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‘Visions of Veterans’ reveals impact of war experiences
Exhibit runs through Feb. 15 at Vietnam Era Educational Center BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Sometimes, forgotten stories are finally told through art. And some of those stories are now being told through art created by U.S. veterans in an exhibit that fills the lobby and halls of the Vietnam Era Educational Center at…
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Recreation plan sought for property
Marlboro leaders seek ideas from interested developers BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Marlboro officials want to hear from people who would like to have a chance to develop a recreation facility on Tennent Road, Marlboro. To that end, municipal officials announced last week that they are seeking requests for qualifications and proposals for recreational opportunities…
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Drainage project expected to improve road conditions
FREEHOLD — The residents of Douglas Road will be glad to know that drainage problemswhich have plagued their street for years will soon be repaired. The Borough Council has awarded a contract to Ace Manzo Inc. and D. Manzo and Son Inc., of Aberdeen, in the amount of $149,813 to make repairs to Douglas Road,…
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Freehold counseling center to close
Longtime director announces retirement BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Freehold Community Counseling Center, which serves residents of Freehold Township and Freehold Borough, will be closing its doors effective Jan. 16. The counseling center’s closing was announced in a press release that was issued by Freehold Township. The counseling center is housed in a…
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Business administrator joins Freehold schools
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Patrick DeGeorge FREEHOLD — When Patrick DeGeorge was in high school, he brought home an assignment that involved organizing a large packet of invoices, records and financial journals. He realized then that he had found his niche in life. DeGeorge, who is the Freehold Borough K-8 School District’s new…
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Getting to the task at hand
JEFF GRANIT staff Alex Hou is a picture of concentration as he fastens a circuit board to the robot he built during a two-day program that was sponsored by the Marlboro Recreation Department over the winter break. Children created robots that were able to walk hand over hand along a string.
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Klauber elected mayor
Holland, Roth sworn in to begin 3-year terms BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The members of the Manalapan Township Committee have elected Committeeman Richard Klauber to serve as mayor for 2009. Richard Klauber Klauber, a Democrat who is beginning his third year of service on Manalapan’s governing body, was elected mayor for the first time…
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Veteran rec director retires
COLTS NECK — Harold Nolan, who served as the director of the Colts Neck Department of Recreation and Parks for 30 years, retired on Jan. 2. According to a press release from the township, when Nolan began his tenure Colts Neck’s population was about 6,500 residents and the recreation program only had six offerings per…
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A soldier’s home he can call his own
Volunteers build apartment for Lt. Brian Brennan BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Looking in from the street, one would never be able to tell that a 1,000-squarefoot addition has been constructed onto the Howell home where U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan resides. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan sits…
