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Entries sought for film festival
Ocean County Library’s annual film festival is expanding in 2012 and is looking for entry submissions. Applications for submitting videos to the library’s sixth annual competition and entry rules will be available on the library’s website www.theoceancountylibrary.org or at a local Ocean County Library branch beginning in mid-January, according to a press release. This year’s…
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Marlboro Middle School clothing drive Jan. 7
The Marlboro Middle School Jazz Band and Show Choir will host a clothing drive fundraiser on Jan. 7. Individuals may drop off items from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Marlboro Middle School, 355 Route 520, Marlboro. Students will be available to help unload donated items. Items accepted are clothing, linens, stuffed animals, any…
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Women bring holiday spirit to displaced Howell residents
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— While the holiday season is a time for joy and merriment, for those individuals who have experienced loss or a life-altering event, the holidays can be the toughest time of the year. That was certainly the case for five families in the Moors Landing development off Strickland Road, Howell,…
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Freehold mural is removed by property owner
FREEHOLD — A mural depicting important people, places and organizations in Freehold Borough that covered a building on the site of a former gas station at the corner of East Main and Spring streets has been removed by the property owner. Parts of the Freehold mural that were painted on wood panels were removed by…
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Rock Shabbat returns to temple
MARLBORO — On Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m., Temple Rodeph Torah, Mohawk Drive, will continue to rock the Jewish community with its Rock Shabbat Friday night service. The program is led by Cantor Joanna Alexander and supported by songwriter and musician Eric Komar and temple congregants Bruce Cooper and Charlie Pearlman, and professional drummer Kevin…
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Freehold High School’s Jake Feldman tries to escape the grasp of Belleville’s Rocco Genova during their 106-pound bout at the Walter Woods Wrestling Tournament held at Middletown South High School on Dec. 28. Genova pinned Feldman in the opening round. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Plan expected to lay out h.s. district’s objectives
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education and the public gathered at a Dec. 12 special meeting of the board to witness the unveiling of the framework for the district’s strategic plan. The meeting was held at the FRHSD’s administrative offices in Englishtown. The strategic plan…
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Damage repaired, offices reopened
Hurricane Irene caused significant problems at Colts Neck town hall BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Several Colts Neck employees returned to a familiar place during the week of Dec. 19 — their offices. When Hurricane Irene rampaged through the region in late August, the basement of Colts Neck’s town hall incurred severe damages. “As a…
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Officials thank Eastman for service to Colts Neck
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Township Committeeman Edward C. Eastman Jr. received praise and thanks for his service from municipal officials and members of the public during the governing body’s Dec. 14 meeting, Eastman’s last as a member of the committee before his three-year term expires on Dec. 31. “In the three…
