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YOUR TURN
Protect Garden State’s beauty and bounty MICHELE S. BYERS New Jersey is a beautiful, green and fertile state — a great place to live, just as it has been since its founding 350 years ago. In fact, it’s still known as the Garden State. What will the next few 100 years bring? It’s clear that…
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Area resident offers view on consolidation
Gov. Chris Christie supports the consolidation of municipal administrations and local services in New Jersey. Municipal government consolidation has pros and cons. The governor calls local rule advocates a matter of “provincial selfishness.” The supporters of merging reform float the idea of saving money for the taxpayer, while maintaining service standards through fiscal efficiency. Opponents…
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‘Butler’ to premiere June 12 at Long Branch theater
The New Jersey Repertory Company will present Richard Strand’s, “Butler,” from June 12 through July 13 at 179 Broadway, Long Branch. Based on a true story, the Civil War drama portrays two men, one war and a decision that changed the course of a nation. Directed by Joseph Discher, the play features John G. Williams…
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SPCA’s ‘Fur Ball’ will celebrate anniversary of adoption center
The Monmouth County SPCA will host its annual “Fur Ball: A Night for Paws” from 6-10 p.m. on June 14 at Stillwell Stables, 117 Muhlenbrink Road, Colts Neck. The ball will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Homeward Bound Adoption Center and honor Laura and Richard Saker. Music will be provided by the Bobby Bandiera…
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First responders in Eatontown to use antidote for drug overdose
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — First responders will soon deal with heroin overdoses by using Narcan, a new drug supplied by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Charles Webster, public information officer for the prosecutor’s office, said Narcan is an antidote for heroin overdose. “You use two squirts into the nose, and it overrides…
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Sayreville students seek sweet success
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Students at Samsel Upper Elementary School in Sayreville make the case for naming saltwater taffy as the official state candy. The students lobbied the state Assembly’s Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee in Trenton on June 5 alongside state Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex), who introduced a bill in January…
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Monmouth towns seeing drop in appeals
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Tax appeals throughout the county are beginning to decrease with several factors being credited. Matthew Clark, Monmouth County tax administrator, said in an interview last year that the economy and a new countywide demonstration program for assessments are among the factors leading to a nearly 2,000 decrease in appeals filed…
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The sounds of summer
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Free outdoor concerts are attracting a growing number of music lovers to local Main Streets every year, and towns are responding by expanding their summer lineups. While central New Jersey towns such as Freehold and Long Branch present outdoor concerts on a weekly basis each summer, Woodbridge goes even further,…
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