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Orchestra to perform holiday concert
The Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, based in the West Windsor-Plainsboro area, will present its holiday concert on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, at the corner of Scudders Mill and Schalks Crossing roads. This concert marks Bravura’s two-year anniversary. The orchestra is comprised of approximately 50 musicians…
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Register for Santa to deliver presents
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Fire Department will once again be on the move delivering gifts to residents. The fire department’s second annual Santa Run is scheduled from Dec. 17-20. A $20 donation is asked to register for the Santa Run and have gifts delivered to a home by Santa on his fire truck. Dates to…
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Man faces charges of child luring
On Nov. 24, Brian G. Schneider, 22, of Marlboro, was arrested by detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Keyport Police Department and charged with one count each of second-degree attempted sexual assault, second-degree child luring and thirddegree attempted endangering the welfare of a child. According to a press release from the prosecutor’s…
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Veterinarian pleads guilty in death of bird; second doctor awaits court
HOWELL — Two township veterinarians were accused of animal cruelty following the death of a pet bird in their offices. Dr. Mahmoud Hussein and Dr. Mohamed R. Elbanna of Howell Veterinary Clinic, Fort Plains Road, were charged on Oct. 20 with failing to provide the proper sustenance for a parrot. The deceased conure (small) parrot,…
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Woman faces charges of theft by deception
On Nov. 23 a Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment charging Lynn Lormel, 50, of Manalapan, with one count of second-degree theft by deception. The charge relates to Lormel’s former employment as a manager with Brock Farm Nurseries in Freehold Township. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, the indictment…
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WMUA budget contains no rate increase in 2010
MANALAPAN — The Western Monmouth Utilities Authority Board of Commissioners has introduced the authority’s Fiscal Year 2010 budget, which contains no rate increase for the third consecutive year and increases spending by merely six-tenths of 1 percent. “Our 2010 budget is an austere spending plan that maintains our core responsibility to ratepayers: providing an affordable,…
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A Night for Gabriel to aid child battling leukemia
Young entertainers will perform for a good cause at Freehold Borough church BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent P erformances by talented young singers and musicians, as well as a dinner, are included in A Night for Gabriel, a fundraiser for Gabriel Garcia, a 4-year-old boy who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. The event will be held…
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Accreditation assessment team seeks comments about police
MANALAPAN — A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) will arrive on Dec. 5 to examine all aspects of the Manalapan Police Department policy and procedures, management, operations and support services, Police Chief Stuart Brown announced. Verification by the team that the Manalapan Police Department meets the…
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Center Players to host puppet show classics
Center Players, Freehold’s resident theater company, will present an afternoon of marionette and stick puppet shows for children of all ages on Dec. 6. Two double-feature presentations of “Peter and the Wolf” and “The Frog Prince” performed by Paper Moon Puppet Theatre will be offered at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. All tickets are $10. Seating…
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