Category: News Transcript Calendar
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Aviation firm still flying high after 25 years in Lakewood
Staff Writer By cindy tieTjen JERRY WOLKOWITZ Ever wonder where those banner-towing planes you see over beaches and stadiums come from? They come from places like O’Brien Aviation, based at Lakewood Airport, Ocean County. The firm has been in business for 25 years, and owner David O’Brien notes that among the more popular messages being…
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FARRAH MAFFAI Autumn Grimsby, 5, fixes the hat of her baby scarecrow — which has a real pumpkin for a head — before the contest judging starts at the Liberty Oak Park, Freehold Township, Halloween festivities Saturday.
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District to save on interest
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Freehold Regional High School District administrators are projecting savings of more than $1 million through a refinancing of a portion of the remaining debt on bonds that were issued to pay for ongoing construction projects. "On Sept. 17, the Board of Education applied through the state Department of Community Affairs…
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Community Bulletin Board
• Panic Disorders Support Group will meet from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Details: (732) 972-8571. • Central Jersey Blood Center will conduct the following blood drives: Nov. 1, 6:30-9 p.m., at Freehold Township Independent Fire Company, Siloam Road Firehouse, Route 527;…
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Action waives interest charges
Staff Writer By PAUL GODINO FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee approved a resolution on Oct. 23 that will waive interest on property taxes and other municipal charges for victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "Many residents of Freehold Township have suffered personal injury, death, loss of a family member, loss of or damage…
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Manalapan sponsoring ‘Mad Science’ program
Manalapan Parks and Recreation is again sponsoring its "Mad Science" program for Manalapan children in grades one through three. The program will be held Nov. 8-9, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Manalapan Recreation Center’s Kuschick Pavilion, Route 522 at Taylors Mills Road. The program’s topics will be "Detective Science," "Kitchen Chemistry," "Harnessing the…
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VNACJ golf tournament nets more than $50,000
VNACJ golf tournament nets more than $50,000 The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), Red Bank, recently welcomed more than 120 golfers at its 15th annual golf classic on Aug. 6 at Shore Oaks Golf Club, Farmingdale. The event netted more than $50,000 for the nonprofit organization, which provides in-home and community health services.…
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Deadlocked council keeps Kovalski from appointment
Deadlocked council keeps Kovalski from appointment MARLBORO — In spite of his long interest in environmental issues and tree preservation, Township Council President Paul Kovalski Jr. did not get his wish to be named the council’s liaison to Marlboro’s new Shade Tree Committee. A resolution which would have placed Kovalski in that seat was defeated…
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Teen charged in break-in, assault
MANALAPAN — Police have charged a 17-year-old boy from Marlboro with breaking into a township home and attempting to sexually assault a 19-year-old woman. According to a Manalapan Police Department press release, officers responded to a home on Willow Grove Way in the Holiday North development off Franklin Lane at 12:19 p.m. Oct. 15 for…
