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Police seek shoplifting suspect
MANALAPAN — Police have issued a warrant for a Manalapan resident who is wanted in connection with multiple shoplifting incidents at a local supermarket. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, on July 20 at 3:01 p.m., Patrolman Edward Hedden responded to Stop & Shop, Tennent Road, to follow up on shoplifting incidents…
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Tribute acts take over local concert stages
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The B Street Band — Willie Forte (l-r), Steve Lopresto, Glenn Stuart, Steve Pozzelanti, Steve Baranian and Steve Myers — will perform the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in Woodbridge on Aug. 5 and in Freehold on Aug. 6. PHOTO COURTESY OF B STREET BAND Summer…
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Applicants for trustee sought
The Brookdale Community College Trustee Search Committee is seeking résumés for an open seat on the college’s Board of Trustees. “This is a terrific opportunity for a resident to take a dynamic role at New Jersey’s best community college,” said Monmouth County Freeholder John P. Curley, liaison to the college. “Brookdale needs leaders who will…
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Soldier fighting overseas found way to help Sandy victims
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Pfc. Tommy Morris, a military police officer with the New Jersey Army National Guard, felt compelled to aid those who suffered at the hands of superstorm Sandy last fall. The only problem was that Morris, 23, of Brick Township, was stationed in Afghanistan at the time. In a push to…
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4-H members speak at state event
Seven teenagers recently represented the Monmouth County 4-H Association and received state recognition for their accomplishments in the 2013 State 4-H Public Presentations Program at Douglass College, New Brunswick. The Rutgers 4-H Youth Development Program hosted 175 4-H’ers from 18 counties. All of the participating teens gave oral presentations on specific topics, according to a…
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Committee rejects only bid for police training facility
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has rejected the only bid it received for the construction of a new training facility for the Manalapan Police Department. At its meeting on July 10, the committee reported that Pharos Enterprises LLC was the only firm to respond to a June 5 solicitation for…
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Marlboro officials planning to start community garden
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — For years, neighbors have come together to roll up their sleeves, dirty their hands and forge a sense of camaraderie in community gardens across the country. Next spring, Marlboro residents may have the chance to do the same at a community garden that is expected to be established…
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Safe Corridor grants announced
The Christie administration has announced the award of $5 million in grants to 64 municipalities to promote safety along designated Safe Corridor highway segments and to advance local street rehabilitation projects. A total of 56 municipalities will share $3 million in 2013 Safe Corridor grants and eight municipalities will share $2.15 million in 2013 Local…
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Police investigating robberies of Hispanic men in Freehold
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Police are investigating a pair of robberies in which young Hispanic men who were walking in Freehold Borough were accosted by individuals seeking money. On July 21 at 3 a.m., a 25-year-old male resident of the borough was coming from the downtown area and walking on Broadway…
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