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Liens placed against property owners
MANALAPAN — As it has done for the past several months, the Township Committee at its meeting of Nov. 10 placed liens against owners who have not maintained their property. Municipal officials placed a lien in the amount of $108.50 on property at 4 King Court, where grass was growing dangerously high and creating a…
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Feds seize domain names in counterfeit goods bust
Seizure orders were executed against 82 domain names of commercial Internet websites engaged in the alleged illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works as part of Operation in Our Sites v. 2.0, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Director John Morton of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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Teachers can receive equipment for ‘Plants for Pollinators’ program
The Freehold Soil Conservation District will provide “Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom” resource kits to teachers in Middlesex and Monmouth counties. The “Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom” program is designed to help students discover the importance of native pollinators and to study the relationship between plants and pollinators, according to a press release.…
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Volunteers sought to brighten holidays
MARLBORO — Last year the Social Action Committee of the Marlboro Jewish Center initiated the Adopt-a-Family program for the holiday season. Committee members said the program was extremely successful. Many volunteers “adopted” families of different religions, and in so doing, provided holiday gifts for those families who may not have otherwise received any. The volunteers…
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The Guild celebrates 50 years
The Guild of Creative Art’s 50th Anniversary Show, featuring work by exhibiting and associate members, opens Dec. 8 at the Middletown Township Public Library. “Yellow Gardenia” by Carol Seip An opening reception will take place Dec. 11 from 2-4 p.m. The show will run through Dec. 28 at the library, 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown.…
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Officers take it off for special charities
Manalapan police honored in diet competition; all teams see benefits of their efforts BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A group of local police officers walked into CentraState Medical Center’s conference center last week wearing uniforms that appeared to be too large for them. It turns out there was a good reason…
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Communication scholarships available
The Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association is seeking applicants for its annual James R. McCormick Memorial Scholarship Awards program. The scholarship is open to sophomore, junior or senior college students who are residents of Ocean or Monmouth counties and are pursuing a degree in communications, public relations, journalism, advertising, and radio and/or television…
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H.S. district supports food bank
Students and staff members from the Freehold Regional High School District gave a ton of food — actually five tons of food — to the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Neptune. According to a press release, the six high schools — Colts Neck, Freehold, Freehold Township, Howell, Manalapan and Marlboro — brought in 5.3…
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Judge reverses stay on lawsuits
MARLBORO — The stay that was protecting Marlboro from developer’s lawsuits has been overturned and an onslaught of cases that deal with affordable housing is now coming at the township. Attorney Michael Herbert, who represents the Marlboro Planning Board, took a few moments at the board’s Dec. 1 meeting to give a legal update to…
