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Woman’s Club collecting items for veterans’ homes
MATAWAN — The Woman’s Club of Matawan and the GFWC Bayshore Woman’s Club will be collecting items to fill a wish list for the N.J. Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park to thank members of the armed forces for past service to their country. The public is also invited to donate. Needed items of clothing…
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Survey to test support for all-girls Catholic high school
Results will indicate need, impact on existing high schools BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A group of Monmouth County parents has formed a High School Steering Committee to explore the feasibility of establishing an all-girls Catholic high school in the Lincroft section of the township. The first step will be to conduct a…
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Parent helpline deals with substance issues
When parents find out their teen is abusing drugs or alcohol, the immediate focus is generally on getting help for the teen. But parents are often in great need of help themselves. They may need advice on what to say to their teen, how to evaluate whether he or she needs professional treatment, and where…
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Visiting nurses take on Irene
Preparation key to caring for patients during emergencies BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Patients know they can depend on the visiting nurses of the VNA of Central Jersey to care for them even in cases of severe weather. RED BANK — During Hurricane Irene, a paraplegic man living along the ocean in Asbury Park was…
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Workers’ union vote should be private
For the most part I agree with the Sept. 8th response (Right-to-Work makes unions scapegoats) to Assemblywoman Handlin’s guest column published July 21. The existence of trade and labor unions has greatly benefited the American worker. Unions have been a catalyst for improving workplace conditions and safety, increasing wages and other beneficial social policies. However,…
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The unsung heroes of Sept. 11th
On the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11th attack on the World Trade Center, I, like many others, prayed for the thousands of victims who died that day. They were ordinary people going to work on a typical Tuesday morning who, because of hatred and violence, never made it home that night. I also thought…
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Middletown hurricane effort praised
On Aug. 28 we experienced the havoc that Hurricane Irene brought on many towns in New Jersey. Quite a number of people had flooded basements, no electricity for days, loss of food in their refrigerator and freezer and no hot showers; street lights and traffic signals were out, roads were washed away, etc. It was…
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BRSA awaits permits for turbine transport
Union Beach, county must approve shipment of components BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Seven truckloads of supplies and materials required to construct a 380-foottall industrial wind turbine in Union Beach are awaiting transportation permits to be delivered to the borough. In order to deliver the supplies to its Union Beach headquarters, the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority…
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