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Horticulture scholarship available
The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County are offering a scholarship award of $1,000 to a high school senior who is planning to enroll in a horticulture program at a New Jersey college or university for the fall semester 2011. he scholarship will be paid directly to the student for educational costs (i.e., tuition, fees, and…
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Program would create new pool of volunteers
MRC-CERT participants would assist police and other emergency responders BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough Council members are investigating the possibility of creating a Medical Reserve Corps-Community Emergency Response Team in Freehold Borough. They recently heard a presentation about MRC-CERT from Thomas Moran. Moran, the business development manager for CommVault Services in…
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Local soldier commended for bravery
Pfc. Miles G. Wagman HOWELL— U.S. Army Pvt. First Class Miles G. Wagman, 21, of Howell was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his exceptional service while assigned as a dismount during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. “Pvt. First Class Wagman’s dedication to duty during combat operations contributed to the immense success of the mission.…
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Police officer appointed in Colts Neck
COLTS NECK — A new officer was welcomed into the ranks of the Colts Neck Police Department during the Township Committee’s March 9 meeting. Officer Daniel J. Mazzucola, a resident of Middletown, was sworn in as a member of the department with his parents at his side and friends and family members watching from the…
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Bill honoring fallen veteran back on table
Holt, Lautenberg reintroduce bill to fill void in military’s suicide prevention efforts Linda Bean looks on as U.S. Rep. Rush Holt speaks during a March 15 press conference in Washington, D.C. Holt announced the reintroduction of the Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act. East Brunswick, Middlesex County, resident Linda Bean was back…
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Defensive driving course will be offered
MANALAPAN — The Community Refuge Church, 4 Sobecko Road, off Pension Road, Manalapan, in asking for assistance as it helps the people of Haiti continue to recover from an earthquake that struck the Caribbean island nation in January 2010. The church is offering a fundraiser program which combines a defensive driving class. The class is…
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Manalapan committee introduces 2011 budget
Officials say spending plan has no hike in municipal tax rate BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — As the Township Committee prepared to introduce the 2011 municipal budget, Mayor Andrew Lucas gave residents the bottom line: municipal taxes will not be going up this year. Lucas said the municipal tax rate will re- main stable…
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Audubon Society offers scholarships
The Monmouth County Audubon Society has announced that the organization will sponsor up to $3,000 in scholarships for the fall 2011 semester. “Thanks to the generosity of one former member, our organization will be sponsoring this annual scholarship for the foreseeable future. We are very excited to be able to subsidize the education of future…
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Scholarships offered to FRHSD seniors
The orthopedic surgeons at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute of Freehold, Monroe and Wall townships will award two $1,000 scholarships — one to a male senior and one to a female senior who attend high school in the Freehold Regional School District. Seniors attending Colts Neck High School, Freehold High School, Freehold Township High…
