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Local rescue group helps to save 41-year-old horse
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Helping Hearts Equine Rescue in Millstone Township helped rehabilitate Finnigan, a 41-year-old horse who was abandoned when his owner moved out of state. MILLSTONE — For a person, 41 years of age is the prime of life. For a horse, it is absolutely ancient. A horse that age was rescued…
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Volunteers will distribute bulbs
JACKSON — Mayor Mike Reina has announced that Jackson will take part in Project Porchlight, an award-winning energy efficiency program. The objective for this campaign is to empower people to believe that simple actions matter and to make smart choices that protect the environment. According to a press release from the mayor’s office, not only…
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Skate park closed again
JACKSON — The township’s skate park at the Jackson Justice Complex has been closed again due to vandalism. The skate park was restored and reopened several months ago after a combination of vandalism and aging equipment prompted officials to close the facility. This week Mayor Michael Reina said safety director Bob Macalik and public works…
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Residents sought for TNR panel
PLUMSTED — At its regular meeting on Aug. 5, the Township Committee authorized the establishment of a Feral Cat Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) Welfare Committee. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, the feral cat TNR program is recognized as an effective and humane method of feral cat management by the New Jersey Department of Health and…
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Rein Dancer horse show series caters to the novice competitor
PLUMSTED — Rein Dancer Therapeutic Riding Center will host its final competition for young riders and new competitors on Aug. 25 at the Laurita Equestrian Center, 31 Archertown Road, New Egypt. Admission is free for spectators. This is the last show in the Tuesday Twilight schooling series that caters to the novice competitor. The classes…
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VSA arts seeks creative writing
The Unlimited Potential Theater Company (UPTCo), a project of VSA arts of New Jersey (VSA/NJ), is seeking poems, essays, short stories and plays by New Jersey residents 18 years of age or older for its 16th annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. The contest is open to all writers, and submissions by writers with…
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County to preserve 4 more farms
Four additional farms will be added to Ocean County’s farmland preservation program, bringing the total number of protected parcels to 47, according to a press release from the county. The four farms, three in Jackson and one in Plumsted, will add 130 preserved farm acres to the county’s rolls. To date, the farmland preservation program…
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County partners with DOD in land preservation effort
Long concerned over encroachment issues affecting area military bases, Ocean County is poised to partner with the U.S. Department of Defense in preserving more than 200 acres of open space in the area of the Joint Base McGuire, Fort Dix, Lakehurst. “Two parcels of property on Long Swamp Road in Plumsted Township are being considered…
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Drunken drivers will be on police officers’ radar
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Law enforcement officers will be on the lookout for drunken drivers as part of the summer’s “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” program. The program will begin Aug. 21 and will run through Sept. 7. Local and state police officers will be on patrol and looking for intoxicated motorists.…
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