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Consider recycling alternatives for old electronics
I f you’re like many folks, you probably had modern toys such as flat-screen TVs, smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles beneath your tree during the recent season of gift-giving. New electronic gadgets are fun, but they create a serious postholiday dilemma: What can be done with old and outdated devices? Most definitely, don’t toss them…
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Officials push for their own money
Whoever said that there could be no bipartisanship in Trenton? How foolish we must be because the only bipartisan laws easily passed not only by legislators in Trenton, but also in Washington, are pay raises — first for staff, then themselves. Yes, we the voters do not vote on pay raises for our elected officials;…
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Rebuild will bring residents back home
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Desiree Pierce stands in her gutted home in Sea Bright, which is being rebuilt by a collaborative effort of nonprofits St. Bernard Project and Sea Bright Rising, with help from volunteers for AmeriCorps. GREG KENNELTY/STAFF SEA BRIGHT — Stakeholders in the rebuilding of Sea Bright assembled on the deck of…
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Get free tax assistance at library
The Long Branch Free Public Library is offering free tax preparation assistance and filing through April 15 at 328 Broadway. Electronic filing is available from 12-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 12-4 p.m. Fridays; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Paper filing assistance is available on Mondays by appointment only; from 12-5 p.m. Tuesdays through…
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Adoptee rights bill on governor’s desk
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Carol Barbieri of Long Branch poses with her son, Jonathan. Carol, who was adopted, became an advocate of the “Birthright” bill after Jonathan was diagnosed with a heart condition and medical information about her biological family was needed. Tom McGee did not begin the search for members of his birth…
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Female leaders seek seat at head of table
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Visits to the White House had become sort of old hat for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. But things were different during her first time there as Democratic leader — she had company. At the table for a meeting with President George W. Bush and…
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Job search challenging for adults with autism
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Jonah Zimiles, right, and his son Dan look through books at the family’s bookstore, which employs individuals with developmental disabilities. For the latest story in “The Autism Puzzle: A New Jersey Angle,” see page 3. TERRY BOUDREAU Like many typically developing individuals, people with autism often strive to find good,…
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Doors closed to renters in New Jersey
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Homes in Sea Bright are being rebuilt by a collaborative effort of nonprofits St. Bernard Project and Sea Bright Rising, with help from volunteers from AmeriCorps. GREG KENNELTY/STAFF A fter nearly two years of living in her car, in various shelters and even in a climate-controlled storage locker in Monmouth…
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Cars with the best and worst fuel economy
Most Frugal: Two-Seaters: Smart ForTwoElectric Drive (107 eMPG); HondaCR-Z (37 mpg). Minicompacts: Fiat 500e (116eMPG); Scion iQ (37 mpg). Subcompacts: Chevrolet SparkEV (119 eMPG); Ford Fiesta SFE (37mpg). Small Station Wagons: HondaFit EV (118 eMPG); BMW 328dxDrive (35 mpg) Compacts: Ford Focus Electric(105 eMPG); Toyota Prius c (50mpg). Midsize: Ford Fusion EnergiPHV (58 eMPG); Toyota…
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