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Young musicians perform at recital
The Cecilian Music Club presented its Fall Showcase at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, on Nov. 16. The showcase, which was organized by Chairwoman Jennifer Bao, is an opportunity for the piano students of club members to gain experience performing their most advanced pieces, according to a press release. Students who…
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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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FOR THE RECORD
The Toscana development in Howell is off Fort Plains and West Farms roads. A Dec. 4 article did not correctly state where the development is located.
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Monmouth parks earn accreditation
The Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners recently received news that the Monmouth County Park System has once again earned accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). The Monmouth County Park System has been continuously accredited since 1994. This latest accreditation was…
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Freeholders must fund community college
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has gutted funding to Brookdale Community College three years in a row. It’s plain and simple — what was once the educational pearl of Monmouth is now in jeopardy. A recommendation made last week by the college’s board of trustees — most of whom are selected by the all-Republican…
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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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Photo
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Christmas trees are on display at Matawan World of Gardening, Old Bridge, on Dec. 4.
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DATEBOOK
New Egypt Elks will host a Hoop Shoot contest from 7-8 p.m. Dec. 16 at New Egypt High School, 117 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. For children ages 8 to 13 by April 1, 2015. Details: Mike Walsh, 732- 928-7726. New Egypt Elks, 105 Lakewood Road, New Egypt, will host a fish fry from…
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Road opening permits OK’d
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has passed a pair of resolutions that authorize road opening permits on one street in Howell and will allow two homes to be heated with natural gas. New Jersey Natural Gas will service the homes. The residences are on Merrick Road. In November 2011,…
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