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Freehold Cub Scout fall recruitment nights begin
Boys in first through fifth grade who crave adventure, have a zest for learning, want to become good citizens and have a lot of fun are invited to attend free recruitment information nights hosted by Cub Scout packs in Freehold. The following recruitment information nights have been scheduled: • West Freehold School/Laura Donovan School (Pack…
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Work begins on apartment building for people with MS
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The late Ray Kershaw will be remembered by residents as a dedicated public servant, but to Marissa Manfredi, Kershaw will always be the man who spearheaded a project that will give her a new home. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Aug. 17 at the site of…
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Sept. 19 memorial walk assists LADACIN Network
The fourth annual Ryan Bell Memorial Walk and Wheel-A-Thon will be held on Sept. 19 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The walk and wheel-athon will take place at Larrison Hall at 2 p.m. Registration is at 1 pm. There will be a 1.5-mile walk, refreshments, entertainment and giveaways. The registration fee is $25 which will…
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Historian to receive award
Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French has announced that independent historian Edward J. Raser of Monroe Township has been selected for the 2010 Jane G. Clayton Award. Created in 1997, the Clayton Award honors individuals who, over a substantial number of years, have made exceptional contributions to an awareness, understanding, and/or preservation of the history…
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Walk honors late Howell teen
On Sept. 12 at 3 p.m. on the boardwalk at Pier Village in Long Branch, Prevention First will be hosting the fourth annual Amanda Faith Reo Memorial Walk. The event aims to raise $10,000 in Reo’s name to support Prevention First’s violence and substance abuse prevention programs, and to raise awareness among teens about the…
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Walk With Joe returns to Battlefield state park
MANALAPAN — A group of dedicated individuals will not let Americans forget the heroism of the passengers who were on United Airlines Flight 93 on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The individuals who fought back against a team of hijackers will be honored during the ninth annual Walk With Joe to be held at…
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Repairs planned for water system, roads
MARLBORO — Two bond ordinances that will help pay for capital improvements got the OK from the Marlboro Township Council during its Aug. 24 meeting. One ordinance pertained to capital improvements that are expected to be made around town, including road paving and energy efficiency improvements, while the second ordinance was geared toward improvements that…
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Family displaced by fire at Freehold’s Rug Mill Towers
By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD — One family was displaced from its second floor apartment following a fire at the Rug Mill Towers on Jackson Street, Freehold Borough, this morning, Sept. 14. Officials said the family’s apartment was uninhabitable following the fire. No further information as to where the family would be relocated was immediately…
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Marine’s film provides ‘Severe Clear’ view of Iraq War
Screening honors Sept. 11 victim Beth Quigley BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Soldiers patrol during the Iraq War in a frame from the film “Severe Clear.” RED BANK — With a rifle over his shoulder and a video camera around his neck, former Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Scotti went to Iraq. Several years later,…
