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Fun times await visitors to the 2013 Monmouth County Fair
For many residents, summer isn’t in full swing until the tents are up at the East Freehold Showgrounds in Freehold Township. The 39th annual Monmouth County Fair arrives this week and runs July 24-28 at the fairgrounds on Kozloski Road. Fair hours are 5-11 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.…
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‘Touch a Truck’ event comes to county fair
Monmouth County government will be showcasing its programs and services at the 2013 Monmouth County Fair with its “Touch A Truck” event, Sheriff’s Ident-AKid program and lots of county information during all five fair days at the East Freehold Showgrounds on Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. Fairgoers will have an opportunity to see and touch a…
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Board grants permission for Seer Farms to operate
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — After months of uncertainty surrounding the future of Seer Farms, the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a land use variance that ensures the animal foster care operation can continue to assist families and their pets. “I am very pleased and gratified the board has found a legal…
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Freehold concert will shine a light on missing persons
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Maire Tashjian (l) and Amy Schindler, who perform as Virago, will play at a fundraising concert in Freehold on Aug. 3. The event will benefit the Gina for Missing Persons Foundation. Maire Tashjian of the musical duo Virago was astounded when she learned that thousands of people in the…
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Online auction yields $95K
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the spring surplus auction generated $95,205, bringing the combined total of the county’s online surplus property auctions to $2,017,488. The county began conducting its surplus property auctions completely online in 2008, according to a press release. Surplus property from the county’s fleet services, bridge division, buildings…
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Bill would require school policy on teacher-student e-interaction
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer With smartphones and tablet computers becoming more prevalent in schools, two state legislators want school administrators to establish a policy that would regulate the ways in which students and teachers would be permitted to interact with each other in a digital world. A bill sponsored by state Sen. M. Teresa…
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Employers sought for job fair
Monmouth County will again offer employers and job seekers the opportunity to connect at the Monmouth County Job Fair scheduled for Sept. 20. The event is free for employers to reserve a table and for job seekers to attend. The 2013 Monmouth County Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept.…
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IN THE NEWS
Dad gets an education about college in 2013 Mark Rosman This is an exciting time for me as the parent of a new high school graduate who is getting ready to head off to college. After 30 years of publishing the On Campus column reporting the accomplishments of other’s people’s children at college, I hope…
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Ursula Bensen
Mrs. Bensen, 77, of Millstone Township, died July 16, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Glocau, Germany, and lived in Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Millstone. Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Sidney; a daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Gerald Borna of Millstone; two sisters, Inge Maresch of…
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