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Foundation plans restaurant tasting event
MARLBORO — The Marlboro Educational Foundation will hold its annual restaurant tasting event, All in Good Taste, from 6-10 p.m. Dec. 3 at the American Hotel, Main Street, Freehold. Many local restaurants, eateries and confectioners will provide samples of their finest dishes and treats. Local businesses have donated goods and services for the silent auction…
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Supt. reports on cases of violence, vandalism
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer I nstances of violence, vandalism and substance abuse became slightly more prevalent in the Freehold Regional High School District during the second half of the 2011-12 school year, Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson reported at a recent meeting of the district’s Board of Education. The total number of unduplicated incidents…
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Adler tapped to fill seat on zoning board
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — A seat left vacant for months on the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment has been filled. The Township Council has appointed resident Michael Adler to serve as a regular member of the board. “Michael Adler also is a really tremendous individual willing to volunteer his time, his energy…
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Georgian Ct. explores music of WW II for Veterans Day
In honor of Veterans Day, Georgian Court University will offer a free and fun celebration with “Lifting the Clouds of War: The Music of World War II,” an interactive lecture with audience singalongs, at the Dorothy Marron University Community Chapel on the Lakewood campus on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. Presented by the Department of…
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Consumer Affairs warns people about ‘smishing’
The Monmouth County Department of Consumer Affairs wants every resident to be aware of “smishing,” the latest attempt to steal information from unsuspecting cell phone users. “As we rely on technology and our cell phones more, thousands of people are using the same technology to target and take advantage of cell phone users,” said Freeholder…
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World’s ugliest dog coming to Manalapan
MANALAPAN — Elwood may be one ugly dog, but he has a beautiful story to tell. Meet this unique personality — and his human companion Karen Quigley — at a special author talk on Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Quigley, of Sewell, in southern New Jersey,…
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Veterans Day ride planned
LONG BRANCH — Harley Davidson/ Buell of Long Branch will host the fifth annual Veterans Day Memorial Ride and fundraiser on Nov. 11. This year’s event will once again benefit the Veterans Children Scholarship Fund, established by Harley Davidson of Long Branch and Rolling Thunder Chapter II NJ. Ride your motorcycle, drive your car or…
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Director of buildings & grounds leaving FRHSD
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer From a roof torn to shreds by a tornado to damage left in the wake of a recent freak supercell wind and rain storm, Jim Byrnes cleaned up his fair share of messes as the director of buildings and grounds for the Freehold Regional High School District. But come summer,…
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Girl’s reading of Holocaust story leads to honor for bat mitzvah
Lara Zullow MARLBORO — A passion for reading and learning about the history of the Holocaust inspired Lara Zullow, 12, of Marlboro, to dedicate her bat mitzvah to the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) and their story of Bronislaw Firuta, a righteous Gentile from Ostra Mogila, Poland, who sheltered Joseph Bonder and his sister…
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