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Youth group event opens girls’ eyes to less fortunate
St. Rose of Lima teenagers see how the homeless and poor struggle to get along BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Young women who are members of the St. Rose of Lima Youth Group recently had 30 hours to think about what it felt like not to be able to run to a…
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Marlboro continues bond with Nanto City, Japan
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik looks on as Mayor Mikio Tanaka of Nanto City, Japan, offers remarks to attendees of a Feb. 23 ceremony in Marlboro during which the two municipalities renewed a longstanding sister city agreement. JACK MURTHA MARLBORO — Decorations inspired by the Far East adorned the walls of…
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Museum talk explores Spain’s Golden Age
“The Golden Age of Spain” will be presented by Dr. Lisa Festa at 1 p.m. March 14 at the Jewish Heritage Museum, 310 Mount’s Corner Road, Freehold Township. Festa, an assistant art professor at Georgian Court University, Lakewood, will survey the history, culture, laws, art and architecture of the Jews of Spain from their lives…
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Howell K-8 board submits tentative 2012-13 budget
Panel seeks to use previous surplus for property tax relief BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL – The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has approved the submission of a tentative budget for the 2012-13 school year to the acting Monmouth County Executive Superintendent of Schools. The tentative budget includes a general fund tax…
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Residents not in favor of plan to rezone for adult community
Freehold Twp. officials table action on ordinance until April 24 meeting BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP— Following three-and-a-half hours of public comment at the Feb. 28 Township Committee meeting, an amendment to the Freehold Township land use ordinance that was under consideration was tabled until April 24. The heart of the matter…
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auditions •••
Bimah Players Community Theater seeks adult actors and singers of all ages for a readers theater production of “Ever Since Adam.” Auditions will be held from 1-6 p.m. March 11, 6-9 p.m. March 13 and 7-9 p.m. March 14 at the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave., Monroe Township. “Ever Since Adam” will feature…
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Girl Power event coming to library
The Monmouth County Library will host a daylong program dedicated to teen girls and the “special” women in their lives — whether they are moms, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, teachers or mentors. The second annual “Girl Power: Dare to Be Remarkable” will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 10 at the Monmouth County…
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The ‘Wedding Singer’ comes to Manalapan High School
MANALAPAN — The Manalapan High School Drama Club will present the musical “The Wedding Singer” on March 8-10 at 7:30 p.m., and on March 11 at 2 p.m. at the high school, Church Lane. Under the direction of Jesse Grabowski, choreographer Margarite Villante, musical director Jose Maunez, and vocal director Adam Glenn, “The Wedding Singer”…
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Surgery not possible to restore Ecuadoran teenager’s eyesight
Doctors determine girl’s eyes are too severely damaged BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Gladys Marivel Pomavilla, 16, and her father, Jose Ramon, traveled from their home in Ecuador to the United States so the teenager could be seen by an eye surgeon. Fragments of a shotgun blast remain in the girl’s brain and have caused her to…
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