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Singer bringing country flavor to Garden State
BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Michael Patrick MARLBORO — Local country rock and folk singer Michael Patrick knows there are fans of country music in the Garden State. “There’s definitely a demand for country music in New Jersey,” said Patrick, who has lived in Marlboro for about six years. Patrick, 37,…
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Band debuts at famed club
BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — Four Marlboro High School students turned their band’s first gig into an opportunity to contribute to the fight against cancer. Dave Brumel, Mike Cantor, Erik Grosfeld and Mike Karpf made their first public appearance as a four-piece alternative rock band at the Stone Pony,…
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Pair hit Freehold banks in check-cashing spree
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Most people have a tough time trying to cash a check at a bank where they do not have an account. That fact does not appear to have been a problem for two men who came to Freehold Borough and Freehold Township on Oct.…
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Authors give biblical take on future of the world
Pair uses high-tech tools in publishing, marketing first of three-part series BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent JERRYWOLKOWITZ staff Russ Scalzo (standing), of Oceanport, and Steven Mamchak, of West Long Branch, have written the first book in a planned Christian fiction series, “Chronicles of the End Times,” about the final years of life on…
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Datebook
• A craft fair will be held Nov. 3, 4 and 5 — Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — at Freehold Township Senior Center, 116 Jackson Mill Road, Freehold Township. Handmade items. Details: (732) 294-2029. • Life After Divorce, a nonprofit support group, will meet Nov.…
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150 flu shots to be available
MARLBORO — Elderly people and individuals with chronic illnesses from four western Monmouth County municipalities may be able to receive flu shots on Nov. 5 at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road. Residents of Marlboro, Howell, Englishtown and Farmingdale are eligible to receive the vaccines, according to information provided by Marlboro and the Monmouth…
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School officials fear impact of funding law
Administrators claim staff may be cut as a result BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Administrators from local school districts believe a new state law will force them to reduce the size of their teaching staffs and raise class sizes. The representatives were speaking at an Oct. 12 conference organized by the…
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Mayor charges council failed to remove Vuola
BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — Mayor Robert Kleinberg is charging that Democrats on the Township Council did not do enough to remove convicted felon Richard Vuola from his position as a commissioner on the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MTMUA). Kleinberg, a Republican, said he believes the Democrats have…
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Discussion centers on door-to-door permit requirements
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer A Freehold Township resident who believes that an ordinance adopted earlier this year may restrict his civil liberties brought the matter to the attention of the Township Committee at its Oct. 26 meeting. The ordinance that amended the township’s charitable and political solicitation code sets limits…
