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Cheerleaders need protection against head injuries
Cheerleading is a sport, and it can be a dangerous one at that. TheBrain InjuryAssociation of New Jersey supports the General Assembly’s recent decision requiring the New Jersey Department of Education to include cheerleading in its student-athlete head-injury safety training program. The Assembly has passed legislation that would amend a concussion law signed by Gov.…
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N.J. taxpayers are the ones being cheated
Way to go, Governor Christie! I’ve been reading the worn-out statement that the cuts in the budget are cheating the poor, most vulnerable, etc. Here’s the gist of an article that recently appeared in the news. You decide who is being cheated. A member of the administration of a child care center in Newark was…
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Get help with FAFSA
Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the “FAFSA”, is the first step in applying for financial aid for college. High school graduates planning to attend college in September or January and parents new to navigating the college experience can attend free workshops to help them complete their 2011-12 financial aid application on-line. Both…
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Freeholders salute local open space projects
The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders recognized local open space grant projects in 15 towns by presenting them with signs to commemorate completion of their park acquisition and improvement projects. Local towns recognized by the board include: Fair Haven for construction of a multi-purpose field and perimeter walking path at Fair Haven Fields.…
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Kortney’s Challenge registration now open
OCEANPORT — Registration is under way for the sixth annual Kortney’s Challenge 2-mile fun run/walk at Monmouth Park racetrack on Aug. 28. Register online at www.thekortneyrosefoundation.org. The annual event raises funds for research on brain tumors, which are the No. 1 cancer-related cause of death in children 19 years of age and younger. The race…
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SEARCH Day adds career and life-skills center
New classrooms provide simulated bank branch, supermarket, living space BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — SEARCH Day Program, a nonprofit school that serves individuals with autism, celebrated the opening of its new career and lifeskills center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 12. The center was made possible when SEARCH Day decided to expand…
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Volunteers needed for Clearwater Festival
New Jersey Friends of Clearwater is seeking volunteers to help with its 36th environmental festival on Saturday, Aug. 20. The festival will once again take place in Sunset Park located on Main Street, between Fifth and Sunset avenues in Asbury Park. The event runs from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Lynn Humphrey is volunteer coordinator.…
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Clearwater Festival in Asbury Park Aug. 20
Musicians provide entertainment at a past Clearwater Festival. FILE PHOTO The 2011 Clearwater Festival, a free, family-friendly celebration of the earth’s resources with live music, food, fun and environmental exhibits, rolls into shady Sunset Park in Asbury Park on Saturday, Aug. 20. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Clearwater Festival is…
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