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Voters reject proposal to study forms of govt.
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Howell HOWELL – Voters have declined to support the formation of a charter study commission, which would have investigated the different types of municipal governments that could be used in Howell. The question appeared on the Nov. 7 general election ballot and was soundly…
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Dems sweep three seats
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Freehold Borough FREEHOLD – Incumbent Demo-cratic Borough Council members Sharon Shutzer and Marc Le Vine will keep their seats on the governing body following their re-election on Nov. 7. Shutzer and Le Vine turned back a challenge from first-time Republican candidate Joseph Liguori and…
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No arrests in fight at church
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – As of Nov. 14, authorities had not made any arrests in connection with a July 29 fight which resulted in severe injuries to a 25-year-old man. The fracas, which occurred during a battle of the bands competition that was being held at…
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Federation plans fundraiser
The Jewish Federation of Greater Monmouth County will present its largest fundraising event of the year, the Super Sunday phonathon, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center, Deal. The event is co-chaired this year by Dr. Jonathon Barofsky of Ocean Township and Abby Kramsky of Marlboro. According…
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Light show to open at Arts Center
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas as the Holiday Light Spectacular at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, is set to return for its ninth season. This year’s light park will feature all new displays created by Brandano Displays. Brandano’s lighted displays have been featured throughout the country, including premier locations such…
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Cooke, Leonardis capture Englishtown council seats
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – Voters in Englishtown turned back the re-election bid of a veteran councilman and tapped his running mate and an unaffiliated candidate in the Nov. 7 election for two three-year terms on the Borough Council. A ninth term on the governing body turned out to…
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St. Peter’s bazaar to be held Nov. 18
FREEHOLD – The Women of St. Peter’s Church in downtown Freehold invite the public to attend a holiday bazaar on Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The bazaar, a local tradition since the 1930s, will be held in the Parish Hall adjacent to the historic church on Throckmorton Street. Hand-crafted crystal jewelry, stained…
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Teenager, 16, charged in bomb threats at h.s.
MANALAPAN – On Nov. 6, the Manalapan Police Department charged a 16-year-old boy with two counts of terroristic threats and two counts of false public alarm. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, these charges stem from two separate incidents at Manalapan High School where the boy is alleged to have…
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‘Terrible accident’ claims life of gymnastics teacher
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Marlboro MARLBORO – Police are calling the death of gymnastics instructor John McCurdy a freak accident. McCurdy, 27, of Old Bridge, died on Nov. 8 from head injuries he sustained the night before at the Jonas Gymnastics Academy and Cheer Center, Commercial Court. McCurdy, an instructor…
