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What gizmo will they think up next?
ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch I can’t help but marvel at technology. When I was a kid, I remember looking at our 19-inch television set and thinking, well, there’s no improving on that. We had moving pictures and color and, thanks to a wired remote, we could change channels from the comfort of the…
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Novel mixes historical fact and author’s imagination
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer I t is a historical novel. It is a story about connection between historical figures. It is a story crafted from the creative imagination of a professor and writer as he weaves a tapestry around an actual historical event and then peppers it with bits of spiritualism and snippets…
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Stop misuse of accessible parking placards
This is an open letter to all of you using your deceased Aunt Rose’s accessible parking placard. As it says right on the placard, you must also be carrying a current, valid disabled-person ID card. I also see some people jogging out of the gym and bouncing up into their Escalade in the accessible parking…
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MARIA PRATO Middlesex County Parks and Recreation employee Christopher Timm feeds a banana to a deer at the zoo in Johnson Park, Piscataway. The fruit was provided by Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services due to a surplus of bananas.
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Gov. Christie: Consolidate to lower tax bills
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie tells audience members in Long Branch that consolidating municipal governments and school districts will result in lower property taxes. TIM LARSEN Municipal and school district officials should consider consolidating as a way to slow escalating property taxes and costs, Gov. Chris Christie told a crowd gathered at…
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DATEBOOK
The Shrewsbury Chorale, a mixed chorus of about 70 members, will hold open rehearsals on Sept. 9 and 16, beginning at 7:45 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. All local singers are encouraged to attend as the chorale begins rehearsing Pablo Casals’ “El Pessebre” (The Manger)…
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Teen donates hair to good cause
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Quentin Horvath HOWELL — A young resident of Howell grew his hair and then had his long brown locks cut off so he could donate them to a worthy cause. In July, Quentin Horvath, 12, got a haircut at Great Clips in Howell and donated his hair to Pantene’s…
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Golf classic benefits CASA
At its 11th annual charity golf classic on June 30 at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, the Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) raised $375,000 for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Jersey, according to a press release. Each year, CLF devotes the event’s fundraising proceeds to an organization that works to improve the quality…
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Landscaping firm dispute sent back to Jackson zoners
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer TOMS RIVER — A state Superior Court judge wants a dispute between Jackson Township and a local landscaper to be resolved by Thanksgiving. On Aug. 22, Judge Frank Buczynski ordered that the ongoing issue regarding JR Custom Landscaping and Garden Center go back to the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment…
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