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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, over 80 percent of sexual assaults are committed by people we know, acquaintances, dates, neighbors and family members. And victims of sexual assault can be…
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Time for action on pay-to-play
A s the beginning of 2012 nears — the time when state legislative action will begin in earnest — Gov. Chris Christie and the legislative leadership need to make completing the unfinished agenda of pay-to-play reform a high priority. New Jersey has one of the strongest state-level pay-to-play reform laws in the nation. It has…
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Advent Village’s mission is rooted in true spirit of giving
Church’s ‘shops’ to benefit people worldwide BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Amid the commercialized rush of the holiday season, the true spirit of giving can easily get trampled underfoot sometime between Black Friday and the night before Christmas. Those who pay a visit to the Allentown Presbyterian Church’s (APC) Advent Village on Dec.…
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Many UF residents opposed to proposed marijuana farm
Residents throughout region turn out to voice opinions BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Passions ran high as residents and non-residents commented on a possible medical marijuana facility in the township. The township committee meeting, cancelled Nov. 17 due to overcrowding at the municipal building, was rescheduled for Nov. 22 at Allentown High School…
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Gals on the Go craft show benefits first aid
Barbara Fine, a resident at Four Seasons at Upper Freehold adult community, sits ready to greet shoppers during a craft fair to benefit the Allentown First Aid Squad Nov. 10. UPPER FREEHOLD — A group of residents at the Four Seasons at Upper Freehold adult community recently showed their appreciation to theAllentown First Aid Squad…
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‘Journey to Bethlehem’
Bill Teller (l-r), Griffin Brodman and Kate Mooney take part in the living Nativity scene and narrated “Journey to Bethlehem” at Moonbeam Farm in Millstone Nov. 26. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Andrea Defweiler (l-r), 12, Bill Teller and Justin Hernandez, 12, surround a furry friend during the living Nativity at Moonbeam Farm in Millstone.…
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Sometimes, it’s fair to blame the messenger
CODA GREG BEAN Here’s something you might not realize about the newspaper, or publication website, where you’re reading this column — the company that publishes the news and information for Greater Media Newspapers has more moral integrity than many of the national news organizations, at least when it comes to paid political advertising. Here’s why:…
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Making peace: Seventh-grade student wins poster contest
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The winning poster in the Allentown Lions Club peace poster contest, by Stone Bridge Middle School seventhgrader CJ Mozeika, depicts young people of various ages promoting peace through their everyday actions. ALLENTOWN — If her prize-winning poster is any indication, CJ Mozeika knows peace. The seventh-grade student at Stone Bridge…
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