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Author: Suffragist paved way for protesters
Alice Paul book documents struggle for right to vote BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Author Mary Walton signs a copy of her book on suffragist Alice Paul. ANDREW DAVISON MIDDLETOWN— SuffragistAlice Paul opened the ballot booth for women and our nation’s capital to protesters for all causes, according to journalist and author Mary Walton. Walton,…
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Middletown Youth Job Fair set for April 6
MIDDLETOWN – The township will hold its 20th annual Youth Job Fair on 7-9 p.m. April 6 in the Middletown High School North cafeteria, 33 Tindall Road. Admission is free. This popular event, organized by the Middletown Community Affairs Council, brings together Middletown youth and employers to explore the possibility of fulltime and part-time job…
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Fire destroys vehicles at Holmdel farm
HOLMDEL — Two vehicles were destroyed and two others damaged after a fire broke out at A. Casola Farms on March 24, according to township police. Holmdel Township police officers Patrolman Michael Hughes and Sgt. Vincent Imperato responded to the farm on Route 34 and were checking the area of Sweet Briar Lane, which runs…
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National anthem began as a poem
A letter in the March 24 Independent (“Performers Should Respect NationalAnthem”) says the national anthem should be sung as Francis Scott Key composed it. He did not compose it. He wrote a poem in four stanzas that was later put to the music of an English drinking song. Michael I. Frischberg Aberdeen
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It’s time for Brookdale to cleanse its Lincroft campus
‘I t’s time for the Brookdale Board of Trustees to begin taking action to rename Larrison Hall, its $15 million showpiece academic building that, amid a climate of county corruption and scandal, has become a tarnished symbol of Monmouth’s two-year institution of higher education.” Those words — that still have validity — are from an…
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Husky Indoor Soccer finishes 26th season
March 13 marked the end of the 26th season for the Husky Indoor Soccer League. Many people helped to make this season a smooth-running one, and we thank them for all their help and dedication. Our computer expert, Craig Gunter, made sure all rosters, schedules and meeting notices were printed and in the hands of…
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State promotes profits, pollution over health
A newspaper recently reported, “The state Department of Environmental Protection last week announced it was proposing a rule that would, in effect, allow the agency to ignore its other rules and regulations when DEP leadership believes it would help make New Jersey more pollution friendly.” Actually, I fibbed. The DEP used the words ”business-friendly,” but…
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Registration for Hazlet summer camp April 29
Registration for Hazlet Recreation’s summer camp for residents begins 8 a.m. April 29 at the Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave. The cost is $300 and includes swim club fee. Non residents may register for $600 May 6 if there are openings. Prices include T-shirt. Children 14 years old and up may register as a counselor…
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