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Author’s debut novel hits shelves at last
Bruce DeSilva enjoyed long career in journalism before embarking on new challenge BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer HOWELL — Township resident Bruce DeSilva has 40 years of experience working with some of the most prestigious institutions in journalism. He has written or edited pieces for news organizations including The New York Times, the Dallas Morning…
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Acorn-sorting season highlights commitment to forest health
JACKSON — Squirrels are not the only ones focused on acorns this fall. At the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Nursery in Jackson, foresters and staff are hard at work collecting and sorting this year’s acorn crop in preparation for growing the next generation of oaks — trees that one day will spread…
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Master’s in homeland security offered
LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court University’s new M.S. in homeland security program reflects the country’s growing need for experts who understand how to combat global terrorism, organized crime and international corruption, according to a press release from the university. “We are seeing a re-emphasis on criminal justice as a result of living in a post-9/11 world,…
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‘Coastlines’
The New Jersey coast has had a major influence on two local artists whose artwork is currently on exhibit at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. “Coastlines” by Debbie Redden “Coastlines,” featuring paintings by Debbie Redden and Anthony Migliaccio, consists mainly of small-scale works of the Jersey coast and from recent travels. The exhibit…
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Officer faces shoplifting charge
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer AFreehold Borough police officer has been charged with one count of shoplifting following his alleged involvement in an incident in Freehold Township. Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. said Freehold Borough Patrolman Darnell Esdaile, 45, was arrested by Freehold Township police officers on the afternoon of…
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Township will survey land with eye on preservation
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — In an ongoing effort to preserve land along Route 522 (Freehold- Englishtown Road), the Manalapan Township Committee has authorized CME Associates to proceed with professional engineering services to prepare a land survey of the Gentile property. At its Nov. 10 meeting the committee voted 5-0 to permit CME…
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Chrise’s Dare to Dream 5K honors 1997 FTHS graduate
Proceeds will support research in fight against lung cancer BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Chrise Briggs Murrell, a 1997 graduate of Freehold Township High School, was only 31 years old when she died from lung cancer in June, leaving her husband, Andy, and their son, Drew, 6, in Katy, Texas, where she lived. In her memory,…
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Helping veterans get services they are due
Monmouth Co. hopes to offer one-on-one help to as many veterans as possible BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Veterans in Monmouth County will now get help accessing benefits and programs that they are entitled to at the newly named Office on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services located at 21 Court and Main streets in…
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Two supt. hopefuls meet public
Candidate eventually selected will lead FRHSD’s six schools and 11,800 students BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Two finalists being considered for the job as superintendent of schools in the Freehold Regional High School District were presented to the community on Nov. 16 at Freehold Township High School. Charles B. Sampson, superintendent of Verona Public Schools…
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