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Brookdale job fair draws hundreds
Jobs are available, but not all are full time BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A nastasia Davis has been out of work for eight months but is hopeful that her employment status will change sometime soon. Davis, of Asbury Park, recently attended a job fair sponsored by the Brookdale Learning Center in Long Branch and…
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Wicked rainstorm kept emergency crews busy
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — One of the worst wind and rainstorms Freehold Township officials said they have ever seen pummeled the area on March 13, bringing down trees and wires, flooding basements and seriously damaging several homes, leaving in its wake a cleanup effort that kept officials busy for days.…
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Classical music to be performed
The Arts Council of Princeton will present artists from the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra in the first of a new music series “Up Close and Classical.” Presented in the Arts Council’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, the event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 26. The program will start with a workshop, Traveling Around the…
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Council appoints Rosenthal as Marlboro deputy mayor
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Praised for his financial acumen and dubbed a “brilliant man,” Steve Rosenthal was recently sworn in as a deputy mayor of Marlboro. Rosenthal, who served on the Township Council for four years but did not seek reelection in 2009, was honored during the council’s March 4 meeting. The…
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Committee bans large trucks on several Manalapan roads
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Trucks of a certain size will be banned on Woodward Road between Route 33 and Sweetmans Lane under the terms of an ordinance that was adopted by the Manalapan Township Committee in a unanimous vote on March 17. The action followed a request from residents of Woodward Road…
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Colorectal cancer run/walk March 27
CentraState Medical Center, in conjunction with the Freehold Area Running Club and the Jersey Shore Running Club, will sponsor a colorectal cancer awareness and fundraising run/walk on March 27 at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan. The “Paulette Steps Toward Cancer Wellness” 5K run/1-mile walk is named in honor of marathon runner and rectal cancer…
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FTHS wins Consumer Bowl
Freehold Township High School teacher Lydia Wagner (l) stands with Consumer Bowl winners (from left) Nicole Haas, Jackie Myers, Casey Moore and David Domke (all standing) and Victoria Shen. This is the third year in a row that a team from Freehold Township won the Consumer Bowl. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A team of students from…
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March 13 rain, windstorm taxed Freehold to the max
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Downed trees, downed power lines, branches strewn along streets, flooded basements, and darkened homes and businesses characterized Freehold Borough on March 13 as torrential rains and high winds pummeled western Monmouth County. According to Office of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinator Hank Stryker III, sustained high winds and…
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Teachers, cops to play Wizards
MANALAPAN — A team of teachers and police officers will take the court against the Harlem Wizards in a game to benefit the local Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. The Manalapan All-Stars will face the Harlem Wizards at 7 p.m. March 25 at Manalapan High School, 30 Church Lane. Student tickets are $10 at…
