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Law seeks to encourage horse breeding
State Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer’s bipartisan plan to increase the number of Standardbred horses in New Jersey was recently signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. The legislation, A4033 (S2759), expands the Sire Stakes program by allowing stallions from other states as long as the mare stands at a New Jersey breeding farm for at…
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Day of reflection
Wayne Arndt, a cello instructor at Georgian Court University, Lakewood, performs “Prelude, Suite No. 2 for Cello Solo” for the audience at the Westlake Golf and Country Club, Jackson, during a remembrance ceremony for the victims of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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Politicians are sowing seeds of discontent
A long, long time ago when I was an engineering student, I studied surveying. I never understood how a navigator at sea could stand on a pitching deck and line up the horizon with the sun while holding a sextant to his eye and turning the lever. It was once the only way to determine…
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Save judicial independence in N.J.
New Jersey Law Journal GUEST COLUMN Last month, the governor announced that he would not reappoint Justice Helen Hoens to the New Jersey Supreme Court, but would instead nominate Judge Faustino Fernandez-Vina, the Camden County assignment judge, to fill her seat. Shortly thereafter, Senate President Stephen Sweeney announced that the Senate would hold hearings on…
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New Jersey’s ‘Silicon Shore’
By SUZIE XIE Staff Writer From transistors to radio transmissions, New Jersey has been a stronghold of emerging technology. But can the state compete with the likes of Silicon Valley in California? Entrepreneur Avi Karnani thinks so. The founder of startups Thrive and Churnless, Karnani said Silicon Valley and New Jersey are similar in terms…
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National Writing Project schedules fall conference
The National Writing Project at Rider University, Lawrenceville, will invite teachers on campus for a fall conference, “Launching into Literacy: Supporting Educators in a Time of Change.” The event will be highlighted by keynote speaker Lisa Funeri Willever, author of the Nicky Fifth series. Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a morning of…
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Technology on tap in Farmingdale school
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer FARMINGDALE — Superintendent and Principal of the Farmingdale Public School Cheri-Ellen Crowl is excited about the upcoming school year’s focus on the new technology the school has acquired. “Last year, there was a second question on the ballot that ended with us having an extra $60,000 to spend on technology…
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Teams get kicks at soccer marathon
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Jim McDevitt (r) heads a ball in a soccer match between parents of the Shore FC Galaxy soccer players and coaches from the Pinelanders Youth Soccer organization during the second annual Madison Beggs Kicks 4 Kids soccer marathon benefit, held Sept. 7 at Soldier Memorial Park, Howell. PHOTOS BY LAUREN…
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