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Party leaders say Web posts deter candidates
Internet messages go way past debate, into personal attacks BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – There was a time in American politics when opponents could settle their problems with a duel. You saw it coming and went face-to-face with your enemy. That’s when it was easy. Now elected officials, indeed even volunteers working in…
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GREEN SCENE
Pause before you prune: February He who would perfect his work, must first sharpen his tools. Confucius, 551-479 BCE Having the right tools always comes first. Don’t start pruning before taking a close look at your equipment. You probably rely on tools that have been inherited or accumulated over several years. It pays to make…
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Applicant takes defeated athletic center to court
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – The applicant who recently came up short in a bid to build an athletic training facility on Fairfield Road has filed suit against the Zoning Board of Adjustment in an attempt to reverse the outcome. The people who proposed to construct the Monmouth County Athletic Center sought a…
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Wonderful ‘Wizard of Oz’ makes stop in Marlboro
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer REBECCA MORTON The cast of the Marlboro High School production of “The Wizard of Oz” includes (l-r) Michael Harris, Nicole Vosk, Philip Mazzara and Adam Pestreich. The show will be performed at the high school on Feb. 29 and March 1 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 2 at 3…
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Scouts mark anniversary
During February 2008 the Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America, is celebrating the Boy Scouts of America’s 98th anniversary of service to youth and families, and proud tradition of participating in citizenship, character development and community service. According to a press release, Monmouth Council serves more than 7,000 youths, including young women in the coed…
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Loyal following makes band the people’s choice
Freehold resident Jim Garcia brings fun to Nerds shows BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Jim Garcia seems like a typical family man living in Freehold Township. But onAug. 15, 1985, something happened that changed his life. Ever since that day, whenever he goes to work he becomes – a Nerd! And his family couldn’t be…
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Local team bids for title in MTV hip-hop contest
Iconic crew members to meet new challenge during Feb. 21 show BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Adance team from Icon Dance Complex in Englishtown is gaining local notoriety and national exposure as one of the top 12 crews chosen to compete in “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew” on MTV. A new episode will…
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South Street Players bring dark comedy to local stage
South Street Players to perform a play about a bunch of monks living at a run down monastery in medieval France sounds like something you’d rush right out to see, right? Probably not. But keep reading. You see, these monks happen to have the relics of a saint that hasn’t worked a miracle in over…
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Defamatory online posts rile former public official
Manalapan committee asked to condemn anonymous messages BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – As a veteran of local politics, George Spodak thought he had seen the worst that politics has to offer and says he has the battle scars to prove it. He will tell you he earned those battle scars by working to…
