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Get your motor runnin’, then sit in the recliner
CODA GREG BEAN Bummer alert: If you need one more reason to feel old, there’s nothing better than a commercial selling Medicare supplement insurance to the tune of Steppenwolf’s 1968 rock anthem, “Born to Be Wild.” By now, you’ve probably seen the commercial, and if you come from the generation for whom that song was…
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in the service
Navy Seaman Recruit Shannon E. Hurley, daughter of Judith L. and Thomas E. Hurley of Howell, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Hurley completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and…
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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 15,000 Girl Scouts throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties achieve their dreams. Volunteers are the backbone of the Girl Scout movement and key to the delivery of the Girl Scout program. As mentors to girls, they inspire, motivate and are…
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FTHS will present ‘Laramie Project’
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Patriot Players of Freehold Township High School will present “The Laramie Project” by Moises Kaufman and the members of The Tectonic Theatre Project. The play portrays the powerful true story of the aftermath of one of the most notorious hate crimes in American history. In November 1998, the members of The…
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Golub, Salkin retain seats on Township Committee
Republicans turn back challenge from Democrats BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Republicans Eugene Golub and David Salkin retained their seats on the Township Committee in the Nov. 8 election, turning back a spirited challenge from a pair of Democrats. Golub and Salkin won new three-year terms that will run from Jan.…
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Controversy continues over parks’ bow hunt
Officials say hunt controls deer population; opponents fault land management, method BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Wildlife advocates and Monmouth County Park System officials are at odds over the annual bow-hunting season, which extends from Oct. 1 until Jan. 1 or Feb. 18, depending on the park. A park system spokesman explained recently that…
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Brookdale professor to travel to Costa Rica
Gregory Liano of Howell, an associate professor and assistant chair of the Math Department at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, has been accepted into the Madison College Capacity Building for Study Abroad Program cohort for 2012. According to a press release, Liano was selected for participation based on a “clear commitment to renewable energy/sustainable development, and…
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Computer lab donation foundation for success
Barry Tobias speaks at the dedication of a new computer-based assessment lab at the Lafayette Mills School, Manalapan. AMY ROSEN BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer W hen Barry Tobias was a child in elementary school, his computer was a pencil and a composition notebook. Tobias, a certified public accountant by profession who sits on the board…
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Jurisdiction on ethics issue left unresolved
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Chris Dean should find out at some point in the future if allegations he has made against Township Councilwoman Randi Marder will be heard by the Marlboro Ethics Board. Dean was a Republican candidate for Township Council in the Nov. 8 election. He did not win a seat on…
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