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Local actors perform in ‘Man of La Mancha’
Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Ave., Deal, will present “Man of La Mancha,” Feb. 11-21. Performances will take place at 8 p.m. Feb. 11, 13 and 20 and 3 p.m. Feb. 14 and 21. An opening night festival featuring sangria, Spanish foods, and products for the home and garden for sale will be presented…
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Children’s coat drive planned in Freehold
The Rotary Club of Freehold is collecting new or gently used coats, hats, scarves and gloves for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 18. Garments may be dropped off to Derek Eldridge at Ameriprise Financial, 22 Jackson Mills Road, Freehold Township, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Jan. 22. The items…
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Local residents appointed by gov.
Before he left office, Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed an executive order creating an Eastern European-American Heritage Commission in the Department of State. Among those appointed to the commission were local residents Kava Sawczuk of Morganville and Wieslaw “Vinnie” Krajewski of Freehold.
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Temple plans casino night/poker tourney
Temple Rodeph Torah of Marlboro will host a Casino Night and Texas Hold’em Tournament at 7:30 p.m. March 6. Admission is $100 for Texas Hold’em tournament participants ($110 at the door) and $60 for general admission. Admission includes $50 in chips, buffet dinner, desserts, coffee and soda. Sponsorship opportunities are available. No one under age…
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Historical Society to host speaker Jan. 22
Michael Krakowski, a court qualified forensic document examiner and handwriting identification specialist, will be the featured speaker at the Battleground Historical Society’s meeting to be held 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Historic Village Inn, 2 Water St., Englishtown. Krakowski will show how comparisons of Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s unique penmanship helped to convict him of…
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Business Briefs
The Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Group will host Caring With Karaoke, a charity event to benefit the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at Cue & Brew Billiards and Sports Bar, 1212 Route 34, Matawan. Admission is $10 and includes food, karaoke, billiards, contests and prizes. Underwriting…
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To turn alarm off, throw entire clock against wall
Coda • GREG BEAN If there’s anything more frustrating than trying to follow a procedure manual for a product that was built in a non-Englishspeaking country and then translated into the King’s Own by someone with a limited grasp of our language, I don’t know what it is. Back in the day when I didn’t…
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Samaritan Center is grateful for all donations received
The Samaritan Center in Manalapan wants to thank everyone who pitched in to see that our almost 200 families had a wonderful holiday season from Thanksgiving through Christmas. It seemed we were dealing in tons for the last two months of 2009.We appreciate the tons of food received from individuals, schools, clubs, neighborhood groups, community…
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Family is very grateful to police officer and firefighters
At just after 1 a.m. on New Year’s Eve morning (Dec. 31), my family was awakened by banging on our front door from Manalapan police officer Peter Curran who, while on routine patrol through the area, noticed a fire rapidly climbing up our next-door neighbor’s exterior wall of their home and our home as well.…
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