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Church World Services and local churches will sponsor a 5K Crop Walk on Oct. 20 to fight hunger. Registration is planned for 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Allentown. The walk will begin at 1:15 p.m. The event will locally benefit the Good Neighbor Fund and the Allentown Food Pantry. Details: www.cropwalk.org. …
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LETTERS
Stand on legalization of marijuana off-base I have just finished reading Raymond Kostanty’s Oct. 2 letter to the editor criticizing state Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini for her opposition to the legalization of marijuana. My first reaction after finishing his letter was that it was “tongue in cheek” since his first remark was that Assemblywoman Angelini…
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Affordable housing quotas up for debate
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer While a recent state Supreme Court decision was expected to eliminate much of the uncertainty surrounding New Jersey’s affordable housing program, stakeholders still disagree on how the decision will affect residents and taxpayers. The Sept. 26 decision, which gives the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) five months to establish…
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Archives and History Day makes stop at library HQ
Monmouth County Archives and History Day will take place on Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. As the county’s caretaker of historic documents for the past 26 years, the staff has prepared a month-long exhibit, which opened Oct. 1, titled “The Bootlegger Era:…
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LADACIN Network will hold Casino Night fundraiser at Eagle Oaks
LADACIN Network will hold its Casino Night and Gift Auction at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Howell, at 6 p.m. Oct. 18. The event will support LADACIN’s educational, therapeutic, social, residential and support services that benefit more than 3,000 infants, children and adults with cerebral palsy and other multiple physical and developmental disabilities living…
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Boy Scout’s project coming to fruition
New shed at Reindancer center will protect horses from inclement weather By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Jacob Johnson is working to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout by building a shelter for horses at the Reindancer Therapeutic Riding Center in the New Egypt section of Plumsted Township. The center’s shelters were destroyed by superstorm Sandy in…
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Police in pursuit of the alternate route
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Police recruits line up during a morning training session Oct. 1 at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A fickle economic climate still looms large over many New Jersey municipalities, and when it comes time to hunker down and cut costs, police payroll is often…
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Board eyes additional uses for MPAC
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Imagine the hottest names in education and entertainment appearing before a full house at the Millstone Performing Arts Center (MPAC). Millstone Township K-8 School District Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder has such a vision and wants to see if it can come to fruition. He made a presentation to the Board…
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