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Fitness programs offered at libraries
The Monmouth County Library is offering fitness programs in January to help those individuals who want to stick to their new year’s resolutions of getting into shape. The following programs are being offered locally: Basic yoga classes for beginners will begin on Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes…
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Money available for wetlands restoration
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering money to restore and protect wetlands through the Wetland Reserve Program. The program offers very competitive financial payments to landowners who voluntarily place a conservation easement on previously altered wetlands and agree to a restoration plan completely funded by the NRCS. Eligible for…
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BlueClaws to hold job fair Jan. 22
The Lakewood BlueClaws will be hosting its annual job fair for all available part-time seasonal positions at FirstEnergy Park on Jan. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The positions will run from April through September. Applications are available at the BlueClaws’ front office at FirstEnergy Park, online at www.lakewoodblueclaws.com, or at the job fair…
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Vera Bradley’s daughter visits Allentown
Left: Joan Bradley Reedy, daughter of Vera Bradley, visited Necessities of the Heart at Wisteria in Allentown Jan. 13 to talk about her mother and the accessory company she founded. Right: Reedy gives Jordyn David, 9, of Robbinsville, an autograph. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Short month is long on activities at Parks
February may be the shortest month of the year, but the Monmouth County Park System packs it with fun activities for residents to enjoy. From open ceramics to the blacksmith demonstration, there’s plenty to do in the parks. Don’t worry about planning ahead since these programs allow visitors to just stop by and enjoy. No…
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Joint venture is one more cure for physician shortage
YOUR TURN On the verge of one of the nation’s most severe physician shortages, New Jersey is getting a new medical school. I’m referring to the announcement made in November that Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick will serve as a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. That’s good…
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New Jersey scores healthy gains for kids
New Jersey is one of just 15 states to earn a federal bonus for enrolling more children in NJ FamilyCare, the state’s health coverage program. This is a big win for kids. Thousands more New Jersey children will get the quality medical care that can help them grow up healthy. This would not have been…
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Structural reform key to N.J.’s fiscal future
While some progress has been made this year in addressing New Jersey’s fiscal crisis, significant government structural reform is required to close what remains a daunting structural budget deficit. A recent Office of Legislative Services analysis projects the structural deficit for next year at $10.5 billion — even higher than the $8 billion that was…
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