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New business administrator joins Freehold Borough staff
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Joseph Howe is the new business administrator and board secretary in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District. Howe, 30, came aboard in December. Prior to coming to Freehold Borough, Howe was the assistant business administrator for the Piscataway Public School District in Middlesex County with responsibilities that…
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County job fair set for March 27
Monmouth County will offer employers and jobseekers the opportunity to connect at the Monmouth County Spring Job Fair scheduled for March 27 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Collins Arena on the Brookdale campus. “Employers who have immediate job openings are invited…
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CentraState Ball Queen selected
The top four contestants in the 2015 CentraState Celebration Ball Queen event were, left to right, Ashlyn Barkalow, Freehold; Lauren Piccolini (2015 Ball Queen), Freehold; Gina Gambardella, Manalapan; and Sarah Marinelli, Freehold. TRAVIS TANAY PHOTOGRAPHY CentraState Healthcare Foundation hosted the 2015 Celebration Ball – Mardi Gras Madness on Feb. 7. South Gate Manor in Freehold…
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Teen Arts Festival inspires artistic spontaneity
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Students from Matawan Regional High School, top left, and Long Branch High School, above, perform at the 2015 Teen Arts Festival. At left, students explore visual arts by designing mural sculptures with spray paint and paint markers. Art isn’t always meant to be permanent; sometimes the most lasting works are…
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Wood recycling facility rejected by county panel
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer A proposed wood recycling facility that sparked outrage among residents will not be constructed on Tennent Road in Marlboro. Members of the Monmouth County Solid Waste Advisory Council (SWAC) voted on March 19 not to move an application that had been filed by Atlantic Tree Realty to the Monmouth County…
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Central New Jersey springs to life
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Veronica Walsh, 4, of Holmdel, has help coloring an egg with natural dyes during an event at Poricy Park Conservancy, Middletown, on March 22. The park will host day camps during spring break in April. SCOTT FRIEDMAN With spring break approaching, children and teens in central New Jersey can…
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Total recall?
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: It seems like every time I turn on the TV I hear about another recall. Is there any way to find out how many vehicles have been affected? And how does that compare to years past? Maybe I’m just hypersensitive, but it seems like way more recently. A: It was…
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Best new-car engines for 2015
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The engine is a vehicle’s heart and soul, with the best of the breed able to deliver brisk acceleration while minimizing fuel consumption It’s not an easy task, but automakers have been hard at work developing automotive engines that maximize both a vehicle’s performance and fuel economy, via an array…
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Weichert ranked No. 2 traditional real estate franchise in Entrepreneur
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc. (WREA) has again been recognized as one of the top franchises by Entrepreneur magazine, which ranked the company as the No. 2 traditional residential real estate franchise and No. 3 overall in the Real Estate category in its Franchise 500 list for 2015. This year’s list not only reflects a…
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