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Vegetables are safer sources of omega-3
Fish oil is the most widely consumed supplement in the U.S., but it may be doing us more harm than good. A new study has found that men with high levels of marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids in their blood have a 43 percent greater risk of developing prostate cancer. This is just the latest strike…
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Proposal will be a burden with cost of new technologies
The AARP agrees that we need to move to greener, more environmentally friendly forms of energy generation. However, we need to avoid creating a problem while we are working toward this goal: We need to avoid burdening the people who pay utility bills with the costs of moving to new technologies — those should be…
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School bus safety is a joint effort
A s students gather at bus stops across New Jersey each weekday morning, it is important to stress that school bus safety is a top priority for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC). By requiring all school transportation vehicles to pass through a meticulous inspection process and drivers to meet specific, mandated state and…
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Long Branch will rezone for West End vision
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Nearly two years after a fire ripped through a block of West End buildings, Long Branch officials plan to rezone the eclectic neighborhood to encourage a mix of uses now barred by existing zoning. Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider said in an Oct. 9 interview that a zoning ordinance is…
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Area haunts play host to reported ghosts
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The Dublin House, which was moved across the Navesink River to Broad Street and then to its present home on Monmouth Street at least 100 years ago, is thought to still be inhabited by the spirit of lifelong resident Mrs. Patterson. PHOTOS BY JESSICA DAMICO/STAFF A s autumn makes its…
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Carter leads flood of support in Union Beach
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Former President Jimmy Carter helps to rebuild a Union Beach home destroyed by the superstorm. President Carter and his wife Rosalynn joined some 150 Habitat for Humanity volunteers who repaired or rebuilt 16 Sandy-damaged homes throughout the borough on Oct. 12. ERIC SUCAR The contrast could not have been clearer.…
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Yard sale Oct. 17-20 benefits homeless animals
Yard Sales for Needy Tails, an animal welfare group, will hold a yard sale Friday, Oct. 18, Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20, at 3 Princess Lane in Eatontown. All proceeds will benefit organizations that help homeless animals. For more information or to donate items, email [email protected], call 732-233- 2342, or visit Yard Sales…
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Long Branch Planning Board carries townhome application
The Long Branch Planning Board will not hear testimony tonight on a proposal to build 11 townhouses on a beachfront property. The application was the subject of a court hearing in state Superior Court in Freehold earlier on Oct. 15. The hearing before Judge Lawrence Lawson was on a motion to stop the Planning Board…
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