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on campus
Kyle Heath of Fair Haven has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Champlain College, Burlington, Vt., where he is majoring in computer and digital forensics. Sarah Pedersen of Fair Haven earned a place on the fall dean’s list at Champlain College, Burlington, Vt., where she is majoring in communications. Allison…
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Dearborn market to host Deep Cut orchid show
Orchids of many colors and varieties will be on display at Dearborn Farm Market in Holmdel during the Deep Cut Orchid Society’s annual show Feb. 10-13. PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEEP CUT ORCHID SOCIETY Thousands of brightly colored, delicate orchids will surround visitors at the Deep Cut Orchid Society’s 14th annual show, scheduled Feb. 10-13. The…
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Christie: Reforms painful for some, but necessary
Tells town hall meeting current public employee benefits no longer affordable BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Clockwise from top: Gov. Chris Christie addresses the audience during a town hall-style meeting held at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2179 in Port Monmouth, Middletown, Jan. 26. Christie hosted the meeting, which included a question-and-answer period. Audience members,…
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Budget issues will pose challenge during 2011
IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN The budget situation is getting really bad in some New Jersey municipalities. How would you like to live in Camden (silly question, I know), where municipal officials recently fired 168 police officers, 67 firefighters and 115 civilian employees, according to an article published on CourierPostOnline.com. The layoffs were made as…
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Christie urged to help make Rutgers-UMDNJ merger a reality
GUEST COLUMN ARTHUR Z. KAMIN There is still a long way to go — but, finally, there is no question a new, solid start has been made to merge Rutgers University and two parts of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). The move has the potential to combine the two universities…
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Local resident discusses merits of homeopathy
Recent studies show that parents want alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs for their children’s illnesses. A Harvard Medical School study shows alternative therapies were used to treat nearly 9 million children (Birdee, et al., 2010). A 2010 survey conducted by Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota show 90 percent of parents want more information about alternative…
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American Red Cross in need of blood donors
Severe winter weather throughout much of the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks has caused the cancellation of more than 14,000 blood and platelet donations through the American Red Cross, approximately 1,800 units of which were in the region. The American Red Cross has issued a nationwide call for blood donors in…
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Public must be kept informed about plans for the Hook
A recent press report stated that more behind-closed-doors National Park Service (NPS) meetings for pending Sandy Hook and Fort Hancock management plans were under way . History once again repeats itself. Since 1999 citizens/taxpayers voiced their concerns over the clandestine NPS procedures that excluded the public. The NPS enabling statute, National Park Service Organic Act,…
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