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Cedar Drive students lend a hand to Texas
Hurricane Ike devastated homes and schools; children were relocated BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent COLTS NECK — Hurricane Ike may be just a distant memory to most people, but it is not a distant memory at the Cedar Drive Middle School. After the devastating hurricane struck the Houston, Texas, area in September, Cedar Drive’s eighth-grade pupils…
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Girl Scouts work together for beaches
Howell-Farmingdale Girl Scout troops 1688 and 1002 recently merged and finished up their Bronze Award. For their service project the girls are making a “Keep off the Dunes” sign to be put up at the Sandy Hook Visitors Center. In order to pay for the materials for the project, the scouts recently held a car…
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Convert to Judaism to speak Nov. 15
MARLBORO — Monmouth Torah Links and Shalom Torah Academy will present an evening with Ahuva Gray, an African American convert to Judaism, on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. Gray has lectured to audiences around the world, describing her spiritual transformation from a Christian minister and travel agent to an observant Jew living in Israel. A…
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Rotary Club donates fountain to Freehold
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A water fountain that was donated by the Freehold Rotary Club has a home in the new plaza outside borough hall in Freehold Borough. FREEHOLD — Members of the Freehold Rotary Club came together on Oct. 28 in front of Borough Hall to dedicate the Gothic fountain the club…
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Bar mitzvah project benefits area foundation
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — As Harrison Shernicoff, 13, of Freehold Township, approached his bar mitzvah, Congregation Kol Am of Freehold required him to select a bar mitzvah project that would fall in line with the concept of tikkun olam. The concept stresses that Jews are not only responsible for creating a model society among themselves, but…
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Lighthouse climb will boost nonprofit agency
Johnathan Holmes, 23, of Mahwah, has committed to climb New Jersey’s 11 public lighthouses in an effort to raise awareness and funds for LADACIN Network. The nonprofit agency operates programs and services for more than 2,800 infants, children and adults with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities and their families in Monmouth and Ocean counties.…
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Nov. – a frosty reception
The first snow has fallen, unexpectedly so, and it is time to put your garden to bed. Simple housekeeping is of essence. Start with the hand tools that served you well all season. Inspect them, clean them, wipe them with oil and hang them up. It probably will be too cool to sip lemonade on…
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Shelters anticipate an influx of Chihuahuas
Impulse purchases of Chihuahuas expected in hit movie’s wake BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer An area animal rescue group is bracing for an influx of newly abandoned Chihuahuas after the box office success of the film “Beverly Hill Chihuahua,” which made almost $30 million during its recent opening weekend. The movie features a large cast…
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Verizon appeals denial of cell tower application
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Attorney Richard D. Stanzione has filed an appeal challenging the Marlboro Planning Board’s denial of a proposed Verizon Wireless cell phone tower in the municipality. In June, the board rejected an application submitted by Verizon to construct a cellular communications tower at the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority…
