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Event will benefit youngster
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Last November, Candace Widner, 3, of Howell, was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a fast-growing, malignant childhood cancer that caused tumors to grow behind her nose, on her cheek and in the back of her skull. To assist her parents, Maggie and AndrewWidner, with the financial burden of the disease, including out-of-pocket medical…
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Council to offer support for proposed legislation
Bills in Trenton focus on hiring of illegals and residential overcrowding BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Members of the Borough Council were expected to approve a pair of resolutions on April 7 that support proposed state legislation which seeks to crack down on residential overcrowding and to ban the intentional hiring of…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth University’s Jared Mazur of Sayreville, Christian Mambelli of Sea Bright, and Eric Mikos of Old Bridge ride into the park at Lake Topanemus, Pond Road, Freehold Township, to help with the annual cleanup of the facility on April 5. The three young men are members of the new Monmouth University Cycling…
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Five candidates bidding for 3 seats on K-8 panel
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Concentrating on developing innovative educational programs and expanding revenue sources while consolidating expenses are all campaign ideas proffered by the five candidates who are running for three seats on theManalapan- Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education in the April 15 election. T he polls will be open…
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Young woman learns to live with Crohn’s
Freehold Twp. resident will walk to raise funds for research BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer For most people, the dawning of a new day is fairly predictable, but for Caryn Powers and others like her who have Crohn’s disease, a new day may bring an element of comfort or intense pain. Caryn Powers According…
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Family honors matriarch on her 100th birthday
Diana Wolle, a native of Poland, lived under Nazi occupation in 1940s BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Diana Wolle is a survivor and in her 100 years she has not only witnessed great technological ad- vances, she has also seen the horrors of the Holocaust. Family members salute Diana Wolle on the occasion of her…
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Prosecutor: Freehold cop did not commit a crime
Police department still investigating actions of officer BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Although an internal Freehold Borough police investigation continues into allegations of improper conduct on the part of a police officer, an investigation conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is officially closed. Freehold Borough Police Chief Mitch Roth said last…
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Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes
View the planets in a Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition at the Monmouth Museum through May 4. “Three Jupiter Shots” “Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes” paints a rarely seen and mesmerizing portrait of our solar system’s planets and their moons. Artist Michael Benson has digitally processed data from NASA and European Space Agency missions to create seamless…
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Experts will discuss abuse of prescription medications
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Parents who suspect their child may be abusing prescription drugs and those who want to learn more about this growing national problem are invited to attend a special presentation to be held at 7 p.m.April 8 in the auditorium of Marlboro High School, Route 79. The presentation of…
