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Funding must be restored at The Arc
I t has come to my attention that The Arc of Monmouth County will no longer be able to continue their mental/behavioral health services due to budget cuts. The Arc was receiving $392,000 through the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), but this will end in December. Our son, who has autism, needs this service to…
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A patron has picked the perfect pumpkin at Happy Day Farm, Manalapan, on Oct. 12. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Clowns, creepy dolls put fright in Haunted Theater
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Zombies, the Jersey Devil and creepy dolls are just a few of the many horrific surprises in store for those who dare to enter Brookdale Community College’s Haunted Theater. In her 12th year of scaring Monmouth County residents, Sherri Vanderspiegel, supervisor of the school’s Performing Arts Center, offered to share…
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Sayreville football future in jeopardy
By ADAM C. UZIALKO & WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writers Paige Magee takes part in an Oct. 12 vigil held at John F. Kennedy Park in Sayreville in support of student athletes who were the victims of alleged hazing. MATT DENTON The future of Sayreville War Memorial High School’s football program is in question after seven…
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School referendum will go back before voters Dec. 9
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — School board members were expected to decide this week on the scope of a second school construction referendum that will be placed before voters on Dec. 9. A $32.9 million school construction referendum was rejected on Sept. 30 by a vote of 374 to 273. The referendum…
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Residents: Main St. traffic will get worse with funeral home
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Terrible traffic conditions on Main Street in the Tennent section of Manalapan prompted two residents to comment on an ordinance that could impact the two-lane road on which they live. Main Street runs from Route 522 (Freehold Englishtown Road) to Millhurst Road. The residents who spoke at the Oct. 1…
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Country band will have rockin’ reunion
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer For the first time in 32 years, the members of the New Jersey southern rock band Badlands will perform live together on Oct. 18 at Jenks Club in Point Pleasant. It seemed like the story of the Badlands band was finished in 1982 when the New Jersey-based southern rock group…
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Board seeks estimate on Abbott expansion
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education will hear cost estimates for a possible expansion of the David C. Abbott Early Learning Center, as well as other district projects, as part of the board’s plan to move from a half-day to a full-day kindergarten program. According to Marlboro Superintendent…
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Freeholders advance road project
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has retained T&M Associates to provide professional engineering services associated with the redesign of a problematic intersection in Colts Neck. The intersection in question is where Crine, Dutch Lane and Heulitt roads meet. Crine Road is designated as county Route 4 and Dutch…
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