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Blue Valor Ride begins at ground zero
Left: Port Authority of NY & NJ Pipes and Drums. Above: Laurie Tietjen, president, Kenneth F. Tietjen Memorial Foundation. More than 120 police officers from across the country participated in the first annual Blue Valor Run on Thursday, May 12, a 226-mile charity motorcycle ride to pay tribute to police officers who have sacrificed their…
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for the record
AMay 12 article on the Hazlet municipal budget referenced the Police Benevolent Association’s (PBA) 2.5 percent salary increase for 2011, which went into effect October 2010. To clarify, this represents an increase the PBA deferred from 2010 as a giveback to the municipality, according to Joseph Forgione, the president of PBA Local 189.
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Remember those who served, all loved ones on Memorial Day
Ten years after September 11, 2001, we are still threatened by war, hatred and terrorism. Major mistakes have been made during those years. This month people will come together and participate in Memorial Day activities. We will honor our heroes and recall those who gave their lives. Freedom is a constant struggle for many people…
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This Is for the Soldiers
This is for the red the red that beats through the heart and bleeds through the clothes of every american citizen, of every american soldier this is for the white, the black, the yellow, the red, the brown skin of the soldiers who fight not for the respect of a man but for the love…
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Daylily Day at Deep Cut Gardens June 25
The Monmouth County Park System and the Garden State Daylily Growers will present Daylily Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 25 at Deep Cut Gardens, 352 Red Hill Road, Middletown. Daylilies have become an exciting, low-maintenance perennial. Modern daylilies have gorgeous colors, with many having eye patterns, edges and interesting forms. Early cultivars will…
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Mid’twn mayor seeks re-election
GOP newcomer will seek seat on Twp. Committee BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Republican Mayor Anthony Fiore and newcomer Stephanie Murray pledged to address rising taxes if elected in November. Murray would replace Committeewoman and Deputy Mayor Pamela Brightbill, who chose not to seek re-election, on the Republican ticket. Fiore said that he…
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Bill advances to rename Rte. 36 span for Joseph Azzolina
Legislation designating the bridge on Route 36 over the Shrewsbury River as the Capt. Joseph Azzolina Memorial Bridge was unanimously approved by the Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee on May 23. The legislation (A-2938/S-2073) is sponsored by Monmouth County Sens. Joseph Kyrillos (R-13th District), Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) and Sean Kean (R-…
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Growing community, sowing peace
Three faith communities care for the Earth and for others BYMIKE DAVIS Correspondent Volunteers from Temple Shalom and Temple Beth Ahm, both Aberdeen, and Matawan United Methodist Church work together in the community garden, whose bounty will be donated to the UMC food pantry. A lthough it sits on the property of Temple Shalom in…
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