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    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…

  • Freehold should receive Monmouth simulcast

    Why in heaven’s name is Monmouth Park racetrack refusing to send a TV signal to Freehold Raceway so that patrons at Freehold might be able to view and bet on Monmouth Park races via simulcast? Surely the people running Monmouth Park are not doing what is in the best interest of the public, but rather…

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  • ‘Touch a Truck’ event comes to county fair M

    onmouth County will be showcasing its programs and services at the 2013 Monmouth County Fair with its “Touch A Truck” event, Sheriff’s Ident- A-Kid 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…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Battleground Historical Society will sponsor “Tea with Mary Todd Lincoln” 1-4 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Village Inn, 2 Water St., Englishtown. Ticket donations are $20, by reservation only. To reserve a seat, call 732-780-6428. The event will include a gift basket raffle, a 50-50 raffle, door prizes and favors. For more information,…

  • Freehold Twp. committee OK’s leases for equipment

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township Police Department will be getting several new patrol cars. The Township Committee has adopted ordinances leasing capital equipment. The initiative will be completed in conjunction with the Monmouth County Improvement Authority (MCIA). The ordinances were adopted on July 9. The first ordinance authorizes…

  • Intersection tangle

    A Freehold Township patrol car responds to the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 33 and Wemrock Road, Freehold Township, at 4:35 p.m. July 15. Freehold Township police Lt. George Baumann said a Marlboro resident was issued a careless driving summons after making a right turn on a red light from…

  • Model aircraft enthusiasts will display love of hobby

    By ANDREW SWEENEY Staff Writer The Jersey Coast Sport Fliers will display radio-controlled model aircraft such as the one pictured here on National Model Aviation Day, Aug. 17, at Dorbrook Park, Route 537, Colts Neck. Secluded away in a corner of Dorbrook Park, Route 537, Colts Neck, you can find the men, women and children…

  • 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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