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GUEST COLUMN
Conservation foundation earns national land trust accreditation . WILLIAM KASTNING This month, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) achieved a significant milestone: land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the national Land Trust Alliance. The accreditation process is challenging. The commission conducts an eight- to 10-month review of each land…
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Lowering gun magazine limit can save lives
I read that state Sen. Stephen Sweeney is supporting a change in the gun laws to limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds instead of 15. That is good. It may not end all shootings, but it could save lives when they happen because the shooter has to stop and reload. This was the case in…
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Newsletters are propaganda for Congress
I recently received, as I do several times a year, my official congressional newsletter as mailed by the office of my representative, Chris Smith of the 4th District. The mailing of newsletters such as this (franking) is perfectly legal and they have been mailed since the early days of our country. Unfortunately, what they have…
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Packing heat
Turbocharged, supercharged, diesel and electric powerplants dominate the list of ‘best new-car engines’ for 2014. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features I t’s no exaggeration to suggest that a car’s engine is its signature component. Even with the sleekest styling and poshest accommodations, a sports car that packs a merely meek engine is as much a…
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Exhibit explores the ‘Natural World’
“New Dawn” by Pillsbury The Monmouth Museum will host a juried exhibition featuring 80 artworks in a variety of styles and media. “Expressions of the Natural World,” which runs through May 4, offers a variety of works in both traditional media — watercolor, oil, acrylic, fiber and sculpture — to artworks created using unconventional media…
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Comedian brings laughter, characters to State Theatre
A ctress and comedian Lily Tomlin comes to the State Theatre on March 30. Tomlin will take the audience on a comedic trip at 4 p.m. with more than a dozen of her timeless characters — from Ernestine to Edith Ann. She has been a major force in American comedy since the late 1960s, when…
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Porpora-Minasian
Kimberly and Bryan Minasian Kimberly Lynn Porpora, daughter of Joanna Porpora of Marlboro and the late George Porpora, was married Nov. 16, 2013, to Bryan Justin Minasian, son of Dr. Brian and Deborah Minasian of Kingston, N.Y. Father Joseph Scarangella performed the ceremony at Immaculate Conception Church, Montclair, where the bride was given in marriage…
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Under-adequacy aid stays flat
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District will once again benefit from a program initiated by Gov. Chris Christie last year to provide funds for school districts that do not meet what is referred to as the adequacy level, but the district will not receive enough Under Adequacy Aid (UAA), according to school administrators.…
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