Tricks and tips to keep kids safe on Halloween
      Halloween is one of the most exciting nights of the year for a child. Everything that is forbidden — staying up late, parading around the neighborhood in freaky costumes, begging for candy from neighbors, and gorging on treats — is expected and encouraged on Halloween.
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Help available to victims of domestic violence, abuse
      Crimes of violence against women and children are too often hidden. Only about 25 percent of violent physical assaults and 20 percent of rapes perpetrated against women by intimate partners are reported to police, causing untold physical and mental injuries to the weakest members of our society.
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Family of EMT thanks public for outpouring of concern
      As many readers may already know, Ed Ryan, EMT, was responding to a first aid call when he was struck by a car on Main Street, Oceanport. He broke bones in his lower right leg, two ribs and right shoulder. He was rushed to Jersey Shore Trauma Center and underwent surgery to place a rod in his leg.
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