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Audubon plans trip to Allaire
What is “warbler neck?” The answer to this question and many others will be revealed when the Monmouth County Audubon Society hosts its annual field trip to Allaire State Park, Wall Township, on May 3. “At this time of year, bird plumage is at its brightest and songs are loudest,” said Dena Temple, trip leader.…
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PBA to host motorcycle ride
MANALAPAN — The Manalapan PBA Local 229 and Old Bridge Township Raceway Park will host a motorcycle charity ride on May 24. The event will honor veterans of the Vietnam War, according to a press release. The motorcycle ride will leave from Raceway Park, Pension Road, Old Bridge, and proceed through rural parts of Manalapan,…
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Millstone relaxes brush rules
MILLSTONE — At several Township Committee meetings during the winter, a handful of residents asked for a municipal pickup of brush that had accumulated on their properties. In response, officials said the township will not provide curbside brush pickup because it would be cost-prohibitive to do so, and because the public works department is down…
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Residents invited to enjoy nature at Bluebird Festival
By ANDREW MARTINS PLUMSTED — The eastern bluebird will soon be the focus of a full day of nature related activities in and around Plumsted as nonprofit organizations, residents and nature enthusiasts gather for the 2014 New Jersey Bluebird Festival. The festival will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 and provide…
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Family’s third generation will run Happy Apple Inn
By GREG KENNELTY UPPER FREEHOLD — When summer arrives, the third generation of the Westendorf family will begin managing the historic Happy Apple Inn in the Imlaystown section of Upper Freehold Township. “My dad, Horace Westendorf, opened this restaurant in 1972,” said second-generation owner Buddy Westendorf, 54. “He purchased [the building] from the Golden family,…
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GUEST COLUMN
A celebration of trees MICHELE S. BYERS Some things get better with age, and that is especially true for trees. A recent study found that old trees beat younger trees hands down — or maybe roots down — when it comes to removing carbon from the atmosphere. The study, published in the journal Nature, shows…
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A binding arbitration law is needed
Few things in government are ever black and white. Most fall within shades of gray, to be parsed out by policy makers. But the current issue of the expired binding arbitration cap is not one of these. The message is simple — we must make this law permanent. Allowing this critical law to expire is…
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Newsletter shows Rep. Smith is out of touch
I n his recent letter to the editor, David Giffler blasted New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith for using the legal franking system to mail newsletters that in reality “are nothing more than self-aggrandizing re-election propaganda produced and mailed at taxpayer expense.” All so true, but it is great getting them. They show what Congressman Smith…
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