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Conte family to host benefit concert for tent city residents
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A family of musicians will take up their instruments in support of the tent city cause on Easter Sunday, April 8, giving the gift of music and a potential donation of money and supplies to people who make their home in the woods of Lakewood. Rosemary Conte, a jazz singer…
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Contractors put on notice by county
The Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs has issued warnings to four local home improvement contractors after investigators found they failed to comply with state consumer protection laws, according to a press release. County officials joined with their counterparts in the state Division of Consumer Affairs recently in a task force investigating local contractors. “According…
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Joint Base will welcome guests to open house
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in south central New Jersey is set to open its doors to the community for a special weekend on May 12-13. An open house at the area of the base that was formerly called McGuire Air Force Base will celebrate more than 95 years of the base defending the nation’s air, land…
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St. Catherine of Siena marks 100th anniversary
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer St. Catherine of Siena Church (above) will commemorate its 100th anniversary with a special Mass to be celebrated by the Rev. David M. O’Connell, Bishop of the Trenton Diocese, on April 15. The cornerstone of the original St. Catherine de Siena Church was laid in 1912; however, the Rev. Angelito…
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Jackson schools in market for new asst. superintendent
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jackson Liberty High School baseball players participate in a warmup drill prior to the Lions’ March 27 scrimmage against the Manalapan High School Braves in Manalapan. The Lions opened the 2012 season on April 2. For more, see Sports. ERIC SUCAR staff The Jackson School District Board of Education reluctantly…
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T-Mobile returns with plan for tower
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment recently heard testimony on a cellular communications tower application filed by T-Mobile Northeast LLC on property owned by Christ Church of Freehold at 71 Oak Glen Road, Howell. The application for use, height and impervious coverage variances, as well as preliminary and final site…
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Fans welcome at practice session
Stock car racing fans will have their first opportunity this year to see the Saturday night race cars in action on Wall Stadium Speedway’s paved oval on the afternoon of April 7 as track operators Cliff and Diane Krause host the first of three practice sessions. Fans will be welcome into the grandstands free of…
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Segal, Dennis run one-two in St. Paddy’s 10-mile race
Craig Segal and Rob Dennis turned back the clock at the Freehold Area Running Club’s 23rd St. Paddy’s Day 10-Mile Run. Segal and Dennis, who were high school opponents before they embarked on collegiate careers, finished first and second, respectively, in the March 25 race that started and ended at Michael J. Tighe Park in…
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Registration for the 2012 Sayrewoods South Men’s League will take place at the Old Bridge Parks and Recreation Building on April 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. The registration fee for all new players for the season will be $260. This fee includes 21 games from the end of May through the end of August.…
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