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Students remember hero
MARLBORO — Three eighth-grade students from the Marlboro Middle School wrote the winning essays for the eighth annual Alan Feinberg Tribute Essay Contest. Pankti Kothari, Lea Torres and Sasha Kayola wrote essays about the importance of public service in honor of Alan Feinberg, a Marlboro resident who lost his life in the line of duty…
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Firefighters, first-aiders may get swim discount
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Volunteer members of Marlboro’s fire companies and first aid squads may receive a discounted membership to the Marlboro Swim Club. Township Council members held a first reading May 21 of an ordinance which would, if adopted, offer a discounted membership to volunteers who are in good standing with…
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Manalapan will unite for annual celebration
Micky Dolenz to headline event at recreation center BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MARK SCHOEN Micky Dolenz of the Monkees will perform at Manalapan Under the Stars, a community celebration to be held at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, on the evening of June 13. MANALAPAN — In the mid-1960s at a time when…
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Rec center will rock with Get Heard Fest
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — With more than 35 bands expected to perform on four stages, this year’s Get Heard Fest will be the perfect way for fans to experience the music of touring artists and several unsigned bands. Get Heard Fest ’09 will be held on June 13 at the Marlboro Recreation…
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Attempted carjacking leads to arrest of two
MANALAPAN — Police officers arrested a pair of individuals at Wegmans supermarket, Route 9, on the afternoon of June 3 and filed charges of attempted carjacking, robbery, hindering apprehension, shoplifting, conspiracy to commit shoplifting and simple assault against them. According to a press release from the Manalapan Police Department, Patrolman Eric Voorand arrested Penelope King,…
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OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND By Gloria Averbuch Sky Blue FC Collette McCallum Photo credit to: Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com Just as learning is not confined to a classroom, neither are sports and fitness confined to organized teams and programs. You can do a lot to promote children’s fitness,…
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Fund sponsors day at ballpark
The Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund, whose mission is to continue to serve and assist returning men and women who were wounded in service to the nation, has announced a baseball/picnic outing at a Lakewood BlueClaws game on June 16 in celebration of Military Appreciation Day. The memorial fund, which was founded in…
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Cookies lift spirits of U.S. soldiers
St. Rose of Lima Girl Scouts send a sweet surprise to troops in Afghanistan BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Girl Scouts of St. Rose of Lima, Freehold, Troop 1254 sent their best wishes — and plenty of Girl Scout cookies — to Sgt. Anthony Fauci Jr. (left in bottom photo) and his fellow…
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Siding project riles Millponds
Marlboro condominium board declines offer to respond to questions BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer When residents of the Millponds at Marlboro development first heard about a pending project to re-side their homes, some people thought nothing of it, while others questioned the need for the new siding, particularly during a difficult economic climate. When it…
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