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AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed at Monmouth U.
In commemoration of World AIDS Day, Dec.1, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, will sponsor a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. A panel representing The Center in Asbury Park is among the 20 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt that will be on display at Monmouth University to mark World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. Twenty…
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Hometown embraces injured Marine upon homecoming
BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer It has been a little less than four months since U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Colin Pascik of Monroe Township, Middlesex County, suffered devastating injuries to both of his legs while on patrol with his squad in Afghanistan’s Helmond Province. Yet, Pascik, who will turn 21 on Nov. 17, said he…
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Marlboro council agrees to contract with police
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — New contracts for the Marlboro Police Department got a stamp of approval from the Township Council during the governing body’s Nov. 10 meeting. Mayor Jonathan Hornik called the deal between Marlboro and PBA Local 196 (patrol officers) and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 15 (sergeants, lieutenants and…
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Rapid entry system to be a requirement
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Municipal officials are trying to ensure that firefighters will have immediate access to buildings in Freehold Borough in the event of a fire. At its meeting on Nov. 1, the Borough Council introduced an amendment to the existing Uniform Fire Safety Ordinance. The amendment may be up…
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Republicans sweep three seats in Howell
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer HOWELL — Voters elected three Republicans to four-year terms on the Howell Township Council in the Nov. 2 election. William Gotto, 8,423 votes, Robert Nicastro, 8,295 votes, and Pauline Smith, 8,200 votes, were victorious in their campaign for seats on the governing body. Cochise Doucette, the only Democrat on the…
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Entrepreneur’s life to be topic of presentation
On Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. the Monmouth County Historical Association will present an illustrated lecture about Daniel Hendrickson (1723-88), an early Monmouth County entrepreneur, merchant, musician and artist. Daniel Hendrickson, self-portrait, circa 1770. Collection of Monmouth County Historical Association, Marshall P. Blankarn Purchasing Fund. The speaker will be Joseph W. Hammond, a former director…
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IRS seeks tax season volunteers
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking volunteers for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (VITA/TCE) program. IRS spokesman Gregg Semanick said, “The IRS is looking for volunteers to take part in VITA/TCE throughout New Jersey during the 2010 tax filing season.” During the upcoming tax filing season, VITA/TCE volunteers, in…
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Dibyarka Chatterjee (l) and Sunghamita Chatterjee perform traditional Indian music on Nov. 4 during a celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. The message of Diwali is the triumph of light over darkness and of good over evil. FRANK GALIPO
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Meals for senior citizens brighten Thanksgiving
Volunteers are sought to prepare home-cooked dinners for people in need BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent HOWELL — Senior citizens who are alone, homebound, or without family or family members nearby often do not look forward to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday as they once did. For more than 12 years, the combined efforts of the Howell…
