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Residents made donations to help others
I n this world of ours, there are compassionate people who care about others, and there are people who have no interest in anyone but themselves. I thank goodness that I live in Greenbriar at Marlboro, a development made up of mostly compassionate people who take an interest in their neighbors and the people around…
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The basketball court at Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, will be dedicated in honor of the Colonials’ late basketball coach, Jack Kuhnert, between varsity games at 6 p.m. Jan. 4. The Kuhnert family is inviting all past players and students of Jack Kuhnert to share in the celebration. The family expressed its appreciation for…
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Donations sought to help family displaced by fire
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough community is coming together to help a family of five who lost all of their possessions to a fire Dec. 21. The family’s home was on McLean Street. Monmouth County Fire Marshal Hank Stryker III said the cause of the fire has been deemed…
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Jewish composers to be celebrated
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will welcome the new year by hosting “Musical Mishpucha: The Classical Influence on the Great American Songbook” on Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. Long-time museum friends Alan Wasserman, Bethe Burns and Vic Schioppo will celebrate the music of Jewish composers, spanning different genres and more than 80 years…
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‘Big Man’ to get special day in NJ
The state Senate has passed a resolution sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Beck declaring Jan. 11 of each year “Clarence Clemons Day” in New Jersey. Clemons, the former E Street Band saxophonist and Monmouth County icon, died on June 18, 2011, at the age of 69 from complications following a stroke. Clemons was born on Jan.…
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For blood banks, winter is no season of giving
Blood centers’ challenge: Raising awareness of need for blood, ease of donating BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer A single donation of blood, divided into red blood cells, plasma and platelets, can help save up to three lives. JEFF GRANIT staff A s temperatures plummet during the winter months, so do potentially lifesaving blood donations. A…
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Historian ends service to town
MANALAPAN — When a question came up about the history of Manalapan, township officials for three decades have called on one woman to provide the answer. That is about to change. Manalapan native Lydia Stillwell Wikoff, now in her late 80s, has stepped down as Manalapan’s township historian, a position she held with pride, enthusiasm…
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Veterans leading effort to restore war memorial
Elks Point, Freehold Borough, has been hallowed ground for men killed in action BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Jim Donechie (l) and Tim Rohan of the Marine Corps League Cpl. Philip A. Reynolds Detachment are coordinating an effort to restore the memorial markers at Elks Point, Freehold Borough. The markers honor men from the…
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