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Red Horse Gallery to host Michael J. Turner
In recognition of October being Disability Employment Awareness month, a “meet the artists” reception for Michael J. Turner will be held 6-8 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Red Horse Gallery for artists with disabilities located within Arc Resources Unlimited in the upper level of the Freehold Raceway Mall, Route 9 south. Turner is a watercolor…
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Volunteers, employee helped beautify town
Recently while in Freehold Borough, I enjoyed the beautiful flowers in the huge planters on Throckmorton, Court and Main streets planted by Jayne Carr and her volunteers in the spring. This is a true testament to completion of one of the many ideas and projects by Jayne Carr when she was employed by the Freehold…
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Aaaah … early fall!
Green Scene “One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.” W.E. Johns Iplan out my gardening chores like army maneuvers, inching up, day by day, to the final battle scene: fall cleanup. Predictably, our mature trees give us a bountiful harvest of leaves and most of them, in the…
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Local Girl Scout troop will hold coat drive
Manalapan Girl Scout Junior Troop 331 seeks donations of gently used coats and jackets of all sizes for its coat drive. The coats will be delivered to local needy families. For details, contact Rona at ronapollera@ yahoo.com or Sandy at [email protected].
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Thanks to those who reached out after tragedy
Although the lights in the house at 64 Court St. in Freehold Borough are out and the innocent laughter has been silenced, it is still a home that we miss very much. Even in its irreparable state, our perception of home is even more apparent. We played, we laughed, we cried, we dreamed, did homework…
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In the bleachers, comfort trumps style
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH You’d be hard pressed to find a woman as classy as my friend Louise. She is always dressed to the nines. Her hair looks great, her clothes are impeccable and her makeup would have a cosmetologist asking for beauty tips. Throw in a pair of slim slacks and…
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Howell Alliance seeks interns and members
The Howell Municipal Alliance/Howell PAL will be offering a limited number of internships for the fall and winter semesters. The Howell alliance will also have membership positions open as of Jan. 1. The alliance membership consists of the concerned citizens of Howell, in addition to Howell police and Howell K-8 School District and Freehold Regional…
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Officials, not TV, should control public comment
In the News In the News • MARK ROSMAN I have been covering Manalapan municipal meetings since the beginning of the year and at every Township Committee meeting the mayor reads a statement regarding the policies of the Manalapan cable television channel which tapes the meeting for rebroadcast at a later date. According to…
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A county ethics board and ethics code are needed now
Guest Column • Arthur Z. Kamin It is sad to watch members of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders quibble over how to get a much-needed county governmental ethics structure up and running. At the heart of it, Republican Freeholder Robert D. Clifton seems to want to forget the GOP-dominated Operation Bid Rig scandal four…
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