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Youth arts festival raises funds for orchestra, chorale
Folk songs, opera, classical symphonic music and chorale singing will be performed at the Youth Arts Festival 2009 presented jointly by the New Jersey State Youth Orchestra (NJSYO) and the Concordia Youth Choral (CYC) at St. Mary’s Church, Phalanx Road and Route 34,, Colts Neck, on March 29. The fundraising festival for both organizations will…
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Cadet’s days at USMA have been memorable
Cadet Sgt. Stephen Brightman visits classes at Barkalow BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Stephen Brightman, a third-year student at the U.S. Military Academy, visited Richard Barlaam’s classes at Barkalow Middle School, Freehold Township, recently to speak about his training at West Point. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Students in Richard Barlaam’s eighth-grade social…
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Book tells story of promise made & kept
Title: “Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg Mortenson and the Three Cups of Tea” Author: Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers 2009 This story is about children in Korphe, Pakistan, who did not have a school, paper or pencils. They had to write in the dirt…
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Manalapan dancer’s career is ‘Movin’ Out’ on the road
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer W hen Gregory DeSantis of Manalapan was much younger he kept the fact that he was a student of dance to himself. He started taking acting lessons at age 8 because he believed dancing was traditionally for girls — even though men started dancing first, but just not in our…
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Collection of change helps Open Door
FREEHOLD — Pupils at the Freehold Learning Center elementary school, Dutch Lane Road, have discovered that every penny really does count. According to a press release, students at the school raised $527 for the Freehold Area Open Door through a “Change for Change” program. The Freehold Area Open Door operates a food pantry that serves…
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Developer seeks OK for larger buildings
Public hearing on Village at Manalapan to continue on March 26 BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The developer of the proposed Village at Manalapan retail and commercial center is asking the Planning Board for a little flexibility. In an ongoing public hearing on an application seeking approval for a General Development Plan, professional…
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TLC show features area family of 12
Upcoming episode filmed at Special Strides in Monroe BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer If they weren’t famous already, the Hayes family of Marlboro will soon be known by Americans everywhere who tune in to the cable network TLC. PHOTO COURTESY OF TLC The Hayes family of Marlboro is the focus of “Table for 12,” a…
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Baseball training site wins board’s approval
Owner sought permission to build his own facility with 90-foot base paths BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Individuals seeking to sharpen their baseball skills will be able to make use of a new 12,500-square-foot facility on Commercial Court, off Tennent Road, after plans for the building were approved by the Planning Board during…
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No idling, please
The League of Women Voters of Monmouth County has launched a campaign to stop unnecessary and unlawful idling of vehicles as a public health issue. “Vehicle idling wastes gasoline and money and is a detriment to our health and planet,” according to a press release announcing the initiative. To help curtail vehicle idling, the league…
