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Sponsors needed for 5K run, kids’ run
The first annual Community Twilight Challenge, a 5K run/walk and one-mile kids’ fun run, will be held June 6 in Upper Freehold. The event is sponsored by the Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation, a nonprofit coalition of private, business and civic sectors dedicated to promoting quality education by establishing, supporting and enhancing programs of the…
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Scouts seek sponsors for Run with Eagles 5K
Allentown Boy Scout Troop 180 will host its third annual Run With the Eagles 5K and one-mile run April 18 at Byron Johnson Park, Upper Freehold. The one mile fun run will start at 9 a.m. and the 5K will start at 10 a.m. Proceeds from the race will benefit the troop’s outdoor program, support…
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Learn disaster animal response training
A three-day introductory course on disaster animal response training is being offered April 24-26 at Rick’s Saddle Shop, Cream Ridge. The training is ideal for those in the animal sheltering, welfare and control fields, as well as those who are involved in their county animal response team. The Humane Society University is teaching the course.…
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HAMT to host speaker, meeting
The Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township (HAMT) will hold its monthly meeting 7 p.m. April 21, at the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. Michael L. Westendorf, Ph.D., from Rutgers University Department of Animal Science, will be the special guest speaker for the evening and will present “New Nutrient Management…
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Allentown H.S. will perform concert
“On the Town Jazz Night,” a concert performed by the Allentown High School jazz band and directed by Jeff Santaro, will be held 7 p.m. April 18 in the high school gym. This year, the Upper Freehold RegionalMiddle School jazz band will join the concert. The event, which will have a Mardi Gras theme, includes…
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Good Friday, Easter services will be held
The Allentown Presbyterian Church, 20 High St., Allentown, will hold Good Friday services 7:30 p.m. April 10 and Easter sunrise services 6:15 a.m. April 12 at Pete Sensi Park by the lake. For more information, call 609-259-7289.
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Senate commended for passing Serve America Act
On behalf of our 1.4 million members in the Garden State, AARP New Jersey applauds the Senate for passing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act — a bill that will strengthen and expand civic engagement and volunteer opportunities for people of all ages. New Jerseyans should know that both Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert…
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Breza Road parcel not nearly a dud
I am writing in response to the letter from Patrick Nolan in the March 5 edition of the Examiner that called the Phase II Breza Road preservation a dud. While I hold the same concerns as Mr. Nolan regarding the level of the pollution found at the site and the remediation measures proposed by the…
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Racetrack slots would provide much-needed revenue
What are the issues that matter to New Jersey residents? Time and again, voters have supported open space initiatives on the ballot. In these difficult economic conditions, new revenue sources are desperately needed. Why, then, is the current administration refusing to consider the installation of video lottery terminals (VLTs), or slots, at the state’s racetracks,…
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