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Golf outing to benefit Morganville UMC
The eighth annual Don Marvel Charity Golf Outing will be held Oct. 5 at Rossmoor Country Club in Monroe. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, awards, prizes and use of golf carts will be included in the $150 fee. Sponsorships, prize donations, and promotional giveaways are welcome. All proceeds will benefit the Morganville United Methodist Church. For details,…
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Football season kicks off with high hopes
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Coach Mark Cicctotelli’s Freehold High School Colonials gave the 2008 scholastic football season its signature event. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Manalapan High School’s James Lizama is wrapped up by Monroe Township tacklers during a preseason scrimmage. Manalapan will open the 2009 football season on Sept. 11 at South Brunswick…
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School board member resigns
FREEHOLD —Andrew DeFonzo has resigned from his seat on the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education. The board accepted his resignation on Aug. 31. DeFonzo has also dropped off the Republican ticket in the Nov. 3 election for a seat on the Borough Council. A published report indicated that DeFonzo resigned from the…
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Howell artist’s works on display at library
The Wall branch of the Monmouth County Library, 2700 Allaire Road, will present an exhibition of 40 mixed-media artworks by Howell artist Carolyn Tischer Bartlett from Sept. 1 through Oct. 1. The public is invited to attend a reception at the Wall Library to meet the artist and discuss her art and career on Sept.…
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Raising Hope for Others appreciates support at recent event
This is an open letter of thanks to all who supported our fundraiser “Raising Hope for Others” on Aug. 16. Despite the heat, we had a relatively good turnout. Funds that were raised will go directly to offset the medical expenses for Christy Szabocsik Jarosz’s cancer treatment and related complications. Christy is the daughter of…
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Freehold Borough schools welcome students back
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Children in kindergarten through eighth grade returned to school in Freehold Borough on Sept. 1 to begin the 2009-10 school year. The borough’s preschool program for 4- year-olds began on Sept. 8. Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth O’Connell said she is excited about the new school year and…
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New Jersey cannot survive four more years of Gov. Jon Corzine
Our state cannot survive another four years of a public leader who has shown nothing but contempt for the will of the people and arrogance that knows no bounds. It is imperative that our state be freed from the disastrous and failed policies of Jon Corzine’s administration. We were promised that our state’s finances would…
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Town puts truckers’ interests before residents
Residents who reside in the newly built condominiums on Woodward Road in Manalapan have complained about the heavy volume of truck traffic. In particular, they focused on safety and the unusually loud noise caused by truck compression brakes. Other municipalities have dealt with this issue. Millstone Township and Freehold Township have signs that limit or…
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Corzine and Christie: a couple of characters
In the News • MARK ROSMAN At this point in the election season, I am stumped. I cannot tell you at this moment if I am going to vote for Democrat Jon Corzine, Republican Chris Christie or independent candidate Chris Daggett to lead New Jersey’s ship of state for the next four years. Right now…
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