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CentraState opens new lactation center in First Impressions Maternity Center
CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, announces the opening of The Lactation Center at CentraState in its First Impressions Maternity Center. The Lactation Center at CentraState offers a comfortable and supportive environment to help educate, counsel and support breastfeeding mothers. During one-on-one consultations in a private setting, a board-certified lactation consultant can assist new mothers with…
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Strengthen your weekend
Here’s how to live it up on the weekends without the extra pounds By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features When the weekend used to roll around, Julia Griggs Havey would walk to the freezer and pull out a pint of Baskin and Robbins Expresso ’n Cream Light — over and over again. “I would have a…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Getting my wireless wires crossed Lori Clinch Young kids today have a great advantage when it comes to technology. They grow up on computers, iPads and cellphones. They take for granted that they know how to download programs, upload photos and can Skype Grandma on a whim. Back in the day, when there was a…
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Latino fest returning to Freehold
FREEHOLD — The Latino Festival of Monmouth County will celebrate its 10th year in Freehold Borough from noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 4. The event will take place at the Monmouth County Hall of Records parking lot on Main Street and in the parking lot on Lafayette Street. The festival coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month,…
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Singer rallies support for dad at tough time
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Veronica Kole FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Veronica Kole of Freehold Township has spent much of her time helping others though her work as a singer and recording artist. Now the young woman needs a little help herself. Kole’s father, Edmund Koleshnick, 53, was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer on…
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Freehold man charged in assault on American Hotel security guard
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A 25-year-old Freehold Borough resident was charged in connection with his alleged involvement in an aggravated assault on Sept. 21. Police Lt. Michael Sweetman said that at 1:30 a.m., a 27-year-old man who works as a security guard at the American Hotel, East Main Street, was advised…
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Writer waiting for Democrats to weigh in
Two Democrats will be running against two Republicans for the Township Committee slots in the November general election in Manalapan. The incumbent Republicans were asked to pass a resolution against torture, secret and unlimited detention, and the suspension of a person’s legal rights. They refused and the Democrats remained silent. The Republicans have instituted a…
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Resident is fed up with Common Core
When is enough going to be enough? On behalf of all the parents who send their children off to school every day with the expectation that their children are entitled to a quality education, I have had enough. On behalf of all the school-age children who walk through the doors of their school every day…
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It is time for N.J. utilities board to do its job
I t is well past time that customers of Jersey Central Power & Light learn the truth about the rates they pay for electricity. Three years ago the New Jersey Rate Counsel ordered the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to have JCP&L open its books, based on the argument that the utility had been…
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