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Rumson parade raises $20K for Special Olympics, charities
The second annual Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade raised $20,000 for four New Jersey charities this year: Jay Dooley Memorial Foundation, Joan Dancy and PALS, Special Olympics New Jersey, and Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County. Each charity received $5,000. Over 7,000 spectators attended the parade, which honored U.S. military personnel and veterans. The…
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LoPreto-Petruccio
Joseph Petruccio and Gabrielle LoPreto Vincent and Rosaria LoPreto of Manalapan announce the engagement of their daughter, Gabrielle LoPreto, to Joseph Petruccio, the son of Joseph and Rosanna Petruccio of Manalapan. The future bride is a graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank, and Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pa., where she earned a…
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Ceuta–de los Reyes
Rafaela Araujo Ceuta and Erik de los Reyes Rafaela Araujo Ceuta, daughter of Tania and Ronaldo Ceuta, was married Feb. 14, 2014, to Erik de los Reyes, son of Gustavo de los Reyes and Annie Murray. The self-solemnized ceremony was performed in front of family and friends at Chief Theatre, Steamboat Springs, Colo., where the…
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Team’s efforts support those with disabilities
WANAMASSA — For the fifth consecutive year, Joseph Walker of Fairfield, Conn., and formerly of Rumson, recently coordinated a fundraising effort for the LADACIN Network through the New Jersey Marathon called “Team LADACIN 2014 — Every Step Counts.” Walker was joined by 38 runners and raised over $43,000 for the nonprofit agency, which assists infants,…
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Monmouth County towns seeing drop in appeals
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Tax appeals throughout the county are beginning to decrease with several factors being credited. Matthew Clark, Monmouth County tax administrator, said in an interview last year that the economy and a new countywide demonstration program for assessments are among the factors leading to a nearly 2,000 decrease…
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Residents donate 1K bags of clothing
TINTON FALLS — Residents of the Seabrook retirement community recently collected clothing to help Monmouth County residents through a Suited for Success program sponsored by Lunch Break, a nonprofit organization in Red Bank that provides food, clothing and fellowship to those in need. Approximately 1,000 bags of clothing were collected, which is the highest oneday…
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Sea Bright explores sharing services with nearby towns
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — As a local committee continues to explore the borough’s possible consolidation with neighboring municipalities, ideas of shared services have begun to spring up. “The state is basically encouraging consolidation. What we are trying to do is explore the options,” Councilman Marc Leckstein said in an interview. “[Consolidation]…
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YOUR TURN
Protect Garden State’s beauty and bounty MICHELE S. BYERS New Jersey is a beautiful, green and fertile state — a great place to live, just as it has been since its founding 350 years ago. In fact, it’s still known as the Garden State. What will the next few 100 years bring? It’s clear that…
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New Jersey represents ideals of America
Since 1664 Elizabethtown, we New Jerseyans have come a long way. But it’s true that we still have a long way to go. If we take some time and think about what we have accomplished since the Lenape times of 350 years past — wow! As several things are certain in a current world littered…
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