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Cannabis program in New Jersey ‘going to pot’
With 1,400 patients signed up for the medical cannabis program in New Jersey since August 2012, many have yet to see access. Greenleaf Compassion Center, which was opened briefly and closed this summer, served only 140 patients the entire year. With one of the program qualifications being less than six months to live, there undoubtedly…
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Councilwomen thank Matawan voters
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of Matawan for your confidence by electing us to serve you. We are truly grateful and appreciate the support you have given us once again. We are humbled and honored to be representing you. We will continue to represent the values and concerns of…
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Freeholder touts fort’s opportunities
There are those very rare occasions when even the most extreme superlatives just aren’t enough. The opportunity now being made available to the public to participate in the historic restoration of Fort Hancock is just such an occasion. It is simply an incomparable, once-in-alifetime invitation. This is a chance to locate in a place that…
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‘Homeward Bound’ calendar features shelter’s happy ‘tails’
EATONTOWN — Twelve, heartwarming, happy endings are featured in the 2014 calendar produced by the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA). “Homeward Bound 2014” celebrates the stories of homeless animals that have found their forever homes. Over the past nine years, the MCSPCA’s Homeward Bound calendar has featured more than…
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Raritan High School to perform ‘Hamlet’
Raritan High School will present a modernized version of “Hamlet” at 7 p.m. Nov. 21-23 at the school at 419 Middle Road, Hazlet. Doors will open 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. For more information, contact Jean Smith at 732-264-8411, ext. 1005.
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Hazlet recreation sets holiday dinner
The Hazlet Recreation Commission will host a Thanksgiving Dinner 5-8 p.m. Nov. 26 at the James J. Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave. This dinner is held to allow those who are disadvantaged and the elderly to enjoy a wholesome and nutritious dinner, and bring the spirit of Thanksgiving to all. Residents of Bayshore towns will…
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Aberdeen offers tickets for Thanksgiving dinner
Aberdeen Township will distribute up to 50 tickets for a free dinner for those in need on Thanksgiving Day, 2-4 p.m., at the Park Place Diner, 1040 Route 34, Matawan. The diner will be closed to the public. The event is being hosted by Peter and James Leventakis and sponsored by Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek…
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Thanksgiving food drive continues through Nov. 22
ABERDEEN — The township is conducting a Thanksgiving food drive through Nov. 22 to benefit local food pantries that serve residents of Aberdeen and its surrounding communities. Donations of nonperishable items in cans, cardboard containers or cellophanewrapped packaging can be dropped off in the lobby of the Aberdeen Township Municipal Building in the designated food…
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