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Liquor licenses renewed
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has voted to renew liquor licenses that are held by various entities in the township. Members of the governing body passed a resolution renewing the liquor licenses at their meeting on June 10. The period of renewal is from July 1, 2009 through June 30,…
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Kidz-4-Kidz expands to Monmouth County
At the age of 3, Ashley Lauren Vermeulen of Brick Township was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor (kidney cancer). Vermeulen is now 21 years old and studying dance in college, and the cancer survivor uses her talent to give back to the community. Vermeulen co-founded Kidz-4-Kidz, a group that uses dance and theatrical performance to raise…
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Town reps will meet with COAH objectors
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has appointed four individuals to serve on Manalapan’s affordable housing mediation team and to meet with representatives of the five entities which have filed objections with the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to an affordable housing plan Manalapan officials submitted to the state…
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Book sale comes to town
FREEHOLD — The annual book sale hosted by the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women will take place in Freehold Borough this week. The book sale will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 91 W. Main St., Freehold Borough, from June 24-27. A preview of the book sale will…
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Marlboro council adopts ’09 budget
Mayor says cutting size of local government was ‘absolutely necessary’ BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Although the municipal budget has been reduced by 5.8 percent from last year’s amount, a decline in revenue and the rise of certain costs will necessitate a 2-cent increase in Marlboro’s municipal tax rate for 2009. The Township…
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Project helps pupils, Open Door food pantry
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — During National Physical Fitness Month in May, pupils at the Applegate School learned to make healthy food choices and keep fit while also gathering donations for the Freehold Open Door food pantry. Following the students’ studies in health and physical education, the school used the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) food…
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Local celebrities, senator team up for FAAN Walk for Food Allergy
Over 1,000 walkers expected to stroll Long Branch boardwalk LONG BRANCH — Although all parents worry about their children’s safety, parents of children with food allergies have an additional challenge. Educating the public and raising funds for research are two ways parents, friends and families of children with food allergies are helping to widen the…
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Four Boys will help many battle cancer
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — Four Boys Luncheonette and Ice Cream Shop, 3 Tennent Ave., will donate 20 percent of the sales made during the weekend of June 27-28 to Team Fix-It, one of more than 120 teams that participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fundraiser held June 20-21 at…
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Parents press board to keep sports teams
At issue is sixth-grade interscholastic squads in two middle schools BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Parents attended the Board of Education’s June 16 meeting to voice their objection to the elimination of the sixth-grade interscholastic sports program at both of Marlboro’s middle schools. The change is effective in September. The interscholastic sports will…
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