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Allentown joins appeal against Verizon
Borough Council adopts budget, laments company’s decision to withhold $49K BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Allentown officials voted on July 10 to adopt the 2012 municipal budget and to join in a court appeal against Verizon with as many as 67 other municipalities. At $2.19 million, the budget brings a tax increase of 5.9 cents…
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Injured stuntman gets ‘shear’ caring from cut-a-thon
Mike Gaboff’s friends rally at event in Manalapan BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Dale Scotto, of Freehold, gets her hair cut by salon owner Lawrence Matarese during a cut-a-thon benefit for Millstone Township resident Mike Gaboff, a professional stuntman who sustained life-threatening injuries while performing a stunt in California. SCOTT FRIEDMAN I t has been nearly…
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July: Time to branch out
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “One generation plants the trees underwhich another takes it easy.” — Chinese proverb Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood) is a spectacular tree. It is one of only a few deciduous conifers and a wonderful golden fall color. A large and very beautiful tree, it deserves a special place in your garden. Actually, it…
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Christie will save New Jersey from turning into Colorado
CODA GREG BEAN A lmost lost in the summer election hoopla was a stunning vote in the New Jersey Assembly late last month to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. In a 44-30 vote, the Assembly passed a bill that would make possession of 15 grams or less of pot a civil penalty…
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Talent contest seeks entrants
FREEHOLD — Entertainers who may not have been able to enter the borough’s annual “Freehold Idol” competition in which only singers are allowed to perform will have a chance to display their talents on one evening next month. The Freehold Borough Arts Council (FBAC) in association with Downtown Freehold will host the first “Freehold’s Got…
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Master Gardeners available to speak
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Monmouth County have speakers available to educate the public on almost any gardening topic. Volunteers can provide organizations information ranging from growing roses to generating compost, from Japanese beetles to Jersey woodchucks, In addition to presentations, a panel of expert Master Gardeners can be furnished to discuss or answer questions on…
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The Martin and Edith Stein Victory Garden
Pictured here is Nick and Seymour with a zucchini from the Victory Garden
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LAWRENCE: Volunteers get down and dirty at local farm
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Carmela Roberts and her daughter, Angela, are not afraid to get their hands dirty. That’s why they readily dug into the soil weeds, really at Z Food Farm’s second annual “crop mob,” along with six other volunteers Saturday morning. Crop mobs are mostly non-farmers who help a farmer…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of July 9-15
Albert Tomaszfski of Manville was charged with possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia and a woman was charged with possession of a syringe following a police investigation on July 9 at 12:41 p.m. on South 7th Avenue. Both people were released on their own recognizance. * * * A caller said that two men were…
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