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Pinelands programs offered
The 24th annual Pinelands Short Course will feature 33 presentations, including 18 new programs that will explore the region’s unique history, ecology, culture and music. “The Pinelands Commission is proud to present this outstanding lineup of educational programs,” said Nancy Wittenberg, the commission’s executive director. “Each year, this event raises awareness and appreciation of this…
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Child’s small voice makes big impact with president
Max Gomez, 10, of Marlboro, was invited to White House after writing on gun control BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer In photo at left, Max Gomez, 10, of Marlboro, is joined by his sister, Veronica, and parents, Barbara and Michael, at a White House press conference during which President Barack Obama addressed the issue of…
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Poll results show support of farming and agriculture
A ccording to a recent statewide poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind, co-sponsored by the New Jersey Farm Bureau, more than eight in 10 (83 percent) New Jersey residents support the continuation of public funding for the preservation of open space and farmland. Those in the northwest region of the state (88 percent) are more…
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Secret Sandy Santa comes to the rescue
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Secret Santa’s sleigh traveled far beyond the walls of the Lafayette Mills School, Manalapan, in 2012 when staff members of the K-5 school decided to forgo exchanging presents with each other and instead reach out to a school that was struggling as a result of superstorm Sandy. They set out…
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2 women to be honored
Two women who exemplify the inner and outer beauty of the Jewish Queen Esther will be honored during Chabad of Western Monmouth County’s 26th annual Jewish Women’s Day program, which will take place at 11 a.m. Feb. 10 at the Freehold Jewish Center, 50 Broad St., Freehold. The event, which will feature a brunch and…
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Connect Us! provides funds to school district
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Students in the Freehold Township K-8 School District will receive a technology boost as part of the Freehold Township Education Foundation’s Connect Us! campaign. Representatives of the foundation recently made the first donation from the twoyear, $250,000 Connect Us! campaign to the district’s Board of Education.…
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Golf course employee arrested
A resident of Jackson was arrested on Jan. 24 and charged with embezzling fees from a Monmouth County Park System golf course, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Carol Hobbs, 34, was charged with thirddegree theft following an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office alleging she stole greens fees at the Charleston…
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No stopping the debate over red-light cameras
State report says broadside accidents decreased while rear-end crashes increased BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Cars proceed along Route 18 at Tices Lane in East Brunswick, where a red-light camera system went into place in 2011. Many people debate whether such cameras have made the roads safer or more hazardous. JEFF GRANIT staff To its…
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Police capt. has memorable experience at FBI academy
Kurt Schriefer has served with Freehold Township force for 25 years BY JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Capt. Kurt Schriefer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Since he was a child, Kurt Schriefer wanted to be a police officer. “I still remember my eighth-grade yearbook; we had to put what we wanted to be when we grew up: police officer,”…
