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Evelyn Yaskin (l-r) and Simrath Parmar, kindergartners at Home Away From Home Academy in Aberdeen, design quilt patches Oct. 27 as part of the Climate Quilt Campaign, an initiative created to engage youth worldwide in protecting the environment. Story, page 3.
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Another race where we picked the lesser evil
Coda • GREG BEAN In my home state of Wyoming at the dawn of the 20th century, there was a surfeit of what were politely referred to as “bachelor cowboys.” It wasn’t that these old boys didn’t like women; in fact, they loved them, every chance they got. The problem was that there just weren’t…
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Middletown offers Dock & Roll shuttle
Middletown Township has begun Dock & Roll, a free community shuttle program that offers residents transportation to area shopping centers, restaurants, trains, buses and ferries. The service operates from early morning to late in the evening weekdays. The shuttle operates between Campbell’s Junction and Route 35. Destinations include the Middletown Pathmark and Shop-Rite shopping centers,…
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The Great Race
Clockwise from left: Runners take off from the start line for the 20th annual Great Race held at Middletown High School North on Oct. 24. Brian Hill sprints toward the finish line during the race, which includes both 5K and 2K races. Runners assemble near the start line prior to the race, a Middletown tradition…
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Still time to be immunized against seasonal flu
In recent days, there have been several news accounts of the delay in the availability of the H1N1 flu vaccine. In addition, many in our community have been unable to receive their seasonal flu shot, either at their physician’s office or at a local site. This shortage of the seasonal vaccine is not limited to…
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Seminar to offer info on gaining job at joint base
Applying for a job at a military installation for the first time might be daunting to a civilian. Hoping to make that process a little easier, Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari has announced that the Ocean County Board of Freeholders in cooperation with the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library will host…
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Unneeded medicines to be collected Nov. 14
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — As part of the first statewide Medicine Disposal Day in the nation, the Jackson Police Department will host an Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey collection. The event will take place in the lobby of the Jackson Police Department, 102 Jackson Drive, Jackson, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.…
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Freehold health student delivers babies in Ghana
Robert Sullivan of Freehold Township, a fifth-year physician’s assistant student at Wagner College, Staten Island, N.Y., spent five weeks during the summer of 2009 studying in Ghana, West Africa, to complete his infectious-disease rotation. Robert Sullivan holds the first baby he delivered at the Manso village clinic in Ghana, Africa. The two women in the…
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