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Global purchase will be topic of special meeting
Howell officials consider moving municipal offices to location on Route 9 HOWELL — The Township Council will hold a special public meeting on May 17 to continue its discussion of the municipality’s possible purchase of the Global Corporate Center. The special meeting is scheduled to convene at 7:30 p.m. in the main meeting room at…
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Library system will offer free concerts
Free concerts ranging from jazz to rock to doo-wop will be offered at Monmouth County Library branches this month. The Angeltones, an all-female, four-member, doo-wop group from New Jersey, will perform classics from the 1940s-1960s at 2 p.m. May 14 at the Wall Township Library, 2700 Allaire Road, Wall. JimMurphy will perform vignettes from the…
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State DEP offers tips to reduce conflicts with bears
Black bears have exited their winter dens throughout New Jersey and are entering their most active period of the year as they search for food and mates, making encounters with humans in populated areasmore likely, according to a press release from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). To reduce the risk of such encounters,…
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Event benefits Smile Train
More than 300 United Tae Kwon Do students participated in their seventh annual Martial Arts With Heart extravaganza on April 10, and broke 2,000 wooden boards in five minutes. During the show, students ranging in age from 3 through 74 performed exciting martial arts demonstrations to a sold-out theatre. The board break-a-thon, held at the…
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Church to host treasure sale
FREEHOLD — A treasure sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14 at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, 98 W. Main St., to benefit the Freehold ClergyAssociation’s emergency housing program. The treasure sale will be held in the church parking lot and feature gently used seasonal clothing for children and…
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Food allergy training materials available to Monmouth school districts
The Food Allergy Support Group of Monmouth County (FASGMC), with support from a grant from the FoodAllergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), is offering free copies of FAAN’s “School Food Allergy Program” to all school districts in Monmouth County. This comprehensive program, revised in 2010, provides the essential tools necessary for schools to implement food allergy…
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Community invited to bullying presentation
The Manalapan-Englishtown Community Alliance to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Abuse invites youths and adults to attend a presentation called “Bullying: Back to Basics.” The workshop will take place at 5:30 p.m. May 17 at the Manalapan Senior Center, 211 Route 522, Manalapan. The program, presented by Deana Plaskon, Ph.D., will cover types of bullying, defining…
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A new tree grows in Freehold Twp.
Seedling from space shuttle helps town celebrate 30 years as Tree City USA BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Astronaut Gregory T. Linteris addresses the audience at the New Jersey state Arbor Day celebration in Freehold Township on April 29. A white pine tree that was grown from seeds that traveled on the space shuttle…
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Kidsville of Central New Jersey: Population 30,000 and growing
Monmouth County’s children have new hub for fun, education BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Truman, the Kidsville News mascot (back, l-r) and Kidsville News Managing Editor Teresa Tumminia visit with third-graders at the Aldrich School in Howell. Children pay attention when Truman the dragon spews education. The friendly green mascot for Kidsville News! has been…
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