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Freehold Township teen earns honor in pageant
Freehold Township teen earns honor in pageant Alicia Frazette of Freehold Township was named fourth runner-up after being selected as a finalist at the National America’s Perfect Teen Pageant held at the Ramada Hotel and Resort in Orlando, Fla., from July 13-16. Alicia, who will be a junior at Freehold Township High School in September,…
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Area teens explore law enforcement
Area teens explore law enforcement FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Mon-mouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley attended graduation ceremonies for 23 local young people who successfully completed the annual Sheriff’s Youth Week program. The ceremonies were held at the Monmouth County Police Academy on July 28. The Sheriff’s Youth Week offers young people age 14 and older…
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Local man win blue ribbon in photo contest
Local man win blue ribbon in photo contest Arnold Hirsh of Freehold Township won the blue ribbon in the Nonprofes-sional Photography category in the Monmouth County Office on Aging Senior Art Exhibition 2000, which was held recently at Thompson Park, Lincroft. Hirsh’s entry, "Groovin’ On the Boardwalk," was part of the Atlantic City portfolio that…
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Pol’s aide: Eliminating tolls may not be practical idea
Pol’s aide: Eliminating tolls may not be practical idea Members of the group Citizens Against Tolls (CAT) may have a good reason for wanting tolls on the Garden State Parkway to be abolished. They may even have the support of Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler, who plans to run for governor in 2001. However, what…
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Fire company seeks vendors for October sale
Fire company seeks vendors for October sale The Gordons Corner Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, Manalapan, is seeking vendors for its first craft and merchandise sale scheduled for Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the firehouse, 683 Tennent Road. For information on table space, call Chris at (732) 577-0934. Monmouth Sheriff’s Office launches…
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Circus brings colorful past
The Russian Air Force will bring their high-flying talents to the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus when the Big Top show visits Freehold Township next week. to Freehold Twp. stopover Hundreds of circuses have come and gone since the mid-1800s. Circuses large and small, carried by horse-drawn wagons or on dozens of railroad cars, three-ring circuses…
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Board prepares to give nod to shopping center
Staff Writer By kathy baratta Board prepares to give nod to shopping center The Howell Planning Board is getting set to approve the community’s newest shopping center. A resolution of approval is being drafted that will permit the construction of Consumer Square at Route 9 north and Locust Avenue. The 240,000-square-foot project will be built…
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Marlboro’s blue light special
Staff Writer By bob fleming JEFF HUNTLEY Dawn Axen (r) and her mother, Wilhelmina Axen, of Marlboro, keep a blue light on hand to guide police and rescue personnel to their home in the event of an emergency. A county program makes the blue lights available to residents in all municipalities. A simple blue light…
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Marlboro’s blue light special
Staff Writer By bob fleming A simple blue light could mean the difference between life and death when every moment counts as emergency response team personnel head to the scene of a distress call. The blue light identification program, in existence for more than a decade in Monmouth County, has found a band of supporters…
