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Homeless Connect volunteers reach out
County program identifies more than 500 homeless or struggling in Monmouth BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A young girl bides time while her mother looks at winter coats at the Project Homeless Connect outreach at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank Jan. 30. In addition to collecting surveys and information from Monmouth County’s homeless population,…
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Middletown Arts Center class registration now open
Class registration is now open at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., Middletown. The Middletown Arts Center offers programming to help children and adults discover their inner artist, musician or dancer. For children, there are unique activities such as DoOdle Dude’s cartooning and animation, musical theater fun, puppetry, fashion design, guitar, dance classes for…
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Middletown Twp. summer job openings
Middletown Township’s Recreation Department is seeking enthusiastic and motivated candidates for the Summer Recreation Program. Lifeguard positions are available for the beaches. Applicants must be certified as a lifeguard from an accredited agency. The Public Works Department is also seeking candidates to work in maintenance — parks, roads, buildings and automotive. Recreation applications should be…
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Middletown school board focuses on security
FBI workshops, police walk-throughs, drills and meetings all part of plan BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer William George III Middletown school officials, police and parents are working together to heighten security in the district’s 17 schools in the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., and the numerous school and campus shootings that have occurred…
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Then and now: Lessons from the Selma march
Activists say issues like income inequality, voter ID show civil rights struggle not over BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Rev. Gillbert Caldwell, to the left of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marches during a 1965 protest for racial justice. PHOTO COURTESY OF REV. GILLBERT CALDWELL AND THE CHURCH WITHIN A CHURCH MOVEMENT…
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Winter-ready SUVs
These SUVs can thrive in severe weather, and they’re also ideal for outdoorsy families living in warmer climates — all for under $50,000 By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features CHEVROLET TAHOE Much of the U.S. are experiencing the proverbial big chill this winter. There’s little Mother Nature can dish out that an old-school body-onframe sport-utility vehicle…
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Q&A
Car colors with Sharon Peters Q: We are seriously considering a new Subaru Outback Limited. But at the dealership, we saw a Subaru XV Crosstrek that, although it’s not right for us, has a much better color, “desert khaki.” The only green available on the Outback is “cypress green.” I don’t understand why companies choose…
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real estate briefs
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announces its top agents in Monmouth County for the month of December 2012. Donna Bruno was named Monmouth County Associate of the Month, ranking No. 1 in sales production in her Holmdel sales office and among all Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage agents in Monmouth County. Additionally, Pamela Farmer of Coldwell Banker…
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RE/MAX has been named the No. 1 real estate franchise
Entrepreneur magazine will announce in its January issue that RE/MAX ranked above all competitors in its 2013 Franchise 500. This is the 10th time in the last 14 years that RE/MAX has won the honor of being the No. 1 real estate franchise in the survey that is dominated by iconic brands such as Subway,…
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