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Recent reports demonstrate need for high school grads to stand out
College admissions remain competitive, despite signs that both college enrollments and high school graduates have hit their peak, according to Laura Gehringer of Huntington Learning Center. Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show that college enrollments decreased 2.3 percent from spring 2012 to spring 2013. This is a change from the previous decade,…
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ARE WE THERE YET
It’s a tough crowd, come dinnertime Lori Clinch A lthough some folks would tell you different, I’m a good cook. I might not have a résumé complete with credentials to back me up, but I do know how to create a delightful menu that I feel is satisfying to the old palate. I know how…
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Greenberg–Cetrino
Daniel Cetrino and Hayley Greenberg Jeffrey and Ellen Greenberg of Manalapan announce the engagement of their daughter, Hayley Greenberg, to Daniel Cetrino, son of Anne Cetrino and Daniel J. Cetrino Jr. of Staten Island, N.Y. The future bride is a graduate of Manalapan High School. She is employed as a licensing assistant at The Fanatic…
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Make sure weddings are animal-friendly
Fall is a beautiful time for weddings, and I encourage soon-to-wed couples to make sure their special day is as lovely for animals as it is for them by avoiding cruel butterfly and dove releases. Butterflies are extremely delicate and sensitive, yet some companies sell them as party favors. They are stuffed into envelopes or…
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Former committeeman responds to letter
Regarding Manalapan Township Committeeman Ryan Green’s recent letter to the editor, while I have no desire to enter into a back and forth of letters, I did want to set the record straight. Anyone following the political fray of 2005 knows Manalapan did not have a Democratically controlled committee. Thanks to Democratic Committeeman William Scherer’s…
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GUEST COLUMN
Let’s serve veterans as well as they have served us DANIEL M. DELLINGER During the recent government shutdown, many numbers were thrown around. But there is one that stands out, and it has nothing to do with the debate over the federal budget. More than one a day — that is how many members of…
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Federal law helps domestic-violence victims
October was dedicated to the awareness of domestic violence. It was a time to recognize the terrible destruction of relationships and the suffering within families that can follow intimatepartner violence. This violence is one of the most underreported crimes in the U.S., victimizing one in four women. Did you know that only 25 percent of…
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Volunteers plant a Field of Flags at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Middletown, as a tribute to U.S. troops lost in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Oct. 19. FRANK GALIPO
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Amboy Bank employees are clad in superhero garb for the kickoff of the bank’s Spooktacular Food Drive. Taking place at all 23 of the bank’s locations, the drive will run throughout November, collecting food for key partners that include Elijah’s Promise, the Old Bridge Food Bank and the Samaritan Center. Chelsea Senior Living LLC has…
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