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Twp. authorizes fine for sports complex
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — After an hour-long public comment session from residents of the Heather Glen Homeowners Association, Mayor Fred Tagliarini authorized fining a sports complex on Blair Road for not complying with off-site parking requirements. The homeowners association, composed of 26 homes on Blair Road, Halleran Court, Hyer Court and Heather…
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• The annual Earth Day observance in Plumsted will be held on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. Residents will learn what the community can do to better conserve its natural resources. There will be information tables and, for the children, games and crafts, including…
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Women of Today set distribution days
JACKSON — The Jackson Women of Today will hold two separate food distribution dates in April. A special distribution will be held 5-6:30 p.m. April 21 for clients who are handicapped or over 60 years old. Regular distribution will be held from 5- 7 p.m. April 25 at the Department of Public Works, 10 Don…
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Playground reopens with a new image
JACKSON — The Jackson Jungle Playground in the Justice Complex on Jackson Drive recently reopened after a three-month improvement project. The project, which began in late November, included a new coat of paint for all of the jungle animal figures, replacement and/or repair of all equipment, power washing and staining of all equipment, fencing, handrails…
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Works begins on Jackson skate park
Renovations have begun at the Jackson township skate park, located at the Justice Complex on West Veterans Highway in Jackson. “This new skate park is long overdue, and with the spring season upon us, now is the time to move forward full steam to get this job completed for the kids in our community to…
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Miss NJ returns home to play Cinderella
Phoenix Productions welcomes home former Miss New Jersey Amy Polumbo as she returns to the Count Basie Theatre stage, Red Bank, in the title role of “Cinderella.” “Cinderella” will run April 16-25. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets can be purchased through the Count Basie box office…
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April 2010 — spring ahead!
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Half the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.” — C.W. Earle, 1897. Those are true words and they are still valid today. Combing out the tangles of winter in your lawn, raking is an act of faith to awaken the grass to warmth and light. Now…
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Pinelands answers Earth Day’s call, but more work lies ahead
GUEST COLUMN JOHN C. STOKES Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator from Wisconsin, delivered the following message during the first celebration of Earth Day, an event he founded, on April 22, 1970: “Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency, quality…
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Synthetic marijuana may prove dangerous
GUEST COLUMN LISA HARMON MOLLICONE Spice, K2, synthetic marijuana, fake weed … there has been a lot of media attention and controversy lately surrounding a new drug that is being sold on the Internet and sometimes in local novelty shops, tobacco and convenience stores. The drug is a mixture of dried herbs and plant material…
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