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Englishtown boy, 7, collects holiday gifts for sick youths
BY ALEX SANDERS Staff Writer Hunter Langlois ENGLISHTOWN — An autistic boy organized a donation of Christmas gifts for sick children at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, on Dec. 19. With help from his family and neighbors, Hunter Langlois, 7, donated more than 20 toys to hospitalized children for the holiday season. Hunter’s mom, Lisa,…
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Officials award contracts to complete rec addition
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The expanded Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, is ready for its finishing touches. A project that has added new athletic fields to the township’s sprawling recreation complex came a step closer to completion with the awarding of two contracts by the Township Committee. At its meeting on Jan.…
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FRHSD looking for solar panels to help save money
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District has been approved for $1.8 million in rebates from the New Jersey Clean Energy Program for the installation of solar photovoltaic panels at Manalapan, Marlboro, Freehold Township and Howell high schools. The rebates and promotions are provided through the New Jersey Smart Start Building…
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Goon, ‘Perturbed by issues,’ quits board
FRHSD panel seeks new Marlboro rep BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Less than a year after being elected to serve as Marlboro’s representative on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, Katie Goon has resigned from her seat. She tendered her resignation, which was effective immediately, during the board’s Jan. 12 meeting held…
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Freehold Twp. native earns broadcast journalism honor
Columbia University announced Jan. 12 that Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) was selected as one of 13 winners of the 2009 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for broadcast journalism. Chosen from a pool of hundreds of radio and television news entries that aired in the United States between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008, the…
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Play Texas hold’em & more at Men’s Expo
Greater Media New Jersey Radio Station 95.9 WRAT-FM (“The Rat”) will conduct a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at the Jersey Shore’s fourth annual Men’s Expo to be held from 1-6 p.m. Jan. 24 at Asbury Park Convention Hall, on the Asbury Park boardwalk, Ocean Avenue between Fifth and Sunset. Admission and parking are free. At…
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Errickson pupils help others
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — In addition to an annual holiday giving project for families through the Monmouth County Division of Social Services, the Marshall W. Errickson School held a Spirit of Giving Day on Dec. 17. Fourth-graders completed projects to send to various organizations in an effort to bring joy to others during the holiday season.…
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Mayor sees advantages to town ‘going green’
Marlboro signs up for Sustainable Jersey effort BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The administration is taking steps to make Marlboro a bit greener and to save a bit of green. Municipal officials recently announced the township’s participation in various programs with a focus on the environment. “Green” is a term used to describe…
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School musicians work together
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Band directors Edward Gattsek of Freehold Township High School, Jose Maunez of Manalapan High School and Pamela A. Massimini of Freehold High School welcomed middle school band students who will be attending those three high schools in the fall to an event at Freehold Township High School Jan. 8. Band…
