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Howell artists’ creativity finds no limits with age
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Artist and craftsman John Guempel creates houses like this one out of cereal boxes and coffee stirrers. HOWELL – One uses pencils to go places he has never been. The other just uses anything he can find. Two artists…
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Exhibits will be unveiled at Monmouth battlefield
BRAVO (Battlefield Restoration and Archaeological Volunteer Organ-ization) has invited as its guest of honor the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) to witness the unveiling of two wayside exhibits. The Molly Pitcher exhibit dedication, on Oct. 28 from 2-4:15 p.m. at Monmouth Battlefield State Park Visitor Center, Route 33, Manalapan, would be impossible without…
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Scouts earn Eagle rank
FREEHOLD – Five Boy Scouts from Troop 18, St. Rose of Lima Church, were recognized in an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony. The troop members who attained the rank of Eagle Scout are Mario Favorito, Jonathan Noto, C.J. DeMarco, Christopher D’Ambrosio and Gregory Heden. D’Ambrosio, 16, of Freehold Town-ship, began his scouting career in 1997.…
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Care of detention basins draws look from council
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – The Township Council has introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, create a new fee structure for the operation and maintenance of detention basins. A detention basin is defined as a facility that has been designed to temporarily store storm runoff so a controlled…
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Tour of cemeteries set for Oct. 28
The Monmouth County Historical Association will sponsor a lecture and walking tour of the cemeteries along Kings Highway in Middletown on Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. The tour will include Christ Episcopal Church, Old First Baptist Church, the Hartshorne family burial ground and the Presbyterian burial ground. According to a press release, these sites contain…
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Chief develops five-year plan for fire department
Cites equipment purchase and opportunities for teenagers as priorities BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – When Bill Maushardt was sworn in as chief of the Freehold Fire Department, he made a promise to serve and protect residents and property and to make certain Freehold’s volunteer firefighters would have…
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Former mayor challenges committeemen on ownership
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – A former mayor has criticized two Township Committee members for not telling voters they do not own property in the community. At the Sept. 27 meeting of the Township Committee, former Mayor George Spodak made several queries of committeemen Andrew Lucas and Joseph Locricchio…
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Ice skating skills land Marlboro girl in show
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Kara Rafael, 12, of Marlboro, was one of 100 youngsters chosen to take part in the Stars, Stripes and Skates benefit, which raises money for the 9/11 Families Give Back Fund. MARLBORO – Kara Rafael loves to ice skate because when she jumps, it feels like…
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Manalapan cable station developing programming
MANALAPAN – The township’s fledgling cable television enterprise is being launched with the development of programming for both the township Health and Recreation departments. The Channel 77 cable access channel, which recently became up and running, now features running slides that announce upcoming events. Addressing the members of the governing body Sept. 27, Cable Television…
