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Celebrate July Fourth at Oceanfest
TOP PICK The 25th annual Oceanfest, a family-friendly celebration, will take place 10 a.m.-10 p.m. July 4, rain or shine. The annual Independence Day celebration takes place along the half-mile stretch of the Long Branch Oceanfront Promenade from Pier Village north to Seven President’s Park. Oceanfest offers something for everyone — delicious food, original crafts,…
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Freehold council adopts budget
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council has put a $15.6 million budget in place to operate Freehold Borough in 2015. Final adoption of the budget came at the council’s June 22 meeting as council President Sharon Shutzer and councilmen George Schnurr, Michael DiBenedetto, Jaye Sims, Ron Griffiths and Kevin Kane voted…
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Marlboro student plans summer study in England
By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer MARLBORO — After completing her freshman year at Rowan University, Glassboro, Marlboro native Alyssa van Doorn is looking forward to continuing her studies overseas this summer. Van Doorn will study in England and take part in the Fulbright Summer Institute in July. The Fulbright Summer Institute is a program for…
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Attack on motorist mirrors incidents reported in 2014
By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck Police Department is investigating an assault on a female motorist that occurred just before midnight on June 23 and was similar to incidents that occurred in Freehold Township and Colts Neck in 2014. Police said the incident occurred in the area of Five Points…
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ takes library stage
MANALAPAN – The New Stage Ensemble players will return to the stage at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, on July 8 at 6:30 p.m. to present Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the story of starcrossed lovers and their feuding families. “I am excited about coming to the library for this performance,” said Javon…
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Mayor breaks tie; gives OK to catering facility
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Saying that a building cannot be zoned into “inutility,” Mayor Nolan Higgins cast a tiebreaking vote that will permit a catering facility to operate in a building at 17-19 South St. The mayor’s vote broke a 2-2 tie among Borough Council members and signaled approval for an applicant’s…
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The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will host an Italian enrichment summer camp from Aug. 3-14, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, Marlboro, for children ages 5 to 14. Activities will include Italian language lessons, Italian crafts, Italian games, Italian cooking lessons and…
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Resident took issue with developer’s data
On June 10, Phyllis Clarke DeFonzo wrote a letter to the editor of the News Transcript in regard to comments I made at a recent Manalapan Township Committee meeting. At that meeting I expressed many concerns over the Manalapan Crossing project proposal, one of them being our education system. While I have great respect for…
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Drop the labels, we are all Americans
When you put a label on something, you separate it from everything else around it. For example, if you have a box of shoes and you label one pair “brown shoes,” you have a box of shoes that contain one pair of brown shoes, separating them from the rest. We have been doing the same…
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