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Fall forestry festival scheduled
JACKSON — Visitors to the 14th annual Fall Forestry Festival will experience 30 nature themed exhibits, trek along 10 guided hikes and enjoy the beauty of the autumn forest. Scouts, families and groups are invited to the Forest Resource Education Center (FREC) for this free event on Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,…
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Town yard sale planned
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Recreation Commission is seeking resident participants for a townwide yard sale to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 11. To encourage the maximum number of yard (garage) sales in town on that day, the borough will waive any of the normal fees or permits required. A map…
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Howell greets recovering soldier
Army Lt. Brian Brennan is given hero’s welcome by friends, well-wishers BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Through the small opening of a limousine window, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan greeted a crowd of people at the Southard Fire Department substation on Maxim-Southard Road in Howell with open arms. ERIC SUCAR staff Crowds of well-wishers…
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Marlboro committee plans special events
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Community Events Committee is announcing a list of get-togethers to bring people out for a good time. A Halloween parade has been scheduled for Oct. 26. Deputy Mayor Huimin Shen said Marlboro’s first Halloween costume parade will be held from 2-3 p.m. in the parking lot of…
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Community will gather for annual Howell Day
HOWELL — For more than three decades, Howell residents have been showing up each fall to partake in the township’s largest display of community spirit, Howell Day. On Sept. 27 atOakGlen Park,Old Tavern Road, between noon and 7 p.m., Howell residents will have another chance to be part of this 36-year-old tradition. Howell is home…
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Dogs have their day at new park
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer PHOTOS BY REBECCA MORTON Dogs enjoy the new off-leash dog park next to the Marlboro Recreation Community Center. A grandopening ceremony for the facility was held Sept. 13. View High Definition video here. MARLBORO — The Marlboro municipal complex on Wyncrest Road went to the dogs on Sept. 13 as…
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Law would give boards chance to request tests
Planning and zoning panels would examine environmental aspects BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — An ordinance which would allow the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment to request environmental reports be provided with certain applications had its first reading and introduction at the Sept. 4 meeting of the Township Council. Councilman Frank…
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Latino Festival coming to downtown Freehold
FREEHOLD — For the first time ever the Latino Festival of western Monmouth County will be held in downtown Freehold on Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month. The festival will be held in the Monmouth County Hall of Records Annex parking lot, Main Street. In the…
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Council and police agree on new pact
FREEHOLD — Freehold Borough police officers have a new four-year contract in place. The deal was recently approved by the Borough Council and by the Police BenevolentAssociation, Local 159, representing officers in the town’s Police Department. The police officers’ previous contract expired on Dec. 31, 2006. According to the resolution approved by the council, representatives…
