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Community ties pay dividends for Riverview
$6.5M in donations fund new surgical wing BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Riverview Medical Center President Tim Hogan (l-r), David Flood, president of Meridian Health Foundation, John Lloyd, president, Meridian Health, pose with donors Joan and Robert Rechnitz, George Kolber and Domenic DiPiero. RED BANK — Several substantial donations have given Riverview Medical Center the…
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Tee up the tuition hike, club fees are climbing
CODA GREG BEAN Whether or not he is eventually prosecuted, it looks like during the last few years if you wanted to have a really good time, you needed to wangle a social invitation from ex-Brookdale Community College President Peter F. Burnham. As was reported recently, the state Department of Treasury has placed a hold…
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Community-supported agriculture pays delicious dividends
For many of us, springtime means starting seeds and preparing to plant. But if you don’t have the space, time or knowledge for farming and gardening, check out community-supported agriculture (CSA). CSA farms allownon-gardeners to enjoy bountiful fresh vegetables— and support farming in this state we’re in. Atypical CSAfarm offers a limited number of “shares”…
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A taste of spring on a Garden State safari
Listen to the singsong melodies of a common yellowthroat bird perched on a nearby branch. Savor the fragrant scent of viburnum and bluebell wildflowers blooming from the winter-dormant earth. Cherish the stunning sight of a sunset over the nearby pond or lake. Nothing beats engaging your senses —especially in springtime. After months of relentless cold…
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T.F. library grant would fund ADA renovations
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer The Tinton Falls Library is in need of upgrades to be accessible to people using wheelchairs or walkers.The borough’s library may soon get a makeover that would give Tinton Falls seniors and others with limited mobility better access to library services. Tinton Falls Business Administrator Gerald Turning Sr. said last…
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VOICES of Sept. 11th to host open house
VOICES of September 11th, 84 Albany St., New Brunswick, will host “Give 11 for 9/11,” an open house that includes a light lunch and presentation, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 28. VOICES is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has worked to assist the families of victims, survivors and rescue workers with the healing process…
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S.B. council approves $5.2 million budget
Owner of average home will pay additional $90 in municipal taxes BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council unanimously approved its 2011 municipal spending plan that, despite cutting spending, calls for a $158,000 increase in taxes. Approved by a 5-0 vote at the council’s April 19 meeting, the $5.2 million budget…
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Pallone: Offshore drilling isn’t safe anywhere
Environmentalists protest bill to expand oil drilling to Eastern Seaboard BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Clean Ocean Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf (center) is joined by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-6th District, (r) and representatives of environmental organizations on April 20, the one-year anniversary of the Gulf oil spill, to protest legislation that would expand…
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