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Girl’s reading of Holocaust story leads to honor for bat mitzvah
Lara Zullow MARLBORO — A passion for reading and learning about the history of the Holocaust inspired Lara Zullow, 12, of Marlboro, to dedicate her bat mitzvah to the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) and their story of Bronislaw Firuta, a righteous Gentile from Ostra Mogila, Poland, who sheltered Joseph Bonder and his sister…
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Harpist to play in Freehold
FREEHOLD — Harpist Bridget Kibbey, winner of the Avery Fisher grant and the Concert Guild International Competition, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 as part of the Downtown Concert Series hosted by St. Peter’s Church, Throckmorton Street, Freehold. Tickets are $25. Additional information at downtownconcertseries.org. Kibbey’s solo performances have been broadcast on National Public…
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Consumer Affairs warns people about ‘smishing’
The Monmouth County Department of Consumer Affairs wants every resident to be aware of “smishing,” the latest attempt to steal information from unsuspecting cell phone users. “As we rely on technology and our cell phones more, thousands of people are using the same technology to target and take advantage of cell phone users,” said Freeholder…
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Input sought on natural disasters
Has your home ever been flooded? Have you been affected by any other type of natural disaster? Monmouth County residents can now learn more about a comprehensive all natural hazards mitigation plan for the county and its 53 municipalities, and complete an online citizen questionnaire at www.monmouthsheriff.org. Through a grant provided by the Federal Emergency…
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Georgian Ct. explores music of WW II for Veterans Day
In honor of Veterans Day, Georgian Court University will offer a free and fun celebration with “Lifting the Clouds of War: The Music of World War II,” an interactive lecture with audience singalongs, at the Dorothy Marron University Community Chapel on the Lakewood campus on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. Presented by the Department of…
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Freehold Twp. native stars in History Channel series
Eric Rolland portrays J.P. Morgan in ‘The Men Who Built America’ BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Eric Rolland Joseph Reilly, the former Freehold High School art teacher and drama coach, was sitting in front of his television on Oct. 30 waiting to see what most teachers rarely see — a former student “make it.”…
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Adler tapped to fill seat on zoning board
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — A seat left vacant for months on the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment has been filled. The Township Council has appointed resident Michael Adler to serve as a regular member of the board. “Michael Adler also is a really tremendous individual willing to volunteer his time, his energy…
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Fitzgerald, Schatzle unopposed for 3-year terms in Colts Neck
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Republican incumbents Michael Fitzgerald and James Schatzle are running unopposed for two three-year terms on the Colts Neck Township Committee on Election Day, Nov. 6. Fitzgerald, 53, is an attorney. He is serving as deputy mayor in the third year of his first term on the governing…
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Ready to tally
Many choices for voters on Nov. 6 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Voting machines are ready to be rolled out from the Monmouth County Board of Elections office in Freehold. JEFF GRANIT staff School board candidates join political office-seekers on ballot in most towns F or the first time, voters who to go the…
