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The phone book is, like, so yesterday!
ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Phone books. Back in the day, I never used them. Why, I would simply dial 411, state a name and city and wait patiently for the nice person on the other end of the line to look the phone number up for me. The small fee they began to…
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Santa will visit historic school on Dec. 14
COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck Historic Preservation Committee has invited a very special guest to the “Old Fashioned Colts Neck Christmas” open house, scheduled for 1-4:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at the historic Montrose School at the corner of Cedar Drive and Montrose Road. Santa Claus will take time from his holiday preparations to meet…
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Programs aim to decrease bullying, substance abuse
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Incidents of violence, vandalism and substance abuse in the Freehold Regional High School District have gone down, according to statistics discussed at a recent Board of Education meeting, and the decrease is being attributed to district programs that promote safety and acceptance among the student body. At a Nov. 17…
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Lack of wealth can put people in harm’s way
Most people have a strong feeling about whether Officer Darren Wilson acted appropriately in shooting and killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, the grand jury has made their decision and we must live with it. In my opinion, the death of Mr. Brown was a tragedy, but not…
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Encounter with deer is a difficult experience
Our family was blessed to be able to spend Thanksgiving at our home this year and truly get to celebrate how much we have to be thankful for. Our daughter, who lives in Maryland, left to go home and 10 minutes after departing she called from Tennent Road. A very young deer had obviously been…
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Brookdale board faces difficult decisions
Some problems have no simple solutions. Brookdale Community College is facing declining enrollments, and the end of that trend is not in sight. Since 2005, public school enrollments in Monmouth County have fallen by almost 9,000 students with additional declines likely. At the same time, costs have risen. These facts have been further compounded by…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Christmas trees are on display at Matawan World of Gardening in Old Bridge on Dec. 4.
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Taste of the Towns set for March
The Noontime Optimist Club of Freehold is partnering with IEP Youth Services Inc. for its sixth annual Taste of the Towns event. Taste of the Towns will be held on March 30 from 6-9 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, Route 537 and Gibson Place, Freehold Township. The Noontime Optimist Club of Freehold is committed to…
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Brothers open Harvest
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer FARMINGDALE — Providing fresh, simple and wholesome food to the community is what owners Daniel and Anthony Vrgoc are doing at Harvest restaurant. Harvest, 83 Main St., Farmingdale, opened on Nov. 1. The Vrgoc brothers grew up in Manalapan. Daniel now lives in Point Pleasant, and Anthony resides in…
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