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Solving the real housing crisis
New Jersey has not one but three affordable housing crises. There is the real crisis. There is a huge backlog of need for workforce and special-needs housing in the right locations and no plan for the future. There is the temporary crisis. The Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) was led into a regulatory disaster that…
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When social networking sites seem very anti-social
CODA GREG BEAN Istopped watching Jack Cafferty and Don Lemon, and most of the other anchors on CNN, when they started reading Twitter comments about the issues as part of their news presentation. There you’d have Jack or Don talking about a serious matter, like the nomination of a Supreme Court justice, and then they’d…
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CBA begins second phase of $23M expansion
Construction slated to begin June 12 BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A new library and media center and new science labs will be constructed as the second phase of a $23 million expansion project at Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) in Lincroft. According to Garry Koch, director of academy relations, the current library will…
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Park system offers fun in the summer
Summertime is in bloom and the Monmouth County Park System invites area residents to enjoy all the season has to offer during the following free events: Lacemaking Demonstration, 1-3 p.m. June 5 at Longstreet Farm, Longstreet Road, Holmdel. Explore June Bugs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 5-6 at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center,…
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Rude Awakening
Clockwise from above: The Middletown Township Police Department presented the “Rude Awakening” program at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft on May 4. Students participated in hands-on activities that make use of DWI Fatal Vision goggles to give students an understanding of the impacts of driving while drunk. Sean Rogan, a junior, drives over some cones…
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High Tech wins big at mega math challenge
A team from High Technology High School, Lincroft section of Middletown, came in second place in Moody’s Mega Math (M3) Challenge 2010, winning the Magna Cum Laude Team Prize of $15,000. Coached by Raymond Eng, the students were Sidney Douglas Buchbinder, Christian Paul Gennaro, Joshua Ma, Alexander Saso Pavincic and Matthew Ethan Warshauer. Four students…
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Rescue Ridge fundraiser will help save dogs, cats
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Man’s best friend can be counted on to provide unconditional love, affection and devotion with no strings attached. All he requires in return is some of the above, plus food, exercise and maybe a hearty belly rub now and then. Sometimes, through no fault of their own, dogs and cats…
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NOTES
Abby Glick talks with Petals the Clown (Lorraine Cross) at EarthFest, an environmental fair focused on exploring ways to nurture a greener, healthier world held at Temple Shalom in Aberdeen on May 2. The Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Foundation, a nonprofit group that provides support services to SJS victims and their families, and the Matawan…
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Park system celebrates 50th anniversary June 13
MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Park System will hold its 50th anniversary celebration at the newly restored Thompson Park Visitor Center on Sunday, June 13. Hosted by the Friends of the Parks, the celebration will feature recreation demonstrations, special presentations, and light refreshments. The festivities will be held 4-6 p.m. Tickets to the event are…
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