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Housing is million-dollar baby
County report details soaring prices in Monmouth market BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Homes in the Buckley Estates at Marlboro development (top) are priced between $1.25 million and $1.65 million, and are in line with the rising price of new homes in Monmouth County. Photo by CHRIS KELLY staff The Monmouth…
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Candidate wants to eliminate partisanship on committee
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Nikole Pezzullo, the Republican candidate for a seat on the Township Committee, said that as a girl she was inspired by Ronald Reagan and can remember wanting to run for office in order to fulfill what she saw as the Reagan legacy. Pezzullo, 35,…
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Rockin’ sounds come to town
MARLBORO – As part of Marlboro’s annual concert series, Bill Haley’s Comets and The Odyssey Band will be performing at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road, on July 9 at 6 p.m. Bill Haley’s Comets feature John “Bam Bam” Lane, who joined Haley and his Comets more than 40 years ago. The group’s song…
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Yesteryear
100 years ago The entire section of Western Monmouth County has suffered large losses this past week from two severe electrical storms, the most recent storm, that of Tuesday, being accompanied by one of the heaviest rains in years. While there were numerous farm fires as a result of the electrical storms, it is thought…
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Marching into battle
Clockwise from top left- The sights and sounds of the American Revolution were heard in Manalapan on the weekend of June 24-25 as the Battle of Monmouth was re-enacted. At top left, American soldiers advance toward the British. Top right, British troops take the field, and above, fire a cannon. At left, members of the…
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Officers support effort to aid Special Olympics
BY ELANA ARON Correspondent BY ELANA ARONCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The 23rd annual Law Enforcement Run for Special Olympics was held on June 2. Twelve Freehold Township police officers participated in what has come to be known over the years as the Torch Run. Todd Smith, the police department’s new community policing officer, said that…
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Manalapan Day fun
PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Carly Ungrady, 5, of Manalapan, (above) and Isabella Jarufe, 2, (below) of Aberdeen, enjoy themselves at Manalapan Under the Stars, a community event held June 10 at the Manalapan Recreation Center.
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CHRIS KELLY staff American Patriots reload their black powder muskets during a skirmish with British troops during the re-enactment of the Battle of Monmouth, held June 25 at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Manalapan.
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Declaration of Independence to be read aloud in Freehold
FREEHOLD – Residents who want to honor the real reason the United States celebrates Independence Day will have the opportunity to do so on the morning of July Fourth. A ceremony will be held on the steps of Borough Hall, West Main Street, during which the Declaration of Independence and the names of all who…
