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Decorate a flamingo for makeover contest
The Allentown Public Library is kicking off a flamingo-decorating contest. Adopt one of the library’s used flamingos for $35 and give it a makeover. Dress it, decorate it, paint it and then enter it in the Best Makeover Contest by June 23. Flamingos will be on display for public voting at the Freedom Fest State…
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Scouts will hold car wash fundraiser
Millstone Boy Scout Troop 116 will hold a car wash fundraiser from 9 a.m. to noon May 7 at the PNC Bank on Route 33 and Millstone Road, Millstone Township. Proceeds will help with the troop’s expenses for a trip to Cape Cod, Mass. Cars will sparkle for $5 each. For more information, call 609-208-2913.
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Allentown hosts ‘Petz Gone Wild!’ on May 1
The Allentown Business Community will host its first annual “Petz Gone Wild!” event from noon to 4 p.m. May 1 behind the Imlay House, 28 S. Main St., Allentown, and in Heritage Park. There will be dog agility shows, animal training demonstrations, Frisbee contests, pet rescues, goodies for pets, face painting for kids, fun games,…
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Time to face fiscal crisis in New Jersey, and solve it
I am, first and foremost, a union person. My livelihood has been made as a union ironworker. There are fewer things I am prouder of than my lifetime of service in the union. Unions have made this country strong and have fought for the rights of working men and women for two centuries. As an…
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One-size-fits-all plan is woefully inadequate
A s a retired educator, I feel compelled to comment upon Gov. Chris Christie’s “reform” proposal regarding teacher evaluation. Gov. Christie’s basic premise — that one standardized test is an accurate measure of student mastery of curricular content — is fatally flawed. This “one-size-fits-all” assessment procedure ignores the fact that children have differing learning styles,…
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Attorney: Town code for gatherings does not apply to Freedom Fest Fair
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Township Attorney Granville Michael Magee explained some of the details of the township’s contract with the Freedom Fest State Fair (FFSF) and answered residents’ questions about the event at the last Township Committee meeting. The FFSF is scheduled for a six-day run in July at Reed Park, across…
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Rider injured after falling off horse
MILLSTONE — A horseback rider sustained injuries after falling off his horse on April 20. The Millstone Township Fire Department responded to the scene of the accident, a trail in the Monmouth County Park System about a half-mile off Stagecoach Road, at 3:32 p.m., according to the Millstone Township Fire Department. Firefighters, under the direction…
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Converting to solar energy could save U.F. Twp. $15,000
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD— The municipal buildings may go solar. At the April 14 Township Committee meeting, the governing body heard that solar power could save half of the $30,000 annual electric bill for the municipal complex, including the two main buildings and the two buildings occupied by the Department of Public Works.…
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