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In the Service
Navy Seaman Recruit Eric D. Goetz, son of Kathleen L. Wilson of Toms River and Kevin J. Goetz of Freehold, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. The eight-week program — which placed an emphasis on physical fitness — included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first…
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Pupils right on Target with annual class trip
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Pine Brook School, Manalapan, pupils Maria Carlino and Tyler Fischer shop at Target for items their class will include as gifts for a needy local family. MANALAPAN — It is now a decade that Pine Brook School pupils and teachers have been collecting funds…
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Route 79 gets long look as town plan is updated
BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — The future of vacant land on Route 79 near the Freehold Township border was one of the primary topics raised during a special Planning Board meeting on Dec. 14. During the meeting, residents as well as attorneys who represent land owners commented on proposed…
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Datebook
• Life After Divorce, a nonprofit support group, will meet Dec. 22, 29, Jan. 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 7:15 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Details: (732) 786-8425. • Need a Friend, a social group for singles ages 50-70, will meet for dinner Dec. 22 (every Wednesday) at 7:30…
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Shelter will be offered during winter months
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — There will be room at the inn this winter for those without a place to lay their heads. The inn is a group of local houses of worship which have joined together with a group of volunteer advocates for the homeless in…
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Donation replaces gifts on pupils’ holiday list
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Three sixth-grade classes at the Lafayette Mills School have joined together to make a holiday donation to a worthy cause. “In lieu of exchanging gifts at our party this year, we would like to make a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” math…
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Colts Neck student honored
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer COLTS NECK — A senior at Colts Neck High School recently won top honors in the WordMasters Challenge. Melanie Louis-Jacques, of Manala-pan, earned a near-perfect score in the first meet of the challenge, a competition for high school students that requires close reading and analysis of…
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Medieval manuscripts on display
FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Historical Association presents “Illuminations,” an exhibition of medieval illuminated manuscripts dating from 1270 to 1530. More than 30 examples of the art, made in France, Italy, England and the Netherlands, are on view now through Feb. 19 in the Hartshorne Gallery at the association’s museum and library, 70 Court St.…
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Law puts new rules on hiring of professionals
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee is expected to hold a public hearing tonight on an ordinance Mayor Beth Ward said will set new standards in the way professionals are hired for municipal positions. Ward called the ordinance the final part of Manalapan’s effort to address what…
