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Jazz concert kicks off series
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Arts Council (FBAC) will launch a jazz and blues season in Downtown Freehold with a warm-up concert at 7 p.m. May 23. The one-hour concert will take place at the Monmouth County Hall of Records plaza, Main Street, according to FBAC Vice President Brian Sullivan. The band will consist of…
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Students in new Eco-Action Club set sights on environment
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell middle schools’ Eco-Action Club, which started off small this school year and has enjoyed a measure of success, is now setting its sights higher for the 2014-15 school year. Lillian Curran, a seventh-grade science teacher at Howell Middle School North, said she came up with the…
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Grant from Provident Bank supports efforts to remember genocide
The Provident Bank Foundation has awarded a $7,500 grant in support of an art initiative that commemorates the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Students in grades five through 12 in schools throughout northern and central New Jersey learned about the genocide and were inspired to create works of art…
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Student qualifies for Biology Olympiad
The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) has announced that 20 high school students have been selected to participate in the 12th annual USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) National Finals from June 1-15 at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Michael Gao, a student at Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, was among the students selected to participate.…
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Outdoor fun
Ridge Dellett, 21 months, waves to his father, Brian, who is trying out a stand-up paddle board during the Outdoor Adventure Expo that was held at Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold Township, on May 18. The expo was sponsored by the Monmouth County Park System.
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Six Howell Republicans face off in June primary
By GREG KENNELTY HOWELL — Six Republican candidates seeking three four-year terms on the Howell Township Council are heading for a primary election showdown on June 3. With no Democrats having filed to run for local office, the three Republicans who win the primary will likely run unopposed in November for seats on Howell’s governing…
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Library activities celebrate horses
June is the Month of the Horse at the Monmouth County Library. Each year, the library holds special programs for all ages. This annual observance provides an opportunity to focus on New Jersey’s state animal and the recreational, economic, social and therapeutic benefits provided by the equine industry, according to a press release. New Jersey’s…
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Youth police academy to be offered
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Police Department will hold its seventh annual Youth Police Academy (YPA) this summer. The program will run from July 21 through Aug. 1 and is available to young people between the ages of 12 and 16, according to Detective Sgt. Andrew A. De- Muth Jr. “The YPA is a condensed…
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Inmates clean up cemetery
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden announced that the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office inmate labor program was in full operation recently in an effort to help restore a historic site in Freehold Township. Five inmates from the Monmouth County jail were transported to the Old Bethel AME Cemetery historical site and the nearby…
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