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K-9 officers ready for duty in local police departments
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Local police officers and their K-9 counterparts have graduated from basic patrol school and will begin duty with seven law enforcement agencies in the coming month. The eight German shepherds and Belgian malinois will serve in six local police departments and with the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department.…
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Aberdeen preschool to hold open house
The Early Learning Center of Temple Shalom will hold an open house from 10 a.m.-noon on Feb. 8 at 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. Meet the director, visit classrooms and learn about the curriculum. Beginning in September, the preschool will be open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Director of Schools…
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Royes-Fox
MILESTONES Amanda Julianne Royes, Timothy John Fox Dolores and Philip Royes of Manalapan announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Julianne Royes, to Timothy John Fox, son of Diane and Stephen Fox of Pompton Plains. Ms. Royes is a 2005 graduate of St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree…
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Foundation sponsors cardiac screenings
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Eighty-eight St. John Vianney High School students received free cardiac screenings by local cardiologists as part of a sudden cardiac death awareness event sponsored by Nicole’s Heart Foundation. The screenings, which took place at the school on Jan. 17, provided students with a checkup they might not…
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Middletown troop honors two new Eagle Scouts
Timothy Katzgrau, left, and Andrew Jablonski, members of Middletown Boy Scout Troop 32, have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. PHOTO COURTESY OF FELICE MIKELBERG MIDDLETOWN — Newly appointed Eagle Scouts Andrew Jablonski and Timothy Katzgrau were honored recently for achieving the Boy Scouts’ highest honor. Members of Boy Scout Troop 32, friends and family…
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Wintery wonders
PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Clockwise from top: Sledders of all ages enjoy heading down the hill at Holmdel Park on Jan. 27. Sam Mell of Keyport takes a tumble. Children of all ages took advantage of the fresh snow from the year’s first major snowstorm. Madeleine Aanensen of Colts Neck has fun sledding.…
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Historical society plans new home for museum
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer The Keyport Historical Society will use grant funding to acquire a new home for the Keyport Steamboat Dock Museum, which was destroyed by superstorm Sandy in October 2012. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Keyport’s Steamboat Dock Museum has been approved for a $323,000 New Jersey Recovery grant that will help…
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Heart-healthy events
Local hospitals are scheduling the following events to raise awareness of heart health: Wear Red Day will be held 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 outside Monmouth Medical Center’s SeaBreeze Café, located on the hospital’s first floor at 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. In recognition of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” movement…
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In matters of the heart, time is of the essence
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The idioms are endless: Home is where the heart is. Bless your heart. Be young at heart. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Well, now is the perfect time for a heart to heart conversation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause…
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