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Parents key in fight vs. drugs
PLUMSTED — The Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School, 44 North Main St., will host the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s “15-Minute Child Break” program on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. “This presentation is an opportunity for parents and guardians to come out and find out the role they play…
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Resident in national spotlight with new best-selling book
PLUMSTED — “The Early Show,” “Inside Edition” and “Extra” are just some of the recent television appearances by Plumsted resident Marti Rulli, who is the author of “Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour,” currently on the national best seller list in the categories of biographies, actors and actresses, and true crime. The November edition of Woman’s Day…
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Six seek two seats in Howell
HOWELL — Residents who go to the polls in Howell on Nov. 3 will elect two people to serve one-year unexpired terms on the Township Council. There are six candidates in the field. The top two vote-getters will win the one-year unexpired terms. A previous article indicated that three candidates were running for one of…
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Aaaah . . . early fall!
Iplan out my gardening chores like army maneuvers, inching up, day by day, to the final battle scene: fall cleanup. Predictably, our mature trees give us a bountiful harvest of leaves and most of them, in the early stages of autumn, will end up upon the mulch mountain in the back. But suddenly, as expected,…
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Giant flea market to benefit foundation
Kidz-4-Kidz, a local performing arts group dedicated to helping children with cancer through The Ashley Lauren Foundation, will host Treasures for Change, a giant flea market 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24-25 at the Town Square Treasure Chest, 55 Brick Blvd., Brick. Kidz-4-Kidz is seeking donations of gently used items to be used for…
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Fundraiser hopes to ease burden of breast cancer
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Avanti Day Resort is the kind of place a woman goes to feel better about herself. Now Avanti, named national Salon of the Year by Salon Today, is doing something to help many women who are fighting breast cancer feel better as well. Breast cancer survivor Tina Tinervia and her…
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Protector of America’s wilds
Conservation photographer from Millstone creates book of National Park images BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone Township’s landscape inspired native Ian Shive to venture into the American backcountry and start shooting to defend the wilderness. Ian Shive, a Millstone Township native and conservation photojournalist, recently published a book called “The National Parks: Our American Landscape.”…
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Signs expected to slow traffic on local roads
In what could be the start of a countywide program, two sets of solar-powered radar speed signs designed to slow down traffic are already working in Lacey and Jackson townships, with a third nearly ready in Brick Township. The automated signs display the speed of passing traffic and can reduce average speeds by at least…
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