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Holmdel taxpayers deserve better
The Holmdel Township Committee recently concluded its budget hearings. These were critical meetings as Holmdel faces tough financial decisions in this recession. Where was Committeewoman Janet Berk during these important meetings? She was on vacation. Not only did she miss the budget meetings but she chose to miss several important township committee meetings. Last year…
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Bring history back into Mon. County’s schools
Back in the early 20th century no high school education was complete without a senior class trip to George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, Va. Those pilgrimages are documented in the Monmouth County Historical Association’s archives with photographs from the 1920s of Freehold High School senior classes posed on the lawn at Mount Vernon. On a…
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They say life is sweeter for Twitterers who Tweet
Coda • GREG BEAN The email message was enough to make little beads of sweat break out on my forehead and set my heart to thumping with dread. It said one of my brothers had invited me to join Twitter so he and I could Tweet. It’s not easy keeping true to my Luddite philosophies…
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Bayshore conference will focus on business issues
HAZLET — The Bayshore Business Conference, which will take place April 16- 17, will present a realistic look at business concerns in northern Monmouth County, according to Bayshore Business Conference Chairwoman Anna Little. The event will be held 7-9 p.m. on both nights at the Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave. The committee organizing the event,…
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New ‘Buy Middletown’ campaign
Logo contest runs through May 1 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Mayor Pamela Brightbill is encouraging residents to “Buy Middletown” as part of a campaign to support the local business community. “Buy Middletown” is a new awareness campaign aimed at building a stronger business community and keeping residents of the township in Middletown…
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Variety is the spice of N.J. film festival
Asbury Park venues will host screenings from April 2-5 BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Dim the lights, grab a seat and enjoy the talented work of some New Jersey filmmakers during the seventh annual Garden State Film Festival. The film festival will take place April 2- 5 in Asbury Park and feature an array of…
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Col. to take command of new U.S. Joint Base
42,000-acre installation is partially situated in Jackson and Plumsted BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Col. Gina Grosso WRIGHTSTOWN — The first steps have been taken toward making Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst a reality. “As of March 3, Col. Gina Grosso has taken command of the 87th Air Base Wing at what will be officially called, effective…
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The new chamber of life in Millstone Township
Equine clinic provides hyperbaric oxygen therapy BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer In a cinder-block building behind the New Jersey Equine Clinic (NJEC) in Millstone Township, a revolution in the treatment of injuries and infections is taking place. Dr. Scott Palmer, owner of the NJEC, has installed a hyperbaric chamber for his equine clients. The $500,000…
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Crash claims three lives
PLUMSTED — A two-vehicle accident that claimed the lives of a Jamesburg couple and a Trenton resident remains under investigation. Plumsted police Sgt. Robert Pintye said the accident occurred at 1:21 p.m. March 26 on Route 539 near mile marker 32, about 1 mile from Buckalew Lane. Police said Nelson Yales-Lopez, 28, of Trenton, was…
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