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New Jerseyans should extend fellowship
As individuals and members of the board of the Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought (www.interfaith-MCWRET.org), we deplore the killing of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina — Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. We grieve for their family and friends. We would like to state publicly…
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MATT DENTON Baseball season has arrived in New Jersey. High school teams will swing into regular-season action on April 1.
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Teen Arts Festival inspires artistic spontaneity
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Students from Matawan Regional High School, top left, and Long Branch High School, above, perform at the 2015 Teen Arts Festival. At left, students explore visual arts by designing mural sculptures with spray paint and paint markers. Art isn’t always meant to be permanent; sometimes the most lasting works are…
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Officials reduce tax hike sought by fire district
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The Plumsted Township Committee has reduced the amount of property taxes the New Egypt Fire District sought to support its 2015 budget. At a special meeting on March 16, the committee voted 4-1 to certify a tax levy of $1.55 million to support the fire district’s $2 million budget. Voting…
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Central N.J. springs to life
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Veronica Walsh, 4, of Holmdel, is intent on coloring an egg with natural dyes during an event at Poricy Park Conservancy, Middletown, on March 22. The park will host day camps during spring break in April. SCOTT FRIEDMAN With spring break approaching, children and teens in central New Jersey…
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Total recall?
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: It seems like every time I turn on the TV I hear about another recall. Is there any way to find out how many vehicles have been affected? And how does that compare to years past? Maybe I’m just hypersensitive, but it seems like way more recently. A: It was…
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Best new-car engines for 2015
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The engine is a vehicle’s heart and soul, with the best of the breed able to deliver brisk acceleration while minimizing fuel consumption It’s not an easy task, but automakers have been hard at work developing automotive engines that maximize both a vehicle’s performance and fuel economy, via an array…
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Gloria Nilson & Co. closes more than $1.33 billion in 2014
Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate announces it closed approximately $1,330,379,418 billion in real estate transactions as of Dec. 31, 2014, marking another successful year as one of the state’s most successful real estate brokerages. Despite a long, challenging winter, home buyers and sellers who decided to make a move in 2014 turned to Gloria…
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Final opportunities offered at rapid-selling Orchards at Monroe
K. Hovnanian’s The Orchards at Monroe, a new community of single-family homes in Monroe Township, is now offering its final opportunities for homebuyers. The popular community has sold rapidly since opening and is now already more than 80 percent sold and in its final phase. With the spring buying season heating up soon, interested buyers…
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