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Plumsted officials dedicate Volunteer Park
PLUMSTED — Mayor Ron Dancer and local dignitaries have officially opened and dedicated the newest addition to Plumsted’s park lands — Volunteer Park, at 24-26 Evergreen Road. According to information provided by the township, Volunteer Park was built on the site of the first firehouse in New Egypt. The 1901 building is gone, but in…
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Testing the water proves to be very sage advice
GIRL TALK CLARE MARIE CELANO Before we took the leap into a swimming pool or the ocean, we were taught to test the water with our foot to see how cold it was. Does the same hold true for relationships? After jumping into relationships in our youth and maybe even our middle years without much…
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Award-winning pianist to perform at Westlake
JACKSON — Music lovers and anyone else who wants to add some culture to their lives can visit the Westlake Golf and Country Club on Nov. 14 for an afternoon of classical music. A free concert, open to the public, will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Westlake Golf and County Club ballroom, Westlake…
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Veterans Assistance Project available in Ocean County
Aprogram to assist military veterans who enter the court system has started in Ocean County. The Veterans Assistance Project is a combined effort of the judiciary, the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Services, to provide referrals to existing community services…
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History exhumed from Old Yellow Meeting House Cemetery
Tombstone readings and re-enactors bring past forward BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Some of Upper Freehold Township’s founding members lie in the Old Yellow Meeting House Cemetery. Eugene Hough, president of Heritage Guild Works and a Revolutionary War re-enactor, hosted a cemetery preservation clinic at the Old Yellow Meeting House Cemetery in the Cream Ridge section…
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Holiday Giveaway seeks toys for children
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The Howell Holiday Giveaway currently is collecting new toys and gifts to give joy at the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays to more than 450 less fortunate children who reside in Howell and Farmingdale. According to Anna Ornstein, the coordinator of the program for more than five years, the project is sanctioned…
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GOP wins three seats in Howell
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Voters elected three Republicans to four-year terms on the Howell Township Council in the Nov. 2 election. William Gotto, 8,423 votes, Robert Nicastro, 8,295 votes, and Pauline Smith, 8,200 votes, were victorious in their campaign for seats on the governing body. Cochise Doucette, the only Democrat on the ballot, received…
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Pupils at the McAuliffe Middle School in Jackson show their patriotic spirit as they take part in the 11th annual Run for Veterans on Nov. 1. The special event raises funds to assist veterans in Ocean County. The 1-mile run is held at the McAuliffe Middle School. FRANK GALIPO
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