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Truth is blowing in the wind
On page 5 of a GE Energy document titled “Wind Energy Basics” (www. gepower.com/businesses/ge_wind _energy/en/downloads/wind_energy_ basics.pdf), it states, “Siting wind turbines and assessing the feasibility of a proposed location must consider factors such as Community Acceptance and compatibility with adjacent land uses. … Hence, megawatt-scale wind turbines cannot be located in densely populated areas.” In…
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The mailbag: Readers weigh in on Palin’s big-game hunt
CODA GREG BEAN People who write columns are nowhere without readers, and as this year ends, it’s appropriate to give some of mine a last word. Feedback from last week’s column on the general ineptitude of Sarah Palin as a big-game hunter was a mixed bag. Some was from folks taking me to task, some…
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Freehold Soil Conservation 2010 Photo Contest winners
Four area photographers were recognized in the Freehold Soil Conservation District’s 2010 Photo Contest. “Morning Music” by Terri Walliczek, Shrewsbury, first place, shot at Ocean Grove Pier More than 300 entrants submitted photographs designed to portray the beauty and uniqueness of the natural environments found in Middlesex and Monmouth counties. Terri Walliczek, Shrewsbury, was the…
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‘The First Leon’
St. Benedict School students perform in “The First Leon,” the annual Christmas pageant held at the Holmdel school on Dec. 16. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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YMCAs to host 22nd annual MLK memorial breakfast
The Community YMCA and the YMCA of Western Monmouth County will host the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 17. The event will celebrate of the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and will be held 8-10 a.m. at Branches, 123 Monmouth Road in West Long Branch.…
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Operation Sleighbells toy drive marks 101st year
Family and Children’s Services began with holiday collection BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Operation Sleighbells toy drive, the founding event of Family and Children’s Services (FCS), will wrap up this week. The Long Branch-based nonprofit finished up the 101st annual collection last week and will dispense the toys and gifts in the days before…
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Aberdeen to Afghanistan, help for soldiers in need
Help Us, Help Them collecting donations for care packages BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Township resident Kathy MacCutcheon is a mom on a mission. Her 21-year-old son Christopher Mac- Cutcheon graduated from basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., and was deployed to Afghanistan, 10 miles away from the Pakistan border, in April. “When…
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Twp. Committee says goodbye to Janet Berk
Twp. government will reorganize on Jan. 3 BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Janet Berk HOLMDEL — After serving seven years on the Township Committee, the governing body bid farewell to Committeewoman Janet Berk. Berk, a three-term Democrat, was presented with a plaque honoring her service with the township on Dec. 9. She lost a reelection…
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Greater Media archives now available at Mat-Ab library
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — The borough’s hometown newspaper is now available through a digital archive at the Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library (MAPL). The Independent, the newspaper of record for the Bayshore section of Monmouth County, has been digitized from March 1972 through March 2000 on the MAPL website. “It’s fully operational and it’s…
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