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Breakfast, comedy night slated by Elks
Freehold Elks Lodge 1454, 73 E. Main St., Freehold, will host an allyou can-eat Sunday breakfast 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 20. The cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children age 7 and under. Also slated is a women’s auxiliary fundraiser comedy night with The Legendary WID on Nov. 26. Doors will open…
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Security in schools reviewed annually
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Administrators in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District say they are doing their best to keep students as safe as they can by being prepared for everything that could happen during school hours. To that end, Joy Forrest, the district’s director of special programs, and Jennifer Donnelly,…
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Public hearing set on bond ordinance
Colts Neck officials planning capital improvements in town BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Abond ordinance that will help to finance a series of capital improvements in Colts Neck was introduced by the Township Committee on Oct. 26. For the past six months the members of the governing body have held discussions about the…
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Local man’s organ and tissue donation helps 75 people
Tim O’Neill of Manalapan passed away in September BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Tim O’Neill (r), of Manalapan, helped 75 people through organ and tissue donations after he passed away Sept. 21. Pictured are his daughters Rebecca (l) and Shevaun, and his wife, Yvonne. MANALAPAN — Timothy J. O’Neill loved to run. After his two…
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Students take positive action to improve the environment
MANALAPAN — The Green Machines, a team of eight students from Manalapan High School, will compete in the third annual Lexus Eco Challenge, a national contest that encourages middle school and high school students to develop and implement environmental programs that positively impact their communities. The Lexus Eco Challenge, created by Lexus, a luxury automaker,…
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datebook
Asperger Syndrome Education Network (ASPEN) will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Asperger’s Syndrome is a form of high functioning autism. A representative from MetLife Center for Special Needs Planning will conduct a workshop on making the future of a loved one with special…
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Diabetes is focus for November
Monmouth CountyAssemblywoman Caroline Casagrande kicked off Diabetes Awareness Month with a Diabetes Awareness Fair held at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Casagrande partnered with the hospital’s Norvo Nordisk Diabetes Center at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus. Stations were set up to provide information about the importance of exercise, healthy eating and childhood obesity,…
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Salon to offer free haircuts to military
The John Martin Hair Company, 336 Route 18 north, East Brunswick, will thank U.S. troops on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, by offering a complimentary haircut to any member of the U.S. military in uniform. Appointments will be taken, but walk-ins also are welcome. Donations will be collected for the Military Order of the Purple Heart…
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Car dealership gains OK in Freehold Twp.
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Planning Board has approved the construction of a car dealership on Route 9 north in Freehold Township and the project is expected to remove what board Chairman Richard Gatto called “an area that has been an eyesore for years.” The board unanimously approved an application…
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