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Dreaming of a green Garden State Christmas
Real or fake? It’s an age-old debate, and this time of year we’re talking Christmas trees. You may think that an artificial tree is the more environmentally responsible choice — after all, it spares a real tree the woodsman’s ax! But buying freshly cut, locally grown holiday greens supports Garden State farms, which can help…
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Scholarship offered for equine studies
The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board is offering a $1,000 scholarship to help 4-H and FFA members, as well as any young adult that is a member of a New Jersey equine organization represented on the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board, pursue their equine activities. The Sara Dubinin Scholarship, in memory of Sara Dubinin, who…
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Fort to begin transition to private ownership
FMERA and Army to split proceeds of land sale BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Within 18 months, residents can expect to call the bulk of Fort Monmouth private property. The contract between the U.S. Army and the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) states that as many as 563 residential units and 1.7…
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Sea Bright bus stop gets a pick-me-up
BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Local artist Megan Heath Gilhool redesigned the Sea Bright bus stop.SEABRIGHT — It took about five hours every day for five weeks, but for local artist Megan Heath Gilhool, giving the town bus stop a new look was worth it. It is likely that residents may not even recognize the…
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Prown’s calendar remembers Red Bank first responders
Dorn’s photos of major storms featured in 2012 calendar BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The cover photograph of Prown’s 2012 calendar features children swimming on Broad Street after a 1965 hurricane. The calendar includes 15 black and white images from Dorn’s Classic Images. PHOTO COURTESY OFDAVID PROWN RED BANK – After brainstorming with the Borough…
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First aid squad recognizes local businesses
SHREWSBURY — The Shrewsbury First Aid Squad has presented three local businesses with recognition plaques for their support and outstanding service. Shawn Gatta, owner of The Detail Doctor, was recognized for detailing the squad’s two ambulances for many years without remuneration. Robert Megaro, president and founder of Monmouth Building Center, was recognized for supplying materials…
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County upgrades traffic lights
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Monmouth County officials are hopeful that a countywide traffic signal upgrade project will help traffic on county roads run more efficiently. County Engineer Joseph Ettore explained the scope of the project in an interview last week. “The base of the project is to modernize antiquated traffic signals throughout Monmouth County,” he…
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Army 2nd Infantry Division vets sought
The 2nd (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who ever served in the Army’s famous 2nd Infantry Division at anytime. For information about the national association and its annual reunion in Reno, Nev., to be held Aug. 23-27, 2012, visit www.2ida.org or contact the association’s secretary-treasurer, Bob Haynes, at [email protected] or 224- 225-1202.
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