Preventing abuse is a shared responsibility
      Like most New Jerseyans, I was horrified to learn of the Paterson mother who stabbed her 6-month-old infant to death. While it's unimaginable to comprehend the choice to harm a child, I found myself plagued with uneasy questions about how the tragedy came to be. Was the teen mother, pregnant at 17...
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Honored to get military service recognition
      I just happened to be typing my name into a search engine out of boredom a few moments ago and was surprised when my name had appeared in an article. I opened it and was pleasantly surprised and honored to see that my former high school had created a plaque for my fellow service members and me.
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Golf outing for standardbred association raised funds and spirits
      More than 100 golfers chased away morning showers and enjoyed an afternoon at the Gambler Ridge Golf Course, helping to support the Horsemen's Benevolent Fund through their participation in the 13th annual Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) Golf Outing on July 14.
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Group says no approved plan ever included rail line
      Iam the president of the Battlefield Restoration and Archaeological Volunteer Organization (BRAVO) and the volunteer archaeologist at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Manalapan. I have written to Monmouth County AdministratorRobertM. Czech on behalf of the members of BRAVO who have been excavatin...
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Public encouraged to join Race for the Cure
      One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. We want to change that statistic. I am the team captain for the Contemporary Plastic Surgery Race for the Cure Team. Dr. Robert Herbstman has been supporting a Race for the Cure team for 10 years. We want to collaborate to...
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