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Walk will honor mother, raise funds for research
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Like most daughters, Nicole Tuscano liked to buy her mother gifts and send her cards on special days. But Tuscano, 28, of Howell, has not been able to do that since January 2008, when her much-loved mother Cleo died at 56 after a two-year battle with pancreatic…
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in the service •••
Marine Corps Pvt. Thomas A. Walter, son of Narcisa and William Walter of Manalapan, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., which is designed to challenge new Marine recruits physically and mentally. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Walter spent numerous hours in classroom and field…
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Support sought for injured military man
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Injuries sustained while on patrol in Afghanistan have landed First Lt. Augustine Kim to Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. In a press release issued on April 26, members of the Marlboro Veterans and Volunteers Committee said they are seeking the help of the community in boosting…
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Local campground opening for season
Spring into spring by spending a night under the stars at the Monmouth County Park System’s family campground in Turkey Swamp Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. Now opening for the season, the campground features 64 wooded campsites (52 which can be reserved while 12 are available on a first come, first serve basis). All campsites…
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Photo
Seventh-graders Gloria Lazarev (l) and Miriam Weintraub from Shalom Torah Academy of Western Monmouth County, Marlboro, share the task of carrying a bag to a collection point during a cleanup at Lake Topanemus, Freehold Township, on April 22. The community activity took place on Earth Day. For more photos, see the Photo Galleries at www.gmnews.com.
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Federation hosts event for donors
The Jewish Federation of Monmouth County held its community-wide event March 18, recognizing members who pledge to make an individual, family or corporate gift of at least $500 to the federation’s annual campaign. The event attracted people from throughout Monmouth County and those present pledged more than $212,000 to the federation’s annual campaign. The pledges…
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Library ready to host Jewish heritage events
Join the Monmouth County Library System in celebrating Jewish American Heritage month this May. All events are free. The following events will be held at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan: • Rabbi Shmuley will appear at 7 p.m. May 6. Shmuley is the host of the awardwinning TV show “Shalom in…
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Eight sites added to Weekend in Old Monmouth
40 historic Monmouth sites to be open for visits on May 1 and May 2 The 18th-century Georgianstyle Burrowes Mansion in the heart of downtown Matawan will be one of the stops on the county’s third annual “Weekend in Old Monmouth,” a two-day historic-sites tour on Saturday, May 1, and from noon to 5 p.m.…
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Town will move to condemn property
Land is at the heart of litigation that resulted from 2002 Manalapan law BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The Manalapan Township Committee will move to condemn a piece of property that was the subject of litigation that continued for almost a decade. Township Attorney Roger McLaughlin announced at the April 14 meeting of the governing…
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