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Highlands hosting St. Patrick’s Day parade
The Highlands Business Partnership will present its 13th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade at 2 p.m. March 21 in Highlands. The parade will begin at Huddy Park and continue along a one-mile stretch of Bay Avenue. Parade participants will include nearly 100 marching units, bagpipers, Irish dancers and decorated floats. Daniel Shields and Robert Higgins,…
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Kastning: Land must be preserved as build-out nears
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — At the current pace of development in New Jersey, the Garden State is at risk of being built out within the next 30 years, making land preservation a critical issue for residents, according to a conservation official. “It’s very important to increase the pace of preservation because…
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Build bridges, 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, N.C. — 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 our…
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PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN FULLER A flowering plant is buried in the snow in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick.
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Monmouth Players to present ‘Godspell’ musical
The Monmouth Players will present John Michael Tebelak’s “Godspell” at 8:15 p.m. March 13, 14, 20 and 21; and 2 p.m. March 15 and 22 at the Navesink Arts Center, 149 Monmouth Ave., Atlantic Highlands. Featuring music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, the musical tells the story of Jesus Christ and his messages of…
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Students ask Middletown school district to cancel exams
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A group of Middletown students are urging the school district to cancel quarterly exams for the third marking period, saying that preparing for state-mandated tests is cutting into instructional time. The group of nearly 20 high school students told members of the Board of Education on Feb.…
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Pinewood derby
Cub Scout Pack 66 members participated in the 35th annual Pinewood Derby at the Matawan Community Center on Feb. 24. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON
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County steps up for preservation of Freneau Woods
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer A decade-long effort to preserve approximately 184 acres of the Freneau woodlands in Aberdeen as a county park has come to fruition despite a looming deadline and uncertain finances. The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders stepped up in the effort to preserve the Freneau tract, committing to contribute $10.6…
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Budget keeps state aid flat
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie Gov. Chris Christie seeks to maintain flat levels of aid to municipalities and school districts in his fiscal year 2016 budget despite making the largest-ever pension payment in New Jersey history. During his Feb. 24 budget address at the State House, Christie outlined a new set of…
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