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The Puzzle Installation and Collaborative Project
A contributing artist displays the puzzle piece he designed for the project. The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) will exhibit The Puzzle Installation and Collaborative Project, an art installation of thousands of puzzle pieces made in diverse media by artists and nonartists of all ages from across the county. Coordinated by artist Tim Kelly through a…
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Scouts have chance to design new patch
The Lakewood BlueClaws baseball team is looking for local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to design a patch that will be given out to scouts at BlueClaws scout nights this year. “In 10 years we have given out 10 different scout patches,” BlueClaws General Manager Geoff Brown said. “As we start our second decade, we…
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Veterans’ memories gain place in national archives
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Behind each war story in the media are the men and women who lived it before it was news; for them, it was reality. Iraq War veteran Justin Sasso, of Holmdel, hopes that adding his oral history to the Library of Congress’Veterans History Projectwill help restore that forgotten empathy. Sasso,…
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Whole Foods coming to Marlboro
MARLBORO — It’s official: Whole FoodsMarket is coming to Marlboro. Whole Foods executives recently signed a lease for 40,000 square feet in Marlboro Commons, a new retail center being built on the southwest corner of Route 9 and Route 520. Other leases in the shopping center are under negotiation. “I am excited that Whole Foods…
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Town’s recycling ordinance to comply with county plan
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The municipality’s recycling ordinance has been amended to mirror Monmouth County’s regulations and to bring Freehold Township into compliance with the county’s Solid Waste Management Plan, according to Township Administrator Thomas Antus. “Every town in New Jersey has to have a solid waste management plan. The…
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Manalapan officials working on budget
BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Township residents could get their first look at Manalapan’s 2011 municipal budget within a month. During the public portion of the Township Committee’s Feb. 9 meeting, resident Deborah Smarth asked Mayor Andrew Lucas where municipal officials are in the budget process. Smarth asked the mayor to “give residents an…
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‘Annie’ comes to Marlboro
MARLBORO — A lovable redhead will be coming to the stage at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School when students bring the musical “Annie Jr.” to life. The show will be performed on March 4-5 at 7 p.m. in the Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Nolan Road. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased in advance…
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Freehold grants business OK to use parking spaces
FREEHOLD — Municipal officials have passed a resolution authorizing a license agreement with Mandel Warehouse of New Jersey for parking on borough property. According to the resolution, Mandel Warehouse of New Jersey is the owner of property at 62 Jackson St. The property is next to the Rug Mill Towers parking lot. The borough owns…
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O’Scanlon: State employee benefits must be sustainable
Legislator named to panel monitoring police, fire benefits reform BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Declan O’Scanlon Jr. RED BANK— For the next three years, 12th District state Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon Jr. will be involved in monitoring New Jersey’s efforts to enact reforms and protect taxpayer interests. Named as one of four public members on Gov.…
