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Lions recognized for work with Hazlet students
HAZLET — The Hazlet Township Board of Education recognized the Middletown Township Lions Club Vision Screening Team, the Knights of Sight, at the board’s regular meeting on Oct. 3. The volunteer vision screening team recently tested the eyes of 254 kindergarten students at the Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center at no charge to the…
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Woman’s Club slates Colonial ballads program
MATAWAN —The GFWC Woman’s Club of Matawan will present a special program featuring the musical heritage of America’s Colonial past. “Ballads of Our Past” will be held on Sunday, Nov. 13, at the clubhouse, 199 Jackson St., from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The ballads will be presented by the D Major Singers, Lois Lyons, Irene…
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Donate a pair of PJs to warm a child’s heart and mind
Pajama Program looks for donations during ‘Danger Season’ BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — As a child falls asleep at a shelter or in foster care, the last thing on his or hermindmay very well be the brand-new pair of pajamas he received when he walked through the door. “When you come into a shelter,…
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Perfect pitch
Stephen Salot of Matawan tosses a baseball during the Matawan Celebration on Oct. 15. The event held on Main Street in downtown Matawan featured entertainment, food, free rides and a singing contest. FRANK GALIPO
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CODA
Banks: There’s no such thing as a free lunch GREG BEAN Here’s something that readers born after 1980 will find hard to believe: Before that, if you wanted access to your money, you basically had two choices. You could keep all your cash in a coffee can hidden behind the couch, or you could drive…
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Resident supports Fowler for Middletown Township Committee
I want to comment on Carol Fowler, who is running for Township Committee in Middletown. I met her when she interviewed my father-in-law for the National Guard Militia Museum in Sea Girt about 10 years ago. She quickly became a family friend who was included in family gatherings because of her friendly nature and her…
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Middletown needs better management, not higher taxes, writer says
Mayor Fiore is good at one thing and one thing only — raising Middletown’s taxes. Since being in office, he has raised our taxes 22.3 percent. Municipal mismanagement is rampant in Middletown. Yet the mayor has been effective in keeping all this from the residents. When asked repeatedly to have the Township Committee meetings televised,…
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AARP offers voting guide
Casting an educated vote on Election Day can be challenging. It can be hard to follow candidates’ positions on the issues that affect you most. AARP New Jersey frequently stresses the importance of candidates responding to the 2011 Voters’ Guide, and now it’s your turn. Now is the chance for the voting public of New…
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Time to speak out against domestic violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And while awareness about domestic violence is a crucial first step, it is not enough. For men in particular, we need to be ready and willing to act — both locally and globally. When men speak out about violence against women and children, we make it clear to other…
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