aug. 4 at Clayton Park, Upper Freehold, and on Aug. 18 at Hominy Hill Golf Course, Colts Neck. Meet in the Matthews Road parking lot. Meander with a Park System Naturalist for about an hour looking for birds. No…
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Farmingdale scout achieves rank of Eagle
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer FARMINGDALE – Hunter Joseph Smith, 18, of Farmingdale, has attained the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America – Eagle Scout. Hunter is a member of Troop 13, sponsored by the United Methodist Church of Farmingdale. The young man is a 2016 graduate of Howell High School. The leader…
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Middletown passes resolution expressing concern over JCP&L project
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee has unanimously passed a resolution “expressing significant concern regarding the need for and impact” of JCP&L’s Monmouth County Reliability Project. The project calls for a new 10-mile, 230-kV transmission line along New Jersey Transit’s North Jersey Coast rail line. The transmission line would begin…
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Panel’s charge is to involve public in local decisions
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Appointments have been made to a Freehold Borough ad hoc committee whose members intend to develop a program that will seek to engage the public in government decision making on a local level. On July 18, the Borough Council appointed Joseph Deroba, Ronald DeMarco, Michele Gibson, Joseph McArdle,…
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High school student named finalist for 2016 Songbook Academy
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer One local high school student will learn from some of the music industry’s best when he joins more than three dozen other scholastic students from across the country at a seven-day Songbook Academy focused on interpreting and performing music of the Great American Songbook. The Great American Songbook Foundation,…
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Hidden symptoms can point to child health problems
By Zubaida Sadik, M.D. When your child is sick or injured, you usually know it right away. Symptoms such as a fever, cough or joint swelling are hard to overlook. Yet, as a pediatrician for more than 30 years, I’ve had patients whom I’ve found to have serious health problems during routine “well-child” visits to…
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Owners of abandoned properties must register with town
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – The owners of abandoned properties in Jackson will be under increased scrutiny from municipal officials and will be held responsible for the condition of those parcels. An ordinance adopted by the Township Council on July 12 adds a new section to the municipal code and requires the owner…
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Deadly Ink Mystery Conference to include Little Silver author
Mystery author Jack Getze, of Little Silver, will appear at the 2016 Deadly Ink Mystery Conference set for Aug. 5-7 at the Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick. Early registration begins 9 a.m. Aug. 5. A former reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Getze is the fiction editor for Spinetingler Magazine, one of the Internet’s oldest websites for…
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JFK Medical Center among nation’s ‘Most Wired Hospitals’ of 2016
For the second consecutive year, JFK Medical Center, Edison, has been recognized as one of the nation’s Most Wired Hospitals. The designation is based on survey results designed to measure the level of information technology (IT) adoption in United States-based hospitals and health systems. “As health data security and quality patient care remain top priorities…
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