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MCSPCA Launches Pilot Program Placing Shelter Dogs with Local Police
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EATONTOWN, NJ – The Monmouth County SPCA has recently introduced a pilot program placing shelter dogs within police departments to serve as emotional support animals. The Eatontown Police Department is the first to partner with the shelter with its Chief, Bill Lucia serving as the proud adopter of a dog named Tala, who says “It is really such a simple concept when you think about it, anybody can have a dog at home, but having a dog at work has proven to be very impactful in assisting officers coping with stressful situations. It has also had a significant impact on the overall morale of the department.”
Community Celebrates 90th Birthday of Betty Lou Connell
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS - Dozens of vehicles, from borough fire trucks, police cars and decorated trucks, vans and cars paraded past Betty Lou Connell's home on Wesley ave. yesterday to honor the long time borough resident on her 90th birthday.
Born in Fair Haven, Connell moved to the same house where she now lives when she was two years old, left to establish a home of her own when she married, then returned to take care of first her mother, then her mother, until they died, "and I've been here ever since," the chipper nonagenarian laughed.
Monmouth County has 643 additional positive cases of COVID-19
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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone and County Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that today, Jan. 8, there are 643 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are eight new deaths being reported today related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County.
The County Commissioners and the Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD) are strongly urging residents to do their part to slow the spread by practicing social distancing, wearing a face covering when social distancing is not possible, not gathering in large crowds, washing their hands and staying home when sick.
We Should Have Seen It Coming
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The individuals scaling the Capital’s walls, breaking its windows, and parading around its hallways in false triumph yesterday are not the cream of America’s crop, but they are Americans nonetheless, and we must consider how they became so radicalized. Why did some Americans so easily fall down the Trump cult-like rabbit hole? It certainly wasn’t the level of education or lack thereof that rendered some susceptible to Trump’s manipulation; there are plenty of highly educated professionals who support the man. Perhaps a need to be told what to do or to be assured they will be taken care of moved the vulnerable to latch onto Donald Trump and stick to him like Gorilla Glue. Perhaps the culprit in all this is fear. Trump capitalized on fear of the unfamiliar, and he used the possibility that who and what we don’t know can hurt us. Fear breeds hatred. Hatred binds people against a common, often fabricated enemy. Fear and hatred, hardly our best qualities, spurred Trump’s band of riotous supporters to charge the Capital.
Monmouth County has 577 additional positive cases of COVID-19
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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone and County Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that today, Jan. 7, there are 577 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are eight new deaths being reported today related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County.
The County Commissioners and the Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD) are strongly urging residents to do their part to slow the spread by practicing social distancing, wearing a face covering when social distancing is not possible, not gathering in large crowds, washing their hands and staying home when sick.
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