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Participants sought for April 14 Mayor’s Bike Ride in Freehold
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Freehold Borough is on the move. Those are the words Lynn Reich used to describe the Mayor’s Bike Ride, which will take place April 14 at 1 p.m. “Get up and get out. That’s our message,” Reich said about the Mayor’s Bike Ride, which was created in…
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FTHS students help Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater New Jersey has awarded Freehold Township High School’s peer leaders with the 2012 School Spirit Award. The peer leaders raised the most money for Alzheimer’s care, support and research within the Southern Regional Walk competition and were among the more than 20 other school teams in this year’s competition. “Freehold…
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Fundraising fitness walk planned
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — CentraState Healthcare Foundation, in cooperation with CentraState Healthcare System, is hosting a colorectal cancer fundraising and awareness event on April 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold Township. The fourth annual 5K/1-mile fitness walk, “Paulette Steps Toward Cancer Wellness,”…
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Benefit moves to venue in Point Pleasant Beach
The location of the April 21 “Rock for the Nurses – Rock for the Shore” benefit fundraiser to help the Jersey Shore victims of superstorm Sandy and the nurses of Ocean Medical Center has moved to Jenks Club in Point Pleasant Beach due to construction delays at the original venue, The River Rock Restaurant &…
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Vehicle stop leads to two arrests
MANALAPAN — On March 23 at 4:15 p.m., Manalapan Patrolman Adam Sosnowski observed a 2012 white Audi A7 bearing an Alabama dealer license plate. A registration check revealed the license plate was stolen. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, the Audi was stopped in Freehold Township and it was observed that the…
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Superintendent receives honor
The Middle States Regional Office of the College Board honored Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson as a recipient of the 2013 Advanced Placement Recognition Award on Feb. 14. According to a press release, the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program is recognized as a national standard of educational excellence. The…
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Marlboro to buy more iPads
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — An additional haul of iPads will soon find its way into the hands of Marlboro K-8 School District students. The Board of Education approved the purchase of 30 iPads, one syncing cart and a $500 volume voucher on March 18. Business Administrator Cindy Barr- Rague said the technology…
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Storm trash is a creative person’s treasure
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer When most people looked at the mountains of broken boardwalk and fencing that piled up after superstorm Sandy hit the Jersey Shore on Oct. 29, 2012, they saw hopelessness. But Rebecca Biskaduros saw art and a way to raise funds to help people whose lives had been significantly impacted by…
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Rutgers president bears burden of blame for Rice
CODA GREG BEAN Like nearly everyone else in New Jersey, I’ve been angered and appalled by the disgusting and abusive behavior of the now-disgraced and unemployed former Rutgers men’s basketball coach Mike Rice. But newspaper coverage over the weekend had both my temper and my BS detector reacting like one of those DIVE! DIVE! claxons…
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