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Lawn care tips for fall
Taking time in the fall to prepare your lawn for the colder months ahead will pay dividends come spring and allow you to enjoy lusher, greener grass when temperatures rise again. Fertilizing Providing nutrients to your lawn before cold weather strikes is good for strengthening roots and increasing the nutrients stored for an earlier spring…
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Look locally when shopping for your fall home improvement needs
G.P. Pool Service, Inc. The fall season is the perfect backdrop for deep cleaning, home spruce-ups and home improvement projects you’ve been putting off, inside and outside of your home. Now is the time to shop around for those household items you need and desire. It is also the time to find just the right…
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Advocacy group seeks volunteers for Domestic Violence Response Team
180 Turning Lives Around (180), a private nonprofit organization in Monmouth County that provides support and advocacy to victims of domestic and/or sexual violence, will conduct a 40-hour mandatory training course for its Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) volunteers from 6- 9:30 p.m., Oct. 14 to Nov. 6, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, at the…
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Colts Neck to allow hunting of deer on some properties
REGIONAL INTEREST By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer COLTS NECK — In order to curb the abundance of deer that has caused challenges for residents, the Colts Neck Township Committee has voted to allow the hunting of white-tailed deer on limited private properties in the township. The limits set by the ordinance permit the hunting of…
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Theater brings modern twist to 17th-century play
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Robert Stanton RED BANK — Bringing a 17th-century play into the 21st century and making it appeal to a modern audience can be a feat, but actor Robert Stanton is up to the challenge. Celebrating its opening night on Sept. 19 at the Two River Theater, “The School for Wives,”…
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Scholarship derby to honor Joan Brearley
OCEANPORT — The Brookdale Community College Alumni Association will honor the memory of one of Monmouth County’s most active former community members beginning at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 20 with a memorial derby at Monmouth Park, 175 Oceanport Ave., Oceanport. The event will feature a full program of races, a buffet luncheon in the Omnibus Box,…
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Ailing child has special birthday wish
MIDDLETOWN — Each summer, the Middletown Arts Center (MAC) provides a creative atmosphere for hundreds of campers of all ages from across Middletown and surrounding communities. This summer, 4-year-old Natalie Grace Gorsegner of Middletown attended camp at the MAC to prepare for school, following a two-year battle with cancer. Natalie was diagnosed on Aug. 16,…
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YMCA to honor volunteers at benefit
SHREWSBURY — Eatontown residents Lynn and Steve “Biddy” Bidgood will be honored for their positive impact on the community at The Community YMCA’s annual benefit at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Camp Arrowhead in Marlboro. The benefit will celebrate The Community YMCA’s 140th anniversary of service in Monmouth County. The Bidgoods will be honored with…
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Retired officer charged with threatening chief
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A Keansburg man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill the Aberdeen Township police chief, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. According to the complaint provided by the prosecutor’s office, Christian R. Witzig, 66, a retired member of the Aberdeen police force, was arrested Sept. 4…
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