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First aid squad cadet, 17, puts CPR training to use
Volunteer participated in attempt to save man’s life BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The holiday season was winding down — the ball dropped two nights earlier and children no longer waited anxiously for gifts. Mike Horsfield, a 17- year-old Morganville First Aid and Rescue Squad cadet, was about to face a challenge unknown…
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Great Backyard Bird Count welcomes new participants
During the weekend of Feb. 17-20, people across NorthAmerica are encouraged to count the birds in their backyard and report them over the Internet as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), one of the world’s largest volunteer efforts of its kind. In addition to its value as a research study, the GBBC allows…
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Parties debate town’s appropriation for club
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Some residents questioned what they called government subsidies being directed toward the community’s senior citizens club at the Jan. 11 Colts Neck Township Committee meeting. The senior citizens club coordinates events and vacations for township seniors. Although those who attend the events and vacations pay to participate,…
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Board denies 7-Eleven; appeal of use is pending
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Land Use Board has denied an application that proposed the construction of a 7-Eleven convenience store at 63 E. Main St., at the corner of Spring Street. The future use of the property that previously housed a gas station remains unsettled pending a hearing before the board on a resident’s…
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‘Positive development’ was goal for Hendry
Respected Freehold Borough resident served on local land use board for 21 years BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Lillie Hendry FREEHOLD — Lillie Hendry’s two decades of service on the Freehold Borough Land Use Board allowed her to help make decisions that will impact the town for years and she takes pride in the…
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Girl Scouts of Jersey Shore seek volunteers
The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore is looking for volunteers to help its more than 15,000Girl Scouts throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties achieve their dreams. Recognizing the busy schedules many adults face today, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore provides flexible options that enable volunteers to pick the roles and activities that are of…
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They’re becoming chips off the old block
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I’m always catching flak about the Clinch abode for my “old-fashioned” phrases. Our boys act as if I’m the only person in the world who says things like, “You can’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.” Or offers, with great wisdom, that a leopard can’t alter its spots so…
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on campus •••
The University of Delaware, Newark, has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for the fall semester: from Freehold, Devin Appel, Mackenzie Berry, Sarah Chalnick, Madeline Coburn, Lauren Cortez, Kyle Dettman, Hannah Elowson, Jessica Filipek, Delaney Frost, Jara Gruber, Ksenia Ioffe, Justine Janczewski, Maggie Kehoe, Ryan Kiernan, Amanda Matthews, Taylor Potts, Ashley Sandoval,…
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