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Kidz-4-Kidz expands to Monmouth County
At the age of 3, Ashley Lauren Vermeulen of Brick Township was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor (kidney cancer). Vermeulen is now 21 years old and studying dance in college, and the cancer survivor uses her talent to give back to the community. Vermeulen co-founded Kidz-4-Kidz, a group that uses dance and theatrical performance to raise…
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Rock’n Music Idol winners named
The Rock’n Music Idol 2009 live finale was held June 7 at the Cliffwood Beach VFW Hall. The finale featured performances by the 27 finalists from throughout New Jersey who advanced to the finals out of more than 600 contestants who auditioned for the competition in February. Local Rock’n Music Idol winners Maggie Barilka (l)…
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Liquor licenses renewed
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has voted to renew liquor licenses that are held by various entities in the township. Members of the governing body passed a resolution renewing the liquor licenses at their meeting on June 10. The period of renewal is from July 1, 2009 through June 30,…
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THE MORAL OF THE STORY – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial THE MORAL OF THE STORY By Gloria Averbuch Athletes and coaches have a lot to offer us. I learned this last night as I sat among the crowd at a Sky Blue FC game and listened to Head Coach Kelly Lindsey give what was billed as a coach’s "chalk talk." This…
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Seeing is believing: The awful toll of war
Boots signify lives lost at war BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The financial cost of war is often spelled out for the public, tallied in the billions of dollars spent on weapons and technology, but how is the human cost of war illustrated? PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff A display of 78 pairs of…
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CFO has kept town on a steady path
Debrah DeFeo preparing to retire from Freehold Twp. BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Debrah DeFeo FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Debrah DeFeo began her career as a working woman essentially in a man’s world. Although society and opinions about women in the workplace have changed dramatically over the last 40 years, DeFeo began her climb up…
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Scholarship winner expresses gratitude
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent FREEHOLD — Surprise and gratitude are what Divisha Dixit said she felt when her name was announced as the first recipient of the newly established $5,000 Lisa Hoebee HicksonMemorial Scholarship during the Freehold High School (FHS) awards evening on June 4. “I was speechless,” said Dixit, 17, of Marlboro. “I was…
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Board approves deal with FRHSD principals
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Anew agreement between the Freehold Regional High School District and the Freehold Regional High School District Principals Association was approved by the district’s Board of Education during its June 15 meeting in Englishtown. The new agreement will run from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012. The board members voted…
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Grant to fund bus cameras
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A grant in the amount of $22,751 will provide for the purchase and installation of two cameras each on seven buses operated by the Marlboro K-8 School District. The Marlboro Board of Education is the recipient of a 2009 Safety Grant Award from the New Jersey School Boards…
