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Girls Night In offers fun and education
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The goal of a Girls Night In held at the Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough, was to make the girls feel beautiful inside and out, school counselor Kelly Hobbs said. The young ladies who participated had a chance to learn about exercise, as shown above, and eating healthy,…
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Upper Freehold Regional budget has tax increase
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has introduced a $39.2 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2014-15 school year. The total tax levy amounts to $23.8 million for 2014-15, which represents an $800,000 increase from the 2013-14 tax levy, according to…
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N.J. celebrates rich heritage
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Barbara Walden enjoys a cup of tea in the historic Murray Farmhouse at Poricy Park, Middletown, on March 23. Middletown and New Jersey as a whole are celebrating their 350th anniversary with a series of events that are part of the yearlong New Jersey 350 initiative. SCOTT FRIEDMAN The theft…
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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 trust’s…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Let’s just blame weight gain on my genes Lori Clinch I have my mother’s nose and my greatgrandmother’s eyes. I get my height from my father, along with his long legs and big feet. I have my mother’s curly hair, her award-winning smile and an attitude that flares up from time to time with an…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: March 27
Wednesdays Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Fri., March 28 Toddler Tunes will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Robbinsville…
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ALLENTOWN: Spring season offers renewal for Old Mill
Music filled the area outside the Old Mill March 15. Performing, from left, are Brian Beckert, Bruce Beckert, Vicky Wood and Mike Wood. Staff photo by James McEvoy
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Evidence of drugs found in Lawrence
Brandon Duncan, Wrightstown As a child advocate and gang intervention specialist for Fierce Youth Outreach, I feel an obligation to write to the community of Lawrenceville and share how my first visit to your community resulted in me visiting churches that were all locked up tight and how just a block from one of…
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HAMILTON: RWJ Hamilton names new CFO and CMO
by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — In the past two weeks Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton has announced a new CFO and CMO. Tuesday RWJ Hamilton announced Gil Cottle of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, has joined the hospital as CFO and senior vice president. The announcement comes just a week after Dr. Robert M.…
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