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PLUMSTED: Busy intersection set for upgrade
by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Work planned for the intersection of Routes 539 and 528 will begin next month and require a 12-day detour before the start of the school year. The $1.4 million project calls for a new traffic signal at the heavily traveled intersection, as well as road paving that…
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LAWRENCE: Police Beat from the July 23 edition
At 8:33 p.m. July 14, a woman reported the burglary of several expensive rings, watches and other jewelry from her Fernwood Lane residence, police said. According to the police report, the victim said she noticed a few rings missing from a drawer in her bedroom while dressing for dinner. She had worn one of…
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MILLSTONE: POLICE BEAT
A computer monitor and modem were reported missing July 15 from a garage on Paint Island Springs Road, state police said. Individuals driving a motor vehicle caused damage on Saturday to the Charleston Springs Golf Course, state police said. A GPS and pocketbook were reported stolen July 19 from a vehicle on Carriage Way, state…
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PLUMSTED: Local teen outslugs pros in home run derby
by Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor TRENTON — Future major leaguers and multimillionaires were showing off their baseball skills at Waterfront Park on July 15. When it came to the ability to hit home runs, however, a kid from New Egypt High School was the star of the night. Mike Fassl Jr., who will be entering…
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LAWRENCE: Police answer profiling concerns
By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer Police Chief Daniel Posluszny spoke at the Township Council meeting on Tuesday night to update the community on recent police initiatives to combat racial profiling, and also to present the preliminary findings of his “self-critical” investigation of the entire department. Allegations from the Latin American Legal Defense and…
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Chabad to host Bielski relative
MANALAPAN — Zvi Bielski, the son of Zus Bielski, one of the three brothers who formed the Bielski partisan group in Poland/Belarus during the World War II-era Holocaust, will appear at 6:45 p.m. July 30 at the Chabad of Western Monmouth County, 26 Wickatunk Road. The date coincides with the fast of Tisha Ba’v, the…
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Game will help raise funds for FAAN walk
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) will host an inaugural fundraising event at the Lakewood BlueClaws’ game on Aug. 4 at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. In an effort to help protect allergic fans and in honor of all individuals with food allergies, the BlueClaws will have an ingredient list available of every food item sold.…
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Band’s backbeat driven by Marlboro drummer
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Mutiny Within is not a stereotypical metal band performing songs that are filled with screaming vocals. Instead, Mutiny Within is a band that offers a variety of vocal styling. LAURA DeSANTIS-OLSSON Mutiny Within is an up-and-coming metal band that recently signed with Roadrunner Records. Band members Bill Fore, A.J. Jacobs,…
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Police and residents will mingle
FREEHOLD – On Aug. 4, the Freehold Borough Police Department is sponsoring National Night Out, a convivial evening of fun and education for the whole family, from 6-9 p.m. at the Monmouth County Hall of Records parking lot on Main Street in Downtown Freehold. The police department will be joined by members of the Freehold…
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