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Scholarships to be awarded
The Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $2,000 scholarships to students majoring in a conservation-related field. The scholarships will be awarded during the summer. The Neal Munch, Mac Clark and Bill Schauer scholarships are awarded annually to honor their years of dedicated and distinguished service to the Freehold Soil Conservation District and to conservation,…
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Candidates file for primary election in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – The following candidates have filed to run in the June 6 primary for three-year term Ward seats on the Old Bridge Township Council: Ward 1: Democrat: David W. Merwin Republican: Joseph Mollis (incumbent) Republican: Robert C. Thompson Sr.…
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Tricky Tray to benefit autism on April 28
A Tricky Tray will be held on April 28 at the Columbian Club of Old Bridge Hall, 61 Pine St., located off of Route 18 south, Old Bridge, to benefit autism. The event, which is only for adults, is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815. Doors open at 6 p.m. and calling…
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Jamesburg Seniors to hold trip to Resorts Casino
The Jamesburg Senior Citizens will sponsor a trip to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City on April 24. Sign in will begin at 10:15 a.m. at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave. The bus will leave promptly at 11 a.m. The cost is $30 per person, with checks payable to Jamesburg Seniors. Attendees will receive…
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Author to share mother’s story of the Holocaust
Temple B’nai Shalom and The Daniel Pearl Education Center will sponsor renowned author Dr. Shirley Wachtel at 7 p.m. on April 25 at the temple, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick, for a discussion tied to “My Mother’s Shoes,” her moving memoir of her mother, a Holocaust survivor. Wachtel, a 30-year resident of East Brunswick, is a…
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First responders save woman trapped in fiery vehicle
MONROE – A police officer and firefighters helped save the life of a woman who was trapped inside her vehicle when it caught fire. A 74-year-old woman from Old Bridge was traveling north on Spotswood-Englishtown Road in Monroe around 1:22 p.m. April 10, according to information provided by the Monroe Township Police Department. Her 2012…
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South Amboy man charged with breaking into lockers at East Brunswick gym
EAST BRUNSWICK – Police have charged a repeat offender with breaking into lockers at a local gym. On April 10, employees of LA Fitness on Route 18 in East Brunswick reportedly observed a 45-year-old South Amboy man enter the gym, according to information provided by the East Brunswick Police Department. The employees recognized him as a…


