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Community invited to spring craft show
A group of about 20 senior citizens who are members of the Freehold Township Senior Center are working with passion and fervor on handmade items that will be for sale at the center’s upcoming spring craft show. The craft show to be held on April 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the senior…
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Point Pleasant Beach: a shore town with much to offer
Beachfront, boardwalk and a thriving downtown draw visitors year-round BY KENNYWALTER Point Plesant Beach Point Pleasant Beach is a shore town that prides itself on being about more than its expansive beachfront. In fact, the borough, known as Point Beach in Shore parlance, boasts numerous special events that draw people into town. The Festival of…
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Park system drop-in programs set for April
From Earth Day celebrations to Fun with Frogs, the Monmouth County Park System is hopping with things to do this spring. Here is a list of upcoming park system activities planned for April: Open Ceramics, April 17 from 12:30-4:30 p.m., Thompson Park Creative Arts Center, Newman Springs Road (Route 520), Lincroft. Attendees are invited…
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A walk in his shoes
IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN Here’s the way it was supposed to work out. Tara Hansen, a teacher at the West Freehold School in Freehold Township, and her husband, Ryan, were supposed to raise their newborn son, Brandon, in their Wanamassa, Ocean Township, home. Tara was supposed to watch Brandon take his first steps, learn…
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Tara Hansen, 29, mourned by family and friends
Daughter of former Millstone family died from childbirth complications BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Tara Hansen Sometimes, the unthinkable happens and death comes to one who has only just begun to etch her footprints on the earth; yet, in her 29-year life’s journey, Tara Hansen left an indelible mark on the hearts of those…
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Contest encourages youths to draw county’s best features
Spring is the season when New Jersey’s fourth-graders study the state of New Jersey as part of their social studies curriculum. Monmouth County’s constitutional officers – Surrogate Rosemarie D. Peters, County Clerk M. Claire French and County Sheriff Shaun Golden – are inviting Monmouth County’s fourth-graders to help showcase what they like best about the…
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Reunion slated for USS Columbus crews
Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from 1944 though 1976 and the USS Columbus (SSN-762) past and present are invited to attend a reunion Sept. 21-24 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Va. Call 260- 486-2221, fax 260-492-9771 or email [email protected] to RSVP.
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Watershed Association recognizes Millstone Twp. as ‘green’ leader
MILLSTONE — The Stony Brook- Millstone Watershed Association will celebrate the township’s environmental achievements on April 25. The township will be honored as a “green” leader during the association’s 62nd annual meeting at the Buttinger Nature Center in Pennington. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a hike with Education…
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Businesses urged to participate in Denim Day, April 28
A pril is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual assault happens every day, everywhere around the world and to individuals from every background. It affects men, women and children. It is estimated that one in six women will experience an attempted rape in her lifetime. Most assaults — whether of women or men — go…
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