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SPORT SHORTS
The Breeders Committee of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey has selected Michael Parisi’s White Birch Farm of Allentown as the 2013 New Jersey Standardbred Breeder of the Year. White Birch Farm (whitebirchfarmnj.com) will be among the honorees at the 57th Annual New Jersey Breeders Awards Luncheon at 1 p.m. on Jan.…
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Palladino earns Rookie of the Year in record-setting season
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Nick Palladino, an Allentown High School graduate who took over as starting quarterback for the Muhlenberg College football team in his freshman season, earned Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year honors during a record-setting season with the Mules. MUHLENBERG COLLEGE ATHLETICS A fter playing as a backup in the second game…
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N.J. Film Festival to screen works old and new
“Swim Little Fish Swim” Movie buffs, get ready — the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2014 is coming. The Rutgers Film Coop/ New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Cinema Studies program at Rutgers University, is presenting the event, marking its 32nd anniversary. Showcasing new international films, American independent features, experimental and short…
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ARE WE THERE YET
For a moment, it was a ‘clean dream’ Lori Clinch A lthough I thoroughly enjoy a clean house, sometimes it just isn’t worth the hassle. This is especially true when all four of our sons are home. There’s the extra laundry, messes, and for the love of sanity, must we leave all of the laptops…
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Resources available for sexual-assault victims
A fter we learned that a woman in Keansburg had been sexually assaulted recently, it is important for everyone to realize that sexual violence does not take a holiday — or a snow day. While this woman was helping a friend dig out from the storm, she was lured away and sexually assaulted. Sexual violence…
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Plan to mandate pledge is waste of effort
There is a move currently underway by our state Legislature to make the Pledge of Allegiance mandatory at all public meetings. Ironically, most of the bill’s loquacious supporters are the same sycophant politicians who huff and puff about the need to get government out of people’s lives. I think this legislation has far more to…
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More info needed about Enroll America
This letter is in response to the recent Greater Media Newspapers article “Navigating Health Care Reform.” Enroll America, the organization about whom the article was written, is a nonprofit whose mission is “to maximize the number of uninsured Americans who enroll in health coverage made available by the Affordable Healthcare Act,” or Obamacare. Although this…
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Summer fun close to home
There’s a good chance a carnival will be rolling into town this summer. Summer revelers often take to the skies, rails and waves to embark on a vacation adventure.With the kids out of school and relaxed hours at the workplace, individuals and families generally find that summer is the ideal time to plan a getaway.…
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Things to consider before choosing a summer camp
Though February does not often elicit images of youngsters building campfires or playing games in the pool, the month more synonymous with the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day is a great time for parents to start thinking about summer camps for their kids. Summer camp is often something kids look forward to, and something they…
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