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Fear about pit bulls is unwarranted
I did not think it was possible, but we have just seen the furtherance of ignorance in R.D. Truitt’s recent letter to the editor regarding pit bulls. It is bad enough that Truitt cites Wikipedia as the source of reference, where the only qualification you need in order to be a self-proclaimed expert is an…
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Veterans memorial foundation seeks support
A s a not-for-profit organization, the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation is self-supporting in its mission to encourage and foster a thorough understanding of the Vietnam era, including the political, historical, social, cultural and military aspects that affected the United States — especially New Jersey. Each year, more than 9,000 schoolchildren pass through the…
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Sale of Girl Scout cookies starts
From now through the end of April, thousands of Girl Scouts throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties will sell cookies during the annual Girl Scout cookie sale. According to a press release, the Girl Scout cookie sale is fun for girls and also helps them develop important life skills such as goal-setting, decision-making, money management, people…
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Six Flags to host job fair
JACKSON — Six Flags Great Adventure is hiring more than 4,000 employees, including 200 interns, for the 2014 season, which will feature the debut of the world’s tallest drop tower, Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom. The park will host a job fair on Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Before attending, new applicants must…
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Allentown H.S. FFA member earns grant
A $1,000 grant has been awarded to Jay Hyland of Millstone Township by the National FFA Foundation. Hyland is a member of the Allentown High School FFA Chapter and was selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide, according to a press release. An SAE grant is designed to help FFA members create and enhance their supervised…
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Teacher winding down long career in Millstone
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Audrey Ferraro MILLSTONE — After working in the Millstone Township K-8 School District for 25 years, Audrey Ferraro is now at a bittersweet crossroads. She has announced plans to retire at the end of the 2013-14 school year. For the past 10 years, Ferraro has been a well-known, popular language arts…
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Project illuminates prolific career of Thomas Edison
By JESSICA D’AMICO Thomas Edison Beyond the status Thomas Edison holds in his namesake town, interest in the life and prolific career of Edison and his myriad inventions burns brightly throughout the world. Perhaps no one knows this — or the details of Edison’s achievements — better than the group of scholars whose work of…
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Teens discuss challenges agriculture is facing
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Seven central New Jersey teenagers recently participated in an agricultural summit in an effort to learn about challenges the national agricultural industry faces now and in the future. Alex Byrnes, 18, Nate Byrnes, 15, Scott Hoffman, 18, and C.J. Mozeika, 14, of Allentown, Renee Stillwell, 15, of Cream Ridge, Maggie…
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Making love last, for better or worse
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Dr. William and Nancy Ainslie, who met as second-graders and reconnected in their late teens, discuss their marriage of more than 70 years. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The sentimentality of Valentine’s Day can portray love as an ethereal dream state, rife with passion. But as true love plods along with…
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