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Young adults learning valuable business skills
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Throughout the summer, a handful of ambitious businessminded teenagers are hosting Saturday soirees at a home in Millstone Township. The teens are Allentown High School students who are specifically interested in honing their business skills by running every aspect of a mock restaurant. Pamela Angeles came up with the…
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Fun at the fair
Children of all ages take part in a Monmouth County Park System sports and fitness game on July 24 at the 40th annual Monmouth County Fair. The fair was held from July 23-27 at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. In photo at left, Delaney Hughes, 3, of Shark River Hills, enjoys a…
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Immigrant children arriving
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Children who are fleeing Central American nations to escape crime, violence and poverty are finding their way to Freehold Borough. Reports in the national news media have indicated that thousands of unaccompanied minors from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have entered the United States through Mexico in recent months.…
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Allentown issues bond for fire payment
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A llentown officials have voted to seek an emergency appropriation of $185,000 and to issue bonds for that appropriation in the wake of a court settlement with neighboring Upper Freehold Township. Members of the Allentown Borough Council took the action on July 22. The settlement, which concludes legal action filed…
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Rescued horses hoping to find forever homes
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Seven horses were recently saved from slaughter — a result of public outrage and a swift reaction from the Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF), which is based in Millstone Township. SRF volunteers were alerted that the horses needed to be rescued when they read numerous angry posts from horse-lovers on Facebook. The…
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Cricket a growing sport in central New Jersey
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Vikings’ batsman Iftekhar Yaqub protects the wicket behind him by hitting the ball during a cricket match between the Vikings and the N.J. Colts at John A. Phillips Park in Old Bridge on July 20. Cricket has become especially popular in central New Jersey. That funny game with a bat…
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ON CAMPUS
Ashley Samara Haliczer, of Springfield, graduated with a degree in hospitality management from James Madison University during the May 10 commencement exercises. The following local students have been named to the University of Delaware’s dean’s list for the 2014 spring semester: Megan Clark, of Chesterfield; Shelby Dolan, of Columbus; Alison Gutkin, of Springfield; Thomas Karwowski,…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Pennytown plan going back to drawing board
By John Tredrea, Special Writer A plan to build 70 affordable housing rental units on a 25-acre Pennytown tract owned by Hopewell Township is going back to the drawing board because the development firm retained by the township says the tract cannot sustain as much development as had been anticipated. At Monday night’s Township Committee…
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LAWRENCE: Last-minute retirements keep school staff busy
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A surge of last-minute retirements, resignations and leave replacements might leave some school districts’ administrators in a panic, but not Rebecca Gold, the director of personnel for the Lawrence Township Public School District. Ms. Gold said she is "extremely confident" that every one of the vacancies will be filled when…
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