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Colts Neck firearms discharge ordinance due for vote Feb. 27
By Jack Murtha COLTS NECK — Public discussion surrounding Colts Neck’s proposed firearms discharge ordinance has covered many hotly debated issues, like safety concerns related to hunting and a spike in the deer population, but the conversation has recently shifted to the letter of the law. On Jan. 30 the Township Committee introduced the ordinance,…
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Program will feature handwriting analyst
Handwriting analyst Terry Antoniewicz will explain how a person’s handwriting can reveal criminal tendencies, how to spot a forgery, and other graphology secrets during the Feb. 23 meeting of Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave., Jamesburg. Her program, “The Mysteries of Graphology Revealed,” will begin at 11:30 a.m. Admission…
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Route 537 project to be discussed at two public meetings
A public information meeting about scheduled improvements to Monmouth County Route 537 from Gravel Hill Road in Freehold Township to Route 33 Business in Freehold Borough is scheduled from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Freehold Fire Department firehouse, second floor, 49 W. Main St., Freehold Borough. A second public information meeting will be held…
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Metuchen soccer teams win academic award
Both the Metuchen High School boys and girls soccer teams have earned the Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Metuchen is one of only 51 schools in the nation where both the boys and the girls teams received this honor. To qualify for this award, the high school team must…
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Size advantage helps Falcons advance to semifinals of GMC
Varsity Report BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Above: Edison High School’s Ryan Harris competes in the 400-meter dash at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Feb. 12. Below: Edison’s Samantha Figueroa (r) runs the 400-meter dash. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff…
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‘Ants’ on stage
As seen in TheBeachBeat.com Mia, played by Maria Silverman, and Adam, played by Michael Samuel Kaplan, star in “Ants,” playing through March 10 at the New Jersey Repertory. The New Jersey Repertory Company is currently presenting the world premiere of “Ants” by Romanian playwright Saviana Stanescu, directed by Jeff Zinn. Starring Michael Samuel Kaplan, Maria…
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‘South Pacific’ takes stage at Metuchen H.S.
The Metuchen High School Footlighters will present the school’s spring musical, Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” on Feb. 28, March 1 and March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Set during World War II on a tropical island, the show portrays two love stories threatened by prejudice and war. Tickets are $8…
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Garden club sets shrub-pruning lecture
The Terra Nova Garden Club will meet at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, on Feb. 27, to learn about pruning shrubs. Guest speaker Richard Miller is a graduate of Cook College’s landscape architecture program and is a licensed landscape architect in New Jersey and New York. He has designed residential, commercial, and…
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Community Purim Carnival Feb. 24
A Community Purim Carnival Extravaganza will take place Feb. 24 from noon to 3 p.m., sponsored by the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, Congregation Neve Shalom and Congregation Beth Mordecai. The event will include games, prizes, an inflatable bounce house, swimming, magic shows, face painting, food, hamantashen and raffles. Admission and games are…
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