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Courts protected Sandy Hook’s land, not its buildings
Due to the Sandy Hook Foundation’s latest statements wherein its members falsely proclaimed that the preservation of the Fort Hancock buildings is the primary mission of the National Park Service at Sandy Hook, I must once again correct the Sandy Hook Foundation, Contrary to what the Sandy Hook Foundation would have the public believe, there…
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Businesses urged to participate in Denim Day, April 28
A pril is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual assault happens every day, everywhere around the world and to individuals from every background. It affects men, women and children. It is estimated that one in six women will experience an attempted rape in her lifetime. Most assaults — whether of women or men — go…
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Nat’l Park Service must admit errors, and move on
I first wrote about the issues surrounding the preservation of Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook seven years ago. Since then, there has been a lot of talk including much fingerpointing regarding who is responsible for the ongoing neglect of the fort’s buildings. Sides have been drawn … but most of us, at the end of…
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Council denies request for playground fence
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council denied the Community YMCA’s request to fence in the playground located at the Borough Hall and community center by a split vote. Council members Andy Lopez, Linda Clifton and Toni Angelini voted to deny the fence request; council members Thomas Fitzsimmons and Joseph Urbano voted…
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Parks mark Earth Day
The Monmouth County Park System’s Earth Day celebration will be held noon to 5 p.m. April 16-17. The fun will start on April 16 at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Georgia Tavern Road, Howell, with crafts, snake shows, boat tours and much more. Visitors will learn fun ways to enjoy and protect nature. OnApril 17,…
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Holmdel introduces sewer rate increase
Public hearing and vote on ordinance set for April 21 BY KAITLYN KANZLER Staff Writer The Holmdel Township Committee voted to introduce an ordinance raising sewer rates at the April 7 meeting. The increase, which was voted down twice in the past six months, was given a second look by Committeemen Larry Fink and Eric…
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Students connect with immigrants’ journey
Ellis Island program at Middle Road School caps history lesson BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Fourth-grader Patrick Bowles has a health check as he and third- and fourth-grade classmates at Middle Road School in Hazlet re-enact the experience of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. Fourth-grader Renata Alberici (below) visits one of the stations set up…
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Redistricting presents challenges for legislators
BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Assemblywoman Amy Handlin Local legislators say they will reach out to connect with new constituents after legislative redistricting scrambled their former districts. “It’s an exciting time with opportunities to work on issues that we didn’t have in District 12, but also a sad time because we will, in January, be…
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