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Boat brings down wires, pole
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer A boat that was being towed on a trailer struck overhead utility wires and brought them down on Route 9 south in Howell on the afternoon of June 24. ROBERT BERKOWITZ HOWELL — An accident on Route 9 brought down utility wires and caused other damage on the afternoon…
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Freedom Fest arrives July 8
UPPER FREEHOLD — The Freedom Fest State Fair is coming to Monmouth County with food, rides and musical entertainment for individuals of all ages. The festival will run from July 8-13 at the Horse Park of New Jersey, 626 Route 524, Upper Freehold Township. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens. Children…
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Talk will focus on Nobel winners
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present “Faces of Genius: Jewish American Nobel Prize Laureates in Science and Medicine,” a lecture and slide presentation created by the staff of the museum, at 2 p.m. July 20. Admission is $5 for museum members, $7 for nonmembers, and free for students. According…
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New Egypt seniors graduate
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The members of the New Egypt High School class of 2014 received kudos from Plumsted School District administrators who said they were proud of the young people’s numerous accomplishments over the last four years. On June 25, 143 seniors were joined by their friends, family members and teachers…
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Jackson council weighs in on assemblyman’s bill
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer JACKSON — Municipal officials have thrown their weight behind Assembly Bill 3235 that would, if adopted and signed into law, reauthorize regional contribution agreements (RCA) between municipalities in Ocean County and eight other Sandy-impacted counties. During the June 10 meeting of the Township Council, a resolution was unanimously passed that…
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Young women hope family business will return
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Raquel Savvis, Danielle Savvis and Paige Delisio, left to right, stand in front of the Colonial Coffee Shoppe showing a piece of plywood containing messages displaying support for the business that was heavily damaged by a fire on June 24. TAYLOR M. LIER HOWELL — The daughters of the…
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Pupil’s poster wins award
JACKSON — A youngster’s fire-prevention message to “watch what you heat” recently earned her a divisional win in the 2014 New Jersey State Fire Safety Poster Contest. Jalyn Postadan, who is a student at the Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School, was awarded the accolade in the contest’s County Division 2 level. Division 2, according to the New…
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Plumsted teen eager to begin studies in Russia
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The pursuit of learning a geopolitically important language is sending a New Egypt High School graduate to Russia with love, as part of a U.S. Department of State program that is part language immersion and part overseas study. Matthew Knigge, 18, will spend seven weeks with a family…
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They are only going if it’s ‘really cool’
ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch A h July, the heart of the summer. As I bask in the sun, sipping lemonade and anticipating whether the grasshoppers will completely devour the clematis, one thing lingers on the forefront of my mind: The Family Vacation. Back in the day, I longed for the Brady Bunch version.…
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