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Community garden returns in Manalapan
MANALAPAN — Last year, for her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Alyssa Petersen created a community garden along Route 522 in Manalapan literally from the ground up. This spring, the rising Manalapan High School senior replanted the Manalapan Community Garden in late May with the help of Brownie Girl Scout Troop 350, Manalapan High School…
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ICONic Boyz dance way into the hearts of many
BYAMY ROSEN Fresh from their memorable appearance on MTV’s “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” the ICONic Boyz (above) from the ICON Dance Complex in Englishtown perform at Manalapan Under the Stars at the Manalapan Recreation Center. The boys’ visit to the recent community event sparked a wild reaction from their fans (below). PHOTOS…
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Italian festival will take place for four nights
On the nights of July 13-16, the fifth annual Italian American Festival will be held at Freehold Raceway, Route 33, Freehold. Attractions at the event will include food vendors, rides, games and entertainment. The festival schedule includes: July 13: Pay one price for unlimited rides. Appearances by “Funktion” dance studio and Tommy Scala. …
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Performances slated at two local libraries
“Love’s Labour’s Lost,” one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, will be performed on July 19 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan by the Next Stage Ensemble of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. This free performance begins at 7 p.m. This romantic comedy revolves around four noblemen who foreswear women in order to devote…
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Amanda’s Easel dedicates art studio
Bill Thomas remembered as an advocate for children William H. Thomas HAZLET — A tireless advocate for children was remembered on June 20 when 180 Turning Lives Around dedicatedAmanda’s EaselArt Studio in memory of Amanda Wengert’s grandfather, William H. Thomas, who passed away in December 2010. Thomas, the founder of The Friends of Amanda Foundation,…
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Howell will reassess properties in town
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials are planning to conduct what they are calling a hybrid reassessment of properties in Howell this year. Township Manager Helene Schlegel said that because of a disparity between the assessed value and market value of more than 70 percent of Howell’s properties, the township will conduct…
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Teen to appear on Paper Mill stage
Gregory Ippolito of Freehold Township is among more than 120 young performing artists from Paper Mill Playhouse’s Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory, Millburn, who will be performing in “New Voices of 2011: I’ll Take Manhattan,” an original concert on the Paper Mill main-stage. The show, directed by Mark S. Hoebee (producing artistic director) and Todd Schmidt…
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County beaches rate high for water quality
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A n extremely dry summer in 2010 not only pleased beachgoers, but also beach activists, who credited last summer’s dry spell for high marks for water quality at local beaches in an annual water quality report released two weeks ago . Sandy Hook-based ocean advocacy group Clean Ocean Action convened a…
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Author to discuss debut novel
MARLBORO — For author Carey Wallace, book club members are an exceptional breed. “Book clubs are made up of people who, despite all the demands, and noise, and hurry in life, still fight to make time to read — and not just to read, but to form a community of readers — to laugh and…
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