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A Musical Parade
TOP PICK The Oasis Players will return to the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County at 2 p.m. Nov. 30. “A Musical Parade” will take the audience through a century of music, celebrating composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers. The cabaret salutes the 50th anniversary of Broadway’s “Hello Dolly,”…
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Local comedian Vic DiBitetto prepares for breakout year
ENTERTAINMENT By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Vic DiBitetto In show business, it’s not “who you know,” but “who knows you.” At least, that seems to be the case for Manalapan resident Vic DiBitetto, who, after 30 years of fighting in the trenches of stand-up comedy, has finally made it big. “It’s a tough, beautiful, unfair,…
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Boys charged in school pepper spray incident
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Two 14- year-old male students at Freehold Township High School have been charged in connection with an incident that occurred in the building. Police said that at 8:20 a.m. Nov. 5, pepper spray was released inside the school by a 14-year-old boy who is a resident of Freehold Township. The incident occurred…
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Driver inattention ruled cause of fatal accident
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Aug. 19 crash that claimed the lives of three people on Kozloski Road has been attributed to driver inattention on the part of driver Nicholas Dever, who was killed in the crash. Dever, 19, of Freehold Borough, was driving a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta south on…
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Conflict over conferences continues in Marlboro
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — The handling of parent teacher conferences by the Marlboro K- 8 School District Board of Education has continued to anger parents who are uncertain whether they will have conferences to discuss their children’s progress in school. On Nov. 10, an email was sent by school principals informing parents…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Diamond Castle and Castle Couture, two companies under the same roof specializing in fine jewelry, bridal gowns, evening wear and prom dresses, have opened at their new location, 355 Route 9 South, Manalapan. A ribbon cutting was held on Nov. 22. The new 40,000-square-foot location, which was formally the Excelsior banquet hall, has been completely…
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Karmel–Zubulake
MILESTONES Thomas Zubulake, Jenna Karmel Laurie and Arthur Karmel of Marlboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Helene Karmel, to Thomas James Zubulake, son of Claudia and Ted Zubulake, also of Marlboro. The future bride is a graduate of Marlboro High School and the University of Delaware, Newark, Del., where she earned a bachelor’s…
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Winery event benefits area autism group
A nonprofit organization that raises awareness about autism received nearly $7,000 after a Food Trucks and Fire Pits festival at Laurita Winery in Plumsted Township attracted hundreds of guests for food, fun and philanthropy. Parents of Autistic Children (POAC), Brick Township, received a check for $6,800 from the New Egypt winery and its owners, Ray…
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Bereavement group meets
MARLBORO — The Jewish Federation of Monmouth County has awarded an Adventure grant to sponsor a bereavement group that is open to the entire Monmouth County community. The group will meet at Temple Rodeph Torah, Marlboro, twice a month on Wednesdays from 10-11:45 a.m.; exact dates are posted on the temple’s website (trt.org) or call…
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