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Freehold resident charged with assault
FREEHOLD — A Freehold Borough man was charged with committing an aggravated assault at 1 a.m. Feb. 12. According to police Lt. Mark Wodell, Juan Carlos Alvarez-Peralta, 37, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing a 23-year-old man. The victim, who is also a resident of the borough, suffered injuries to his…
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Entries sought for Belmar art exhibit
The Belmar Arts Council (BAC) announces a call for submissions to its “Walk the Line” drawing exhibition. The show is open to artists age 17 and older working in graphite, ink, or other drawing/ linear medium. This year’s juror will be Marcel Franquelin, who received a traditional artistic education in France, at Les Beaux-Arts and…
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West Point Glee Club to perform in Freehold
FREEHOLD — Military songs — the kind that give you goose bumps when you hear them — will be part of the performance when the United States Military Academy Cadet Glee Club performs in Freehold Borough at 7:30 p.m. March 26. The 70-member glee club under the direction of Constance Chase will bring their resonant…
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Police Explorers earn honors, promotions
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Promotions and awards in the ranks of the Marlboro Police Explorers were presented to the youths in blue during the Feb. 4 meeting of the Marlboro Township Council. Marlboro Township Police Explorer Post 105 was founded in 1982. The program is open to students between the ages of…
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‘Shop Marlboro Day’ scheduled for May 22
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Keep your spending dollars in Marlboro to help keep local businesses blooming. That is the message that members of the Marlboro Economic Development Committee (EDC) are stressing to residents of the community. A “shop Marlboro” idea has been around for a while, but to officially kick off the…
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Enter video contest to highlight hunger
Nearly 50 million Americans, including 17 million children, suffer from food insecurity, according to Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger relief charity. Yet the issue of hunger is not easily described, making those who suffer from it hard to identify. The hungry could be the parent who skips meals to ensure there is enough…
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Charity gala will support police ride in Unity Tour
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — During the upcoming Police Unity Tour, members of the Marlboro Police Department will once again ride in honor of those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The Police Unity Tour is a four-day bicycle ride that begins in New Jersey and concludes in Washington,…
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Latino network wants all to participate in census
The Latino Action Network (LAN) is urging members of New Jersey’s Latino community — including undocumented immigrants — to participate fully in Census 2010, and said it is opposed to efforts by a minority to encourage a boycott of the national population count. According to a press release from the LAN, in the coming months…
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Investigation continues into text-message scam
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Sprint/Nextel users and Wachovia account holders beware — a text-message scam targeting customers of the cell phone service provider and the national bank has been affecting local residents. Within the past month three residents of Howell reported receiving a text message that attempts to con Sprint/Nextel telecommunications customers…
