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Take steps today to impact the future
Today there is much talk about climate change, but climate change and its impact on man and society is not new. This kind of change has been ongoing for thousands of years. My first science course at the University of Wisconsin almost 60 years ago dealt with climate change. The title of the course was…
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Program will discuss ‘Jews in the Civil War’
The Brandeis University National Women’s Committee (BUNWC) Tri- County Chapter will hold its next meeting at 2 p.m. March 18 at the Hamilton Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton Township. The meeting is open to the public at no charge. The guest speaker, Rabbi Eric Wisnia of Congregation Beth Chaim, West…
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Slain teenager lives on in Rachel’s Challenge
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Todd Lauderdale shares the virtues of kindness with pupils at the Newell Elementary School during a presentation about Rachel’s Challenge. ALLENTOWN — As 300 pupils sat in the auditorium of the Newell Elementary School, they listened to the story of a girl from Colorado who lived, learned and played just…
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Graeme Preston Foundation continues to assist people
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Graeme Preston Foundation for Life continues to do what it does best – help people in need and honor the memory of the foundation’s namesake. Graeme Preston, 12, and his friend, Kevin Clawson, 13, died after being struck by a minivan on Bar Harbor Road, Freehold Township, on…
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Motorists should expect lane closures during pothole repairs
There may be some relief in sight for drivers on New Jersey roads. Ongoing efforts to repair potholes across the state will extend into the spring, according to James Simpson, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). The severe weather this winter has produced high numbers of potholes on state highways, creating hazardous…
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Investigation leads to charges concerning care of animals
MILLSTONE — A Millstone Township resident is expected to appear in court on March 11 to face disorderly persons charges following an investigation at his farm. According to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, an investigator from the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) responded to 153 Stillhouse Road on Feb.…
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Females still in minority in coaching
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Marilyn McNeil, vice president and director of athletics at Monmouth University, talks about women in sports during a Feb. 26 presentation at Shore Regional High School in recognition of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Women are still being passed over for coaching and sports…
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Ratepayers deal with increase in utility bills
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A llentown residents left reeling by their latest sewer bill attended an Allentown Borough Council meeting to air their grievances about rates that doubled in many cases. The Feb. 25 meeting took place several days after residents opened their quarterly sewer bills. “We all have to pay increases and we…
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Cold snap fuels hot real estate market
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A lthough the winter and its numerous storms have been tough to weather for many in the region, the conditions carry at least one positive outcome — helping to create the perfect storm for buyers and sellers in the real estate market. “The American dream is back; it really is,”…
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