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    The Women’s Health Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, has been designated a certified Pink Ribbon Facility by Hologic, the makers of Selenia digital mammography. Pink Ribbon designation is a distinction awarded only to an elite group of health care facilities that offer this latest, state-of-the-art digital technology for breast cancer detection. In addition…

  • Active duty personnel get free admission

    The Monmouth County Historical Association has announced that it will offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families this summer as an active participant in the Blue Star Museums program. Visitors to the main museum in Freehold Borough can enjoy the current exhibit, “Marching Away: Monmouth County in the Civil War,”…

  • ‘More Art From Found Objects’

    John Carey, Freehold “PREZDispenser” modified Pez dispenser 2010 The Monmouth Museum is hosting “More Art From Found Objects: A Juried Exhibition. The exhibit opened June 1 and will run through Sept. 2. “More Art From Found Objects” features 52 artworks created from discarded, reusable or found objects, and follows the Monmouth Museum’s popular “Art From…

  • Peter Noone returns to Manalapan Day

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Peter Noone The music will be flowing at this year’s Manalapan Day celebration, slated for June 16 from 3 to 10 p.m. Manalapan welcomes people from near and far to attend its annual summer kick-off celebration. The event is organized by volunteers from the Manalapan Arts Council and draws thousands of…

  • Fresh Air Fund host families are needed

    The FreshAir Fund seeks volunteer families to open their homes to inner-city children this summer. Volunteer families will open their homes to children who might not otherwise be able to enjoy a summer away from NewYork City. FreshAir children experience simple pleasures like running barefoot through the grass and gazing at star-filled skies. The Fresh…

  • Marlboro woman earns service award

    Sarah Portilla of Marlboro, associate director for new initiatives at Rutgers Hillel, New Brunswick, has been selected to receive the Leo Brody Jewish Communal Service Award given annually in recognition of outstanding professional achievement early in the recipient’s career in communal service. She will receive an expenses-paid educational trip to Israel. According to a press…

  • Pauline Polhemus-Stone

    Mrs. Polhemus-Stone, 67, of Binghamton, N.Y., died June 3, 2012, from cancer. She was predeceased by a brother, Norman. Surviving are her companion, Robert Houck; two sons, Hudson (Chip) Studer and his wife, Cindy, and Robert (Chuck) Polhemus and his wife, Jackie; a daughter Stormie Polhemus; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Dolores and Paulette. A…

  • Mary J. Imbemba

    Mrs. Imbemba, 90, of Freehold, died June 6, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a homemaker, but also worked as a clerk for Parents Magazine, Englewood. Surviving are her husband of 68 years, Gabriel R. Imbemba; three sons, Eugene J. Imbemba and his wife, Patricia, of Belford, Thomas Imbemba of Vienna, Va.,…

  • Michael J. Carraher

    Mr. Carraher, 76, of Howell, formerly of Brooklyn and Staten Island, N.Y., died June 6, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a back office manager for Clark, Dodge & Company. Mr. Carraher was a U.S. Army veteran serving during Korean War. He was predeceased by his wife,…

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