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Visit Sandy Hook with Audubon Society
The annual migration of raptors and songbirds along the Atlantic Flyway will take place this spring. Join the Monmouth County Audubon Society on April 13 for a bird walk to look for these migrants on Sandy Hook. The peninsula of Sandy Hook acts as a natural funnel to the north-flying migrants. The birds prefer flying…
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ bows at Marlboro High School
MARLBORO — A tale as old as time is coming to Marlboro High School this week under the guidance of an ambitious new theater director. Students will perform the musical “Beauty and the Beast” at 7 p.m. April 4 and at 1 p.m. April 5-6 in the high school auditorium, 95 N. Main St. (Route…
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Curley: County health care facilities must be privatized
. JOHN P. CURLEY 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 taxpayers money. This…
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Basic skills instructors perform key tasks
A s advocates for the kindergarten children in the Marlboro K-8 School District, educators and taxpayers, we are appalled at the possible decision of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Eric Hibbs and the Board of Education to replace the four basic skills instructors with one reading specialist at the David C. Abbott Early Learning Center. The…
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Walk MS nearing 25th anniversary
Twenty-five years of progressing toward a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS) is being celebrated on April 27 at the New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National MS Society’s annual Walk MS event. Each year, the society hosts the Walk MS movement in an attempt to raise awareness and funds to support those who have…
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Newsletters are critical to democracy
I totally disagree with David Giffler’s recent letter to the editor about newsletters from our representatives in Congress. In order to know whether to vote for someone, we need to know what he or she has done for us. If that means “extolling” their self, so be it. At the same time, we need to…
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Vegan diet may reduce breast cancer risk
A nnual mammograms are not as effective at reducing the risk of death from breast cancer as we once thought, according to a just-released 25- year study. Researchers at the University of Toronto concluded that screening did not reduce mortality rates any more than traditional physical exams. The findings are jarring for women who are…
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A seagull flies toward a discarded apple in the Wegmans parking lot in Manalapan. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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Chamber members can access health care system’s coverage
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A new health care plan offered by CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold Township, is being called an alternative to the federal Affordable Healthcare Act that could give business owners who belong to local chambers of commerce an opportunity to provide health insurance for their employees. “We became painfully aware of what…
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