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Civil War re-enactors to camp in Freehold
FREEHOLD — To celebrate the opening of the new exhibition, “Marching Away: Monmouth County in the Civil War,” the Monmouth County Historical Association will host a Civil War re-enactors encampment during the weekend of Sept. 17-18 on the grounds of the museum and library, 70 Court St., Freehold. The public will be welcome to tour…
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Girl Scouts of the 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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Friends support community in name of Sept. 11 victim
Friends of Monmouth Beach resident establish KDM Foundation BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Friends and family of Keith D. McHeffey founded the KDM Foundation following his death on Sept. 11, 2001. The foundation raises funds to support community projects like the new playground at the Dean Porter School in Rumson, carried out in partnership with…
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Eatontown ordinances differ on spacing of mobile homes
Pine Tree Park residents complain about placement BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN – To address concerns about the placement of new mobile homes in Pine Tree Park, the Borough Council must address a conflict between two ordinances governing the spacing of mobile homes. At the council’s Sept. 7 workshop meeting, Gene Anthony, borough attorney,…
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NPS needs to disclose details of secret meeting
I n January 2011 the National Park Service held a closed, multi-day secret conference at Sandy Hook. More than a dozen National Park Service-selected, supposed experts were in attendance. The NPS’s purported, stated purpose for this meeting was to “brainstorm” how to best rectify the longtime, ongoing problem of the disgraceful deterioration that the Fort…
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Legislator’s office to co-host job fair at Brookdale
The past few years, as the nation’s economy struggles to recover from a serious downfall, Labor Day has held a more significant meaning for many Americans who continue to search for employment months and even years after losing their jobs. This year, my office has hosted two Employment Resource Fairs to help connect job seekers…
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Maybe there are reasons they need to keep secrets
CODA GREG BEAN You’ve got to wonder why Freehold Borough Mayor Michael Wilson and the municipal attorney are so determined to keep the results of a review of the police department that was paid for with public funds such a secret. In October 2010, in anticipation of Police Chief Mitch Roth’s retirement, the borough hired…
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Jersey Coast Red Cross served as hurricane headquarters
Chapter used Tinton Falls warehouse to ship supplies BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — When the forecast for Hurricane Irene had it bearing down on New Jersey, the American Red Cross designated the Jersey Coast Chapter as the hub for statewide operation. Diane Concannon, spokeswoman for the American Red Cross, explained in an interview…
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Whale Pond cleanup slated for Sept. 17
LONG BRANCH — The Whale Pond Brook Watershed Association and NJ Friends of Clearwater will sponsor a cleanup of debris and invasive plants from both the Ross Island and Takanassee Lake shoreline Sept. 17, beginning at 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Volunteers will meet at Red Oaks Drive, Elberon, to begin the cleanup. Volunteers will…
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