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Students conduct fundraiser to help pay for Florida trip
Lauren Pelaia, 12, and her fellow Marlboro Middle School pupils help unload donations of used toys and clothing that students in the Jazz Band and Show Choir collected on Jan. 30 to raise money for a trip to Florida. For more photos, visit www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff MARLBORO — Despite frigid temperatures on Jan. 30,…
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Updated recycling rules approved in Marlboro
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — New recycling regulations established by the state and Monmouth County concerning the mandatory separation of items are now on the books in Marlboro. The Township Council adopted the amended ordinance during its Feb. 4 meeting. The new rules will be in accordance with requirements set by the New…
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Athletes on a mission: EveryBODY Skates NJ
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Agroup of athletes made history during the recent Hockey Weekend Across America when they visited all of New Jersey’s 54 ice rinks in 54 hours to raise awareness of hockey players with disabilities. This record-setting mission, EveryBODY Skates New Jersey (ESNJ), hopes to encourage rink owners and municipal and county…
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‘Bigs’ and ‘Littles’ find growth in mentoring
Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteers during National Mentoring Month BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Simple outings often help form strong bonds that can last for years and change the lives of mentors and the “Littles” they are paired with for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. “Our relationship is so great, I…
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Local equine rescue group losing farm
The farm where the Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) has been housed for the past three years is being sold, and the rescue group currently has nowhere else to go. After 17 years of rescuing horses, the SRF finally had a place to call home in 2006 when it moved into a farm in Hamilton, Mercer…
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Club members exhibit photographs at library
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer More than 50 photographs created by members of the Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes Photography Club, Jackson, are being exhibited at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The exhibit will run through Feb. 26. More than 50 photographs created by members of the Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes Photography…
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3 seats available on Freehold Township school board
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Three seats will be available on the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education in the April 20 school election. The seats currently held by Stephen Buffett, Mindy Wille and Daniel DiBlasio will be on the ballot. Each seat carries a threeyear term. Wille is currently serving as the board president.…
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Free trees available to mark Arbor Day
The New Jersey Tree Foundation is offering free 2-year-old trees (1 to 2 feet tall) to celebrate Arbor Day 2010 in New Jersey. Schools, local governments, tree groups, nonprofit organizations, Scout groups, and any volunteer organization may apply for the free trees. All planting must occur on public lands, be done by volunteers and maintained…
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Morganville man given 15-year prison sentence
The president of Access Inc. of USA was sentenced on Jan. 13 to 15 years in prison for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and conspiracy to cause failure to file currency transaction reports. U.S. District Judge Joseph Greenaway also ordered Syed Azhar, a resident of the…
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