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Novelist will discuss research for fiction
A ward-winning novelist E.F. Watkins will talk about “Keeping It Real: How to Do Research for Fiction” at the Oct. 26 meeting of Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave., Jamesburg. Her program will begin at 11 a.m. Admission is free. According to a press release, she will discuss the…
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750 old tires removed from tract
Volunteers, above, work to remove some of the more than 700 tires that were found in a preserved wooded area near Oak Leaf Drive in Plumsted. The recovered tires, below, were stacked on Oak Leaf Drive to be picked up by Bridgestone Americas as part of its “One Team, One Planet” spent-tire program. PLUMSTED —…
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Howell resident named to board of Central Jersey Blood Center
Monmouth University Dean of School of Science Michael Palladino of Howell was recently appointed to the board of trustees of the Central Jersey Blood Center. “We are delighted to have Dr. Palladino join the board,” said Don J. Summa, chairman of the board of trustees. “His leadership and experience in scientific research and education will…
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Lakewood Airport receives federal grant to help improve safety
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) has announced the awarding of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant for the Lakewood Airport, Lakewood. The $220,500 grant will be used for the removal of obstructions both on and off airport property that now interfere with runway 6/24, according to a press release from the congressman. “These federal dollars…
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Jackson Pathfinders will dedicate trail in name of late resident
JACKSON — Eleven years after the passing of a Jackson resident who invested his life and efforts into the community in which he lived, a local organization is dedicating a nature trail in his name. On Oct. 27, the Jackson Pathfinders will open a trail near the Metedeconk River and name it in honor of…
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Grant will fund equipment
HOWELL — The Township Council has passed two resolutions that will allow state money to be placed into Howell’s Highway Safety Fund Project. The two resolutions were unanimously passed at a Sept. 26 meeting and will allow the township to receive $136,501 from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) for its Highway Safety Fund Project…
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Walsh, Doucette seek one-year term on Howell town council
ELECTION 2013 By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Two candidates are seeking a one-year term on the Howell Township Council in the Nov. 5 election. The candidates are Republican Robert Walsh and Democrat Cochise Doucette. Walsh is a current member of the council. Doucette has run unsuccessfully for a seat on the governing body…
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Halloween hayrides will be offered at the Historic Allaire Village in Allaire State Park, Wall Township, from 6-9:30 p.m. Oct. 25-26. Hayrides are about 20 minutes in length and wagons will leave every 15 minutes. Other festivities will include scary storytelling, fortune telling, Halloween performances, a spooky blacksmith visit and ghost hunting. The cost…
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Chris Smith has earned his terms of service
This newspaper recently published a letter to the editor from Aleta Heir in which she stated that she regretted previous votes she cast for New Jersey Republican Congressman Chris Smith because he is too “extreme.” She calls for a “more moderate” representative. I am always skeptical when people criticize a Republican by starting off with…
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