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Middlesex, Monmouth to share juvenile center
Officials in Middlesex and Monmouth counties have announced an agreement to share youth detention services in hopes of saving taxpayers in each county more than $20 million over the next 10 years. If the freeholder boards in both counties authorize the deal, the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center on Dutch Lane Road in Freehold Township…
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Y club helps teens learn to be leaders
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The YMCA of Western Monmouth County’s goal is to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities. In the process the YMCA is also building future leaders. The YMCA Community Center on Center Street, Freehold Borough, sponsors the Leader’s Club of Freehold and offers a perfect example…
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Wide variety of orchids to be displayed at show
The Deep Cut Orchid Society’s 13th annual show will feature thousands of delicate flowers with rainbow colors from pure white to deep orange, yellows, purples, magenta, green, blue. Even spotted and striped orchids. Tiny flowers smaller than a pencil eraser and large “prom” orchids 3 to 4 inches across. The show, the largest in New…
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Colts Neck drill team competition postponed
By Rebecca Morton COLTS NECK— Due to the threat of a snowstorm on Feb. 6, a drill team competition that was scheduled to be held at Colts Neck High School has been canceled. The event has been rescheduled for Feb. 27. The Freehold Regional High School District’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, which is…
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ROTC drill team pursues perfection
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Precision is the key to winning when it comes to drill team competitions and the Colts Neck High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) drill team is in-sync and ready to give it their all at several upcoming competitions. On Feb. 6, Colts Neck High…
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Manalapan police charge second suspect in armed robbery
By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — On Feb. 2, Manalapan police Detective Michael A. Ratta signed complaints against Marshall Downey, 26, charging him in connection with the Aug. 13, 2008 armed robbery of an Exxon gas station on Route 9 north in Manalapan. Downey is the second suspect to be charged in connection with that robbery.…
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Local chorus will put a song in your heart
Quartets from the Liberty Oak Chorus are preparing to fill offices, homes, businesses and restaurants with the sound of four-part harmony as they deliver singing valentines on Feb. 12, 13 and 14 to locations throughout New Jersey. The award-winning Liberty Oak Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, has been invited to compete at the…
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Women hope to inspire children to eat healthy
Freehold Township youngsters learn about nutrition BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Call them crusaders, gals on a mission or the Three Musketeers. The bottom line is that a trio of Freehold Township moms have taken on a task of epic proportions — to change the eating habits of a generation of children — at…
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Atlantic City to host International Power Boat Show
The 31st annual Atlantic City International Power Boat Show cruises back into town Feb. 3-7, docking at the Atlantic City Convention Center to showcase the biggest selection of powerboats and accessories in the Northeast, with dealers offering unprecedented deals. With hundreds of boats filling the convention center, ranging from luxury motor yachts and sport fishers…
