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STOP WORRYING: ‘Murder' Hornets Aren’t Coming, Experts Say STOP WORRYING: ‘Murder' Hornets Aren’t Coming, Experts Say
Stop Worrying: ‘Murder' Hornets Aren’t Coming, Experts Say Fearmongering warnings of a pending "murder hornet" invasion are creating unnecessary worry, experts in the field say. There are no confirmed reports of the large pest’s presence anywhere else in North America but in Washington State and British Columbia – and those were from last year, said Professor Dina M. Fonseca, director of the Center for Vector Biology in the Department of Entomology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers-New Brunswick. The Asian giant hornet (vespa mandarinia) "has not yet been detected this spring and we do not expect them on the East Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19 Cancels 73rd Annual Ocean County Fair In Berkeley COVID-19 Cancels 73rd Annual Ocean County Fair In Berkeley
Covid-19 Cancels 73rd Annual Ocean County Fair In Berkeley The latest summer casualty of coronavirus in the Ocean County Fair. County Fair officials announced Wednesday that the July event — a five-day celebration of agriculture that attracts thousands of visitors from across the region — is canceled due to the spread of coronavirus.  The first county fair was held in 1947 in Lakewood. It's been held annually since 1982 at Robert J. Miller Park in Berkeley Township.   "It is with heavy heart that we announce the July 8th 2020 Ocean County Fair is CANCELED," organizers wrote in a Facebook post. "Rutgers Cooperative Extension/4H has p…

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by Jon Craig