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Town gets set for cleanup
FREEHOLD — Borough residents will be able to use garbage bins and shredders to dispose of items and papers on May 18 when the mayor’s annual community cleanup day is held. Mayor Nolan Higgins instituted the townwide cleanup in 2012. This year’s cleanup will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Higgins said the…
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Port Authority eases rules for veterans to join PAPD
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced plans to launch its first major recruitment effort in six years for candidates for a future class of up to 175 police officers in 2014. The effort will reflect a newly revised policy approved by the Board of Commissioners that will maximize the ability…
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Shutzer honored by two groups
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD —Borough Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer received two honors at a recent meeting of the Borough Council. On May 6, Shutzer was honored by the Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad and was made an honorary member of the squad in recognition of her years of support for the volunteer…
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New ministry center opens
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Bob Gassaway (c), construction official and a member of the Colts Neck Reformed Church, Route 537, shows Mario and Meredith Geneve the upper room in the church’s new ministry center. The church hosted an open house in April to debut the new facility. LAUREN CASSELBERRY COLTS NECK — With a…
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Speaker to discuss Belmar mural project
r. Patricia Hutchinson, a Belmar artist and teacher, will present “The Belmar Barriers Project” at 7 p.m. May 22 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The barrier mural project was a spontaneous contribution by Belmar Arts Council volunteers to the recovery effort following superstorm Sandy in October. Local artists, professional and…
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She’s Jack Benny’s age, plus 10
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I will be turning 49 this summer and I would like to announce that this will be the last official year of aging for me. Naturally, I’ll still be receiving well wishes once a year if you would like. I’ll happily take any gifts folks are willing to give,…
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Lawsuit filed; does anyone still care?
IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN Sometimes when you ask what you believe to be a simple question, you do not get a simple answer, if you get an answer at all. In September 2011, James Stuart of Colts Neck, a professional appraiser and member of the Monmouth County Agricultural Development Board, claimed in a lawsuit…
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St. Gabriel’s carnival returns to Marlboro
MARLBORO — Guests from all towns are welcome to enjoy the rides, food and games at the 2013 St. Gabriel’s Church Carnival, 100 N. Main St. (Route 79), which runs this coming weekend. “It’s an afternoon of family fun,” said Christine Cataudella, a committee chairwoman. “There is something for everyone.” Church officials have expanded the…
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Chief assists in arrest of driver
MANALAPAN — When Manalapan Police Chief Chris Marsala and Patrolman Robert Kelly received a report of a black Chrysler Neon that had struck a mailbox in Marlboro and was swerving all over the road as it headed into Manalapan in the area of Union Hill Road at 11:15 a.m. May 3, they sprang into action.…
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