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Freehold Township school counselor honored
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A counselor from the Freehold Township K-8 School District has been named the Monmouth County Counselor of the Year. Courtney Colford, a counselor at the Barkalow Middle School, was honored by the New Jersey School Counselor Association (NJSCA) as the 2016-17 Counselor of the Year for Monmouth County. According to a press…
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Comedian brings show to Freehold
Randi Lupo will bring her funny and insightful one-woman show, “Sometimes I’m OK,” to the Center Players Theater, 35 South St., Freehold Borough, at 8 p.m. July 7 and at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. July 8. “Sometimes I’m OK” made its debut at the Producers Club in New York. The show is directed by…
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Elton John and Carole King ‘in concert’ at Old Bridge Library
Elton John and Carole King concerts will be broadcasted through the Qello Concerts online streaming resource on the new state-of-the art audio system at the Old Bridge Library, 1 Old Bridge Plaza at the corner of Route 516 and Cottrell Road in the Municipal Center. At 6 p.m. on June 22, Elton John’s “Million Dollar…
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Top graduates in North Brunswick attribute education, diversity to their academic success
Suraj Sanyal walked into the conference room with a smile, a positive attitude – and a t-shirt of a picture of himself holding a picture of himself holding a picture of himself holding a picture of himself. “It’s not about the title,” Suraj said casually about being named this year’s salutatorian for the Class of…
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Ocean Grove to offer tours of tent colony on July 11
The Historical Society of Ocean Grove is sponsoring a Tent Colony Tour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 11, rain or shine. Ocean Grove was founded in 1869 as a religious camp meeting ground where people brought tents and furniture for a vacation. At one time, more than 700 tent and tent cottages…
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Sayreville planner hired amid council debate
SAYREVILLE – Amid debate, the Borough Council has hired a planner to analyze Sayreville’s affordable housing plan as part of an effort to meet affordable housing regulations. The council voted 4-2 on a resolution to hire Susan Gruel as a review planner for the borough’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) obligations at a fee not…
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East Brunswick Library will forgive fines with food donations
The East Brunswick Library is offering its patrons a chance to take care of their library fines while helping the community at the same time. The library is launching a “Food for Fines” program from June 23-30. For every item of non-perishable, non-expired food or personal hygiene product donated, a patron can have $3 in…
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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage among highest performing real estate companies in NYC metro
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. ranked as a top residential real estate company for sales volume and transaction sides in the New York City metro area in 2016, along with other residential brokerage firms owned by NRT, LLC. The rankings were reported in the 2017 REAL Trends Market Leaders…
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New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center begins mail Summer Reading Program
The New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center’s (TBBC) by mail Summer Reading Program is open to all children and teens who are members of TBBC. TBBC lends audiobooks, large print books and Braille books to state residents who have difficulty reading standard print, have trouble holding a book or have reading disabilities.…
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