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  • Discovering Monmouth County Parks ••• Deep Cut Gardens

    One of a continuing series in conjunction with Deep Cut Gardens horticultural with the Monmouth County Park System. park is dedicated to the home gardener. The 54 acres of gardens are a living catalog of native and cultivated plant species. Take a walking tour of the park, ask the staff horticultural questions, or visit the…

  • BRAVO to demonstrate techniques at Oakley house

    Battlefield Restoration and Archaeological Volunteer Organization (BRAVO) will direct its attention away from Monmouth Battlefield and other venues to the Monmouth County Historical Society’s Oakley house on July 18 during an open house in Freehold Township. The Oakley house is at the corner of Wemrock Road and Oakley Drive. When BRAVO worked at the battlefield’s…

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    Andrew Lorie takes part in a game of box ball on July 9 at the Manalapan Recreation Center. Box ball is one of many activities youngsters enjoy at the day camp that is sponsored by the Manalapan Recreation Department. More photos at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

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    Angelo Parisi (c) throws the ball at the opposing team while playing a game of TEG war on July 9 at the Manalapan Recreation Center. TEG war is one of the activities youngsters enjoy at the day camp that is sponsored by the Manalapan Recreation Department. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Local skateboarding scene kicking into high gear

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Local interest in skateboarding seems to be on the rise and one area resident has gotten involved in the sport by creating a line of skateboarding products. Kelsey Arcoleo, 20, started Liberation Skateboards when he was 18 years old. The business features a full line of skateboarding products. Kelsey Arcoleo, 20,…

  • Family grieves for lost relatives

    June 16 murders claimed lives of brother and sister in Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Amother and father have lost two of their four children, a daughter and son have lost a mother and uncle, and a husband has lost a beloved wife and brother-in-law in a pair of murders that shook…

  • Book sale raises $821

    MARLBORO — A recent book recycling event in Marlboro gave residents a chance to clear their bookshelves and helped to raise money for the Marlboro Educational Foundation’sArts in Education Fund. The Marlboro Community Events Committee held the book exchange on June 6 at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center. Residents had been asked to donate gently…

  • Multiple issues doom plan for four homes

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Flooding concerns and a question regarding the ownership of part of a storm-water management system were items that led to the denial of a proposed four-home subdivision off Wilson Avenue. Although a motion was made to approve the Marlboro Hills Estates application during the June 16 meeting of…

  • Charges filed against driver who struck state trooper

    The New Jersey State Police have charged a West Point cadet with speeding and careless driving in connection with the June 6 accident that took the life of New Jersey State Police Trooper Marc K. Castellano on Interstate 195 in Howell. The charges are motor vehicle violations. Criminal charges are not expected to be filed…