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Free concerts to sing praises of legends
Downtown Freehold’s free Thursday concertswill be a tribute to Rock ‘N’Roll legends. Starting July 9, the first concert will feature the music of Billy Joel by The Stranger. On July 23, U2 tribute band U2 Nation will perform, followed by Yellow Brick Road’s tribute to Elton John Aug. 6., and The Jersey Four playing the…
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Collier Youth Services Gala raises $69,000
Collier Youth Services’ Gala, held recently at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club in Farmingdale, raised $69,000 for the social service agency’s educational, recreational and residential programs for at-risk youth. Timothy Hearne, president of United Way, and Dr. Webster Trammell, board chairman of United Way, were on hand to accept an award presented to the…
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Enjoy ‘An Afternoon of Opera’ in Freehold
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present “An Afternoon of Opera” July 12 at 3 p.m. in the museum’s hayloft performance space. Cori Scotti, together with an ensemble of five other artists, will perform excerpts from the American opera William Penn, with music by Romeo Cascarino and libretto by Peggy Gwynn. Also appearing…
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Orchestra will move rehearsals to Freehold
The Performing Arts Center at Applewood Estates, Freehold Township, will serve as the new home for Monmouth Symphony Orchestra (MSO) rehearsals beginning this fall. While arts organizations continue to feel the pinch of a struggling economy and diminished public funding, Applewood Estates, CentraState Health Care System’s continuing care retirement community, is committed to doing its…
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Monmouth Worship Center hosts Bible school
MARLBORO — Monmouth Worship Center is accepting registration for Vacation Bible School, which will be held from Aug. 17-21, 9 a.m. to noon. The church is at 176 Route 79. This year’s program is titled “Crocodile Dock” and children will have an adventure as they “travel” to the Bayou and experience “swamp living.” Attendees will…
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Resident questions timing of raises for high school district employees
I am absolutely outraged that the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education would have the poor judgment to approve all of the raises put before it (recently). In the spring of this year, Superintendent of Schools James Wasser mentioned that during these difficult economic times the district would have to be more conservative…
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Gov. Corzine fiddles while Garden State burns
Jon Corzine has rammed a budget through the state Legislature that raises taxes, cuts spending for important programs and employs a host of gimmicks that just push the financial reckoning into the future. But instead of paying attention to the crisis facing our state, the Wall Street Wizard devoted a day to orchestrating a partisan…
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Pinelands preservation remains state priority
Guest Column • John C. Stokes Three decades have passed since then- New Jersey Gov. Brendan T. Byrne accomplished what many thought impossible. “In the midst of what many optimists considered a bleak situation, we have pulled through with legislation which will provide for a comprehensive planning and management system for the Pinelands,” Byrne said…
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For the Record
In regard to police activity in Freehold Borough on Jan. 29, 2008, Borough Attorney Kerry Higgins said there were two motor vehicle stops of interest made on that date. One of those two motor vehicle stops later came to be of interest to the public. Higgins said one vehicle was stopped on Jan. 29, 2008,…
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