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Beethoven works to be performed in Roosevelt
Alan Mallach ROOSEVELT — On Dec. 8, the Roosevelt Arts Project will present a solo piano recital with commentary by Alan Mallach, titled “Beethoven the Revolutionary.” The program will take place at Borough Hall, Route 571, Roosevelt, western Monmouth County. A voluntary contribution of $5 will be collected at the door. The concert will present…
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Concert to boost shore rebuild
Restore the Shore and the Strand Theater in Lakewood will host a yearlong concert series to help the Jersey Shore recover from the destruction caused by the Oct. 29 storm called Sandy. The first show, a holiday concert featuring Gary “U.S.” Bonds, Marc Ribler and Friends, and special guests, will be held at 8 p.m.…
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Share your cherished traditions
Do you remember the excitement of lighting the eighth menorah candle; listening for reindeer hooves on the roof; being allowed to stay up to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve; celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa; offering food and chanting the Buddha’s teachings? Does your family have a special holiday or festival tradition…
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Freehold firefighters were on high alert during Sandy
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Fire Department firehouse on West Main Street became the temporary home for more than 50 volunteer firefighters during and after the time Sandy hit the area on Oct. 29. There were more than 125 calls to the fire department during and after the posttropical storm’s visit to the Garden State. Officials…
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Residents respond in big way to call for donations
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Firefighters from the East Freehold Fire Company, Dutch Lane Road, wanted to do something for people who lost property and possessions during post-tropical storm Sandy, and decided the most immediate help they could offer was to collect items the victims needed. Firefighter Rick Frascati said the…
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Sandy impacted local businesses
MARLBORO — Time is money, or so the saying goes, and many local businesses lost a big chunk of operating hours as a result of Sandy and the ensuing power outages. Just about all of Marlboro lost power after the Oct. 29 storm, Mayor Jonathan Hornik said. That meant business owners had to close their…
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Ilan Tancredi makes his way along Main Street in downtown Freehold Borough at the start of a nasty nor’easter that dumped almost 1 foot of snow on the borough and surrounding areas on Nov. 7. However, mild weather that moved in during the weekend of Nov. 10-11 removed almost all traces of the early, unwelcome…
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Ammiano, Cook score win in Freehold Twp.
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Voters elected Republicans Anthony Ammiano and Thomas Cook to three-year terms on the Township Committee in the Nov. 6 election. According to unofficial results provided by the township clerk, Ammiano received 8,145 votes and Cook received 7,730 votes. That was enough to turn back a challenge…
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Green wins three-year term on Manalapan committee
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Residents returned Republican Ryan Green to his seat on the Township Committee in the Nov. 6 election. Green, who is one of five Republicans on the governing body, will begin his new term on Jan. 1. His term will run through Dec. 31, 2015. The other members of…
