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FMERA director: All options are on the table
Steadman says interest in fort property is high, but authority insists on job creation BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer A t the Dec. 1 meeting of the Two River Council ofMayors, the executive director of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) shared the latest progress about developers, investors and universities interested in redeveloping Fort…
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Aberdeen participates in campaign against drunken driving
ABERDEEN — Law enforcement officials will be cracking down on those who drink and drive as part of the annual holiday season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. The program kicked off Dec. 5., and will run through Jan. 2. Local and state law enforcement officials will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints…
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Carolers needed
Adults interested in singing Christmas carols Dec. 12 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, and Dec. 14 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, are asked to contact Mike Ellis at 732-870-1893. Carolers will meet at 6 p.m. in the front lobby and walk and sing through the hospitals for approximately two hours, providing cheer…
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CODA
A misguided effort to protect the farm team GREG BEAN I f you see stories on the news about long lines at the gas pumps around Washington, D.C., this holiday season, it won’t be because they’re short on gas, or that prices have dropped to record lows. It will be because certain folks at the…
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Thankful for donations, but food pantry is still in need
The Matawan Community Food Pantry would like to thank the following for food donations or monetary gifts: Matawan Boy Scout Troop 66; Hazlet Boy Scout Troop 92; Break Through in Christ Ministry ofAberdeen (their food donation came through the vacation Bible school); Crop Walk 2011; congregational members of Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, Aberdeen, and…
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Help is available to victims of sexual abuse
The recent scandal unfolding at Penn State serves as a stark reminder that sexual abusers can be anyone and anywhere. They can be someone we know and trust; in fact, more than 80 percent of sexual assaults are committed by people we know — acquaintances, dates, neighbors and family members. And victims of sexual assault…
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Shop at local stores, support local economy
Christmas shopping — such a small phrase, yet it conjures up many diverse feelings in many of us. Maybe you love it, maybe you hate it, maybe you wait all year for it to begin — or to be over. Maybe it stirs memories of years gone by: pictures with Santa, looking for that perfect…
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Veterans’ Memorial lighting Dec. 10
The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 800 from Bergen County and the Jewish War Veterans, Department of New Jersey, will host the annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel 6 p.m. Dec. 10. The ceremony will include the lighting of the Christmas tree…
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