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Teachers & students enjoy adventure in Greece, Italy
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Trekking and mountain biking on an active volcano, whitewater rafting and helping to save sea turtles were only part of the activities that three teachers and nine students from Manalapan High School participated in while they were on a two-week adventure in Greece and Italy from July 5-19. A group of…
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Bakery goal: 1,000 cupcakes for charity
Eat Cake makes sweet treats for Cupcakes for a Cause BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Alocal bakery is whipping up cupcakes from scratch to raise money for children affected by cancer. Eat Cake Bakery of Matawan, in the Colonial Shops mall on Route 79, is participating in the seventh annual Cupcakes for a Cause week,…
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Manalapan will host medicine disposal day
MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Police Department in partnership with the Manalapan Community Alliance will host an Operation Take Back New Jersey local collection site as part of the Operation Take Back New Jersey medicine disposal day. The event will take place in the lobby adjacent to the entrance to the police department at the Manalapan…
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Freehold residents can turn in drugs
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer While most parents do their best to keep their children safe and protected from any number of ills, they may not be aware that real danger lurks within the confines of their own home — as close as the bathroom. Each year a growing number of teenagers quietly turn…
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Democrats fail to heed call for two council candidates
HOWELL — It’s not easy being a Democrat in Howell. That is Democratic Party Chairman Steven Morlino’s take on why there will only be a single Democrat vying for one of three Township Council seats in the Nov. 2 election. “Money is a major problem,” Morlino said. “The last election I don’t think we raised…
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Special day for dogs honors Marlboro boy
All are invited to take part in Dog Day Afternoon at Marlboro recreation center BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — An event with the goals of finding happy homes for dogs and raising money for the Ashley Lauren Foundation will also celebrate the memory of a young Marlboro resident. The Dog Day Afternoon will…
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Talent nets world crown for Lianah
Freehold Township girl impresses judges with performance in Hollywood BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Bruce Springsteen put Freehold Borough on the map and now Lianah Sta. Ana is bringing worldwide attention to Freehold Township. Lianah Sta. Ana With a powerful voice that makes people take notice, Lianah, 11, a sixth-grader at the Barkalow Middle School,…
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Steel from WTC received with honor
Port Authority official presents Manalapan with ground-zero artifact BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer On the clear, sunny morning of Sept. 8 — a day that was eerily reminiscent of the weather on Sept. 11, 2001, when the world was changed forever by an act of terrorism — Manalapan residents, officials and family members of those…
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Marlboro mom’s video shines light on hunger
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A desire to help spread the word about world hunger led to a Marlboro mother and her two sons being featured on boxes of Cheerios cereal. Dolores Catalano said she was reading an issue of the News Transcript when she saw an article seeking submissions for the ShopRite…
