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Daylily Day coming to Deep Cut Gardens
The Monmouth County Park System and the Garden State Daylily Growers present Daylily Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 23 at Deep Cut Gardens, 352 Red Hill Road, Middletown. Early cultivars will be on display along with cultural advice, handouts and catalogs. Bare root and potted daylily fans will be for sale while…
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Volunteers busy planning St. Rose of Lima carnival
Freehold Borough church will host family-friendly event June 20-24 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Volunteers from St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church are working hard as they prepare to host a family friendly carnival from June 20-24. The Rev. Jim Conover said the carnival will be held in the church parking…
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Entries sought for Senior Poets Laureate
Entries are being accepted in the 20th annual National Senior Poets Laureate Poetry Competition for American poets age 50 and older. A laureate poet will be named for each state and territory represented, and the writers of the two best laureate poems will receive the National Senior Poet Laureate Award ($500) and National Senior Poet…
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Two classes of firefighters graduate from academy
The Monmouth County Fire Academy graduated 75 firefighters from the Firefighter I program last week. Graduates were divided into two classes: Class 94 graduated on May 22 and Class 95 graduated on May 24. Both ceremonies were held at the Monmouth County Fire Academy in Howell. Graduates worked 188 hours over 30 sessions and received…
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Library earns public service award from local chamber
The Monmouth County Library has been named a recipient of the 2012 Circle of Excellence Award, presented each year by the Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce. The library received the award for the public service category. The Circle of Excellence Award represents the chamber’s annual search for outstanding contributions to the community. The award is…
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Back to drawing board for purchase of fire truck
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck Fire Department will not receive a new truck as soon as some members of the firefighting community would like. Members of the Township Committee did not pass a resolution to award a $545,478 contract for the purchase of a triple combination pumper truck at…
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Officials ready to launch ‘Shop Marlboro’ program
MARLBORO — Officials will launch the “Shop Marlboro Property Tax Reward Program” this month with a special breakfast presentation for local merchants on June 21 from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road. According to a press release, this program gives residents the opportunity to receive credits against their property tax bill…
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Volunteers needed to help at blood drives
New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work blood drives. The blood service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task it is to assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and to watch for post-donation…
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A new and unhappy twist on ‘Click It or Ticket’ law
CODA GREG BEAN So, you’ve got the wife, the kids and the dog in the backseat of the car, and you’re driving all the way down I-95 from your home inMaine to Florida so that everyone can spend a few days at Walt Disney World, with a side trip to catch the mermaids at Weeki…
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