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State unveils crackdown on illegal dumping
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Department of Environmental Protection’s “Don’t Waste Our Open Space” initiative kicked off with a cleanup at D&R Canal State Park in Franklin Township. KATHY CHANG/STAFF Those who dump garbage in parks or other state-owned lands are being warned: Prepare to pay steep criminal and civil fines if caught. The…
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Library to celebrate Middletown 350
The Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, will hold the Middletown 350 Genealogy Poster Project at 3 p.m. April 21. Learn how to use the library’s resources to design a genealogy poster for the Middletown 350 Celebration contest for children in grades 8-12. Registration is required by visiting www.mtpl.org. The number of participants…
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Pool upgrades include rock wall, zip line
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer HAZLET — Members of the township swim and tennis club could be swinging, climbing and lounging in the shade this summer, thanks to a newly unveiled capital improvement plan. The upgrades, which include a 66-foot zip line, two rock walls, outdoor table games, nine new shade tents, and a number…
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Thomas Jefferson High School seeking alumni
The class of 1964 of Thomas Jefferson High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., is searching for alumni to form a 50th reunion in the New York area. Details will be announced at a later date. To get involved, send an email to [email protected].
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Funding supports behavioral-health screenings for those affected by Sandy
The Christie administration has announced $4 million for behavioralhealth screenings for residents impacted by superstorm Sandy. “Studies have demonstrated that, following disasters, there are often increases in problems of coping with stress and trauma, such as mental-health issues, household discord, substance abuse, domestic violence and child abuse,” state Health Commissioner Mary E. O’Dowd said. “Often…
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Arc film shows work as path to adult life
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Evan, a participant in The Arc of Monmouth’s Achievement Zone program, is shown working at a screen printing shop in a scene from “Believe and You Can Achieve.” PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARC OF MONMOUTH For Nicholas, holding down a job at the East Brunswick Stop & Shop is a…
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Lawn care doesn’t require harsh chemicals
I t is the season to fertilize our lawns, and there is a lot of media coverage about cancer. I suggest that fertilizing and lawn feeding products, as well as weed killers, don’t need to have harsh chemical ingredients. Those poison our water supply and are contributors that are known to be cancerous. There are…
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New Jersey youth need to learn their history
Since I graduated college in 1974, I have always believed education makes a difference in both our communities and with our youth. It is this youth who will be running this nation in 25 short years, and they should have some knowledge of how it all began 350 years ago in 1664 Colonial Elizabethtown. I…
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Curley: County health care facilities must be privatized
YOUR TURN JOHN P. CURLEY GUEST COLUMN The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has the opportunity to put the county on a more stable financial footing. Since 2007, the county health care facilities — John L. Montgomery, Freehold Township, and Geraldine L. Thompson, Wall Township — have ensued losses of more than $40 million of…
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