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Quick action needed to combat obesity in children
We have waited long enough for the food industry to voluntarily develop standards to reduce the marketing of unhealthy foods to children. While the proposed uniform standards recently announced by several food companies are a step in the right direction, they do not go far enough to have a significant impact on limiting the types…
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Think about equality of privilege this Labor Day
Most folks need to work for a living, which makes Labor Day a very popular holiday indeed. Most folks need to work, but some folks don’t have the same access to good-paying jobs that others have. In many cases, if not most, that’s not by design. It’s just the way things work. Our country’s founding…
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Fee suspension continued to try to boost economy
On Aug. 24, Acting Gov. Kim Guadagno signed legislation that extends the moratorium on the imposition of fees on non-residential construction projects until July 1, 2013. According to a press release from the governor’s office, this moratorium sends another signal to businesses seeking to invest in New Jersey that Gov. Chris Christie’s administration is working…
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County reaches out to seniors living alone
The Monmouth County Office on Aging wants to find senior citizens who live alone to see if they are in need of government services. The program, Silent Seniors, relies on neighbors to identify seniors who live alone and to report those individuals to Office on Aging staff, who will then do some outreach. “The goal…
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New principal and curriculum at Shalom Torah Academy
The new principal of Shalom Torah Academy of Western Monmouth County in East Windsor is busily preparing to open the school’s doors for the 2011-12 year. The Jewish day school, which has served the tri-county area for more than 30 years, provides a curriculum of secular and Judaic studies to students in preschool through eighth…
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Hurricane Irene ravaged local towns
Tree limbs downed by wind gusts during Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27 took out power lines along Oscar Drive in Roosevelt, causing a quarter of the town to lose power for days after the storm. Above: Emergency workers battled rising millpond waters on Aug. 28 to recover a generator and other equipment from the flood…
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Laws intended to help New Jersey veterans
Gov. Chris Christie has signed legislation that creates and enhances assistance tools that provide financial support and peer counseling services through the New Jersey National Guard State Family Readiness Council Fund and the Veteran to Veteran Peer Support Program telephone helpline. “Every day, the brave men and women of the New Jersey National Guard put…
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Walk honors Joe Driscoll, passenger on Flight 93
Community invited to attend 10th annual event to be held at Battlefield State Park BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Patrick “Joe” Driscoll, who was a resident of Manalapan for more than 40 years, loved to walk. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was on a plane making his way to Yosemite Park to walk with a friend on…
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Help improve quality of Millstone schools
MILLSTONE— Community members are invited to have a positive effect on how children are educated in township schools. The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) gives residents the opportunity to enhance the public schools beyond the scope of the district’s budget. Those interested in volunteering their ideas, time, talents or community connections toward improving…
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