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Joint venture is one more cure for physician shortage
GUEST COLUMN NAYAN KOTHARI, M.D. On the verge of one of the nation’s most severe physician shortages, New Jersey is getting a new medical school. I am referring to the announcement made in November that Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick will serve as a regional medical campus for the Drexel University College of…
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Proposed death penalty bill creates different classes of victims
I n the eyes of state Sen. Robert Singer, (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Mercer) your life is not as important as that of a cop. That is the bottom line of a bill that Singer is proposing (supported by Sen. Jennifer Beck) in a typical politician’s knee-jerk reaction to the murder of a (Lakewood) cop. The…
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Stop harassing people who are different
Life is something valued that we each are given a chance to take part in, to leave our mark before we pass along with time. The life we live is constructed upon diversity among others, which is simply what makes our world of various cultures and others’ ways of life so vast and unique. The…
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Applicant has plan for 7-Eleven store
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — An applicant who at one time wanted to construct an office/ retail building on the site of an abandoned gas station now wants to place a convenience store in that location. Additional hearings before Freehold Borough municipal boards will be required before he can proceed with the…
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County reaches out to connect with homeless
Official: Survey numbers lower, but homeless population rising BY KENNYWALTER Monmouth County Freeholder Amy Mallet helps a man choose a warm coat at the A.M.E Zion Church in Red Bank during Project Homeless Connect on Jan. 26. Based on the raw numbers, there are fewer homeless people in Monmouth County in 2011 than 2010, but…
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Howell graduate charged with vehicular homicide
Charges against Phillip Adamo stem from accident that claimed life of John Bukowiec HOWELL — A former member of the Howell High School football team will face criminal charges in connection with a motor vehicle accident that killed one of his teammates. On Jan. 28, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Howell Police Department…
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Freehold H.S., Howell H.S. receive reaccreditation
The Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), based in Philadelphia, announced that Freehold High School in Freehold Borough and Howell High School in Howell recently earned reaccreditation. Freehold High School has been accredited since 1928, and Howell High School has been accredited since 1970, according to a press release. The schools…
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datebook
A fibromyalgia support group will meet at 11 a.m. Feb. 3 at CentraState Medical Center’s Wellness Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Details: 732-462- 6656. The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will hold its annual “Souper Bowl Sunday” fundraiser from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Sycamore Grille in the Knob Hill…
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