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Close call is reminder of email scam artists
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – For Edward Bannon, it all started innocently enough. An email with the subject line “Secret Shopper” hit the Jackson resident’s inbox on Aug. 8, promising him the opportunity to make a little extra money by visiting local businesses and evaluating their service. Today, however, Bannon, 54, feels like…
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Candidate questions tax break for builder
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The recent approval of a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement for the developer of the former Entron property is expected to bring in an estimated $400,000 annually for Marlboro. The PILOT program was raised during the Aug. 11 Marlboro Township Council meeting when Republican mayoral candidate Craig…
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Freehold soil district announces contest
“Forests for People – More Than You Can Imagine” is the theme for the 2011 Conservation Poster Contest sponsored by the Freehold Soil Conservation District and the New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts. Students in the second through 12th grades in Middlesex and Monmouth counties are invited to create a poster highlighting their artistic talents…
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Residents may attend citizen police course
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced that applications are now being accepted for enrollment in the 15th annual Citizen Police Academy to be held at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township. Citizen PoliceAcademy is a 13-hour block of instruction designed to give attendees an overview of law enforcement services in Monmouth County and…
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Perretti Farms for sale; owner liquidating equine inventory
Major standardbred operation leaving N.J. partly due to Gov.’s decisions regarding horse racing BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — A 400-acre section of the 900-acre Perretti Farms in Upper Freehold Township, the largest standardbred breeding operation in the state, is on the market for $15 million. Farm owner William J. Perretti has also announced…
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Event to help raise money for specialized playground
The fifth annual Ryan Bell Memorial Walk and Wheel-A-Thon will be held on Sept. 18 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The event will take place at Larrison Hall at 2 p.m. Registration is at 1 p.m. There will be a 1.5-mile walk, refreshments and entertainment. The registration fee is $25, which will be waived if…
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Police examine traffic on Manalapan streets
BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Police are taking a close look at several streets in Manalapan as they try to determine if speeding and/or traffic volume is a real issue or a perceived problem. The issue was discussed by Township Committeeman Jordan Maskowitz during the Aug. 10 meeting of the Manalapan Township Committee. Maskowitz…
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The New Jersey Homework Club will begin free homework assistance sessions for local elementary school children in grades one through eight in early October. The tutoring club, conducted by high school students, meets weekly at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Road, Manalapan, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4:30-6 p.m. and at the…
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Woman facing multiple charges
MANALAPAN — Multiple motor vehicle charges were lodged against a resident of Manalapan on the evening of Aug. 12. Police said that at about 10:30 p.m., several people reported that a vehicle on Shepard Way was being operated with a flat tire. The vehicle was reported to be smoking and emitting sparks. Shepard Way is…
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