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Event raises funds for Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore raised more than $160,000 while honoring the personal and professional achievements of a select group of local individuals and organizations during its Women of Distinction and Community Partners Gala sponsored by Investors Bank on March 7 at the Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Howell. During the black-tie…
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Soto–Penaflor
Gloria Maria Soto and Peter Penaflor Maria and Joseph Soto of Manalapan announce the engagement of their daughter, Gloria Maria, to Peter Penaflor, son of Aurea Molina of East Brunswick. The future bride is a graduate of Manalapan High School and the American Institute of Alternative Medicine in East Brunswick. She is employed as a…
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State to crack down on illegal dumping
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Those who dump garbage in parks or other state-owned lands are being warned: Prepare to pay steep criminal and civil fines if caught. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched a campaign, “Don’t Waste Our Open Space,” in an effort to deter the public from dumping material on…
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The right lane
Employees of The Provident Bank raised more than $7,500 for mentoring programs through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties during the “Bowl For Kids’ Sake” event held at Majestic Lanes in Perth Amboy on March 21. PHOTO COURTESY OF KITCHEN PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Libraries take part in food drive
Turn the page on hunger in April. Help fill the shelves at the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties by donating food items at the Monmouth County Library — and participate in a free drawing to win an eReader. The Monmouth County Library is once again a part of the countywide food drive throughout April…
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Annual Rose Day celebration scheduled
The 39th annual Rose Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 14 in the Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden in Colonial Park, Somerset. The display garden will feature more than 3,000 roses representing more than 325 varieties. Rose Day offers an opportunity to stroll through the garden and attend…
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Driver faces DWI charge
MANALAPAN — A resident of Manalapan was charged with driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle stop on March 10. Police said that at 9:37 a.m., Alexei Cheburin, 49, was stopped on Route 9 south after police received a complaint that the vehicle he was driving, a Toyota pickup truck pulling a trailer, was swerving.…
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Castle Couture owner wants to move to former Excelsior
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The owner of a fashion enterprise in Marlboro is seeking approval from the Planning Board to move his business to Manalapan. Maurice Payami, the owner of Castle Couture, Route 9 south, Marlboro, testified before the Manalapan Planning Board on March 27. He said he needs more room to…
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Great Adventure to open for 2014
JACKSON — Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari’s 40th year will begin April 12 with the debut of three lion cubs, new shows and special events, and a countdown to the opening of the world’s tallest drop ride, Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom. Guests can see the park’s three newest lion cubs, Kanu, Kondo and Kiume,…
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