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Days of fun planned for man’s best friends
More than 150 pet-related vendors will be on hand when the Super Pet Expo returns to the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison from Feb. 7-9. The fun-filled family event will feature entertainment and educational activities. Highlights include the following: A pet fashion show and competition will require judges to grade participants…
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Towns earn open space funding
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved grants totaling $2.3 million from the 2013 Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund to improve park facilities in 13 municipalities, including Manalapan and Marlboro. “The municipal open space grant program furthers the county’s ongoing commitment to land preservation for parks, recreation, open space and farmland,” said Freeholder…
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LeGrand still believes
By JACK MURTHA Eric LeGrand attends a gala for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation in 2012. MIKE COPPOLA Few stories of homegrown perseverance have gripped the Garden State like that of Eric LeGrand. Doctors thought the former Rutgers University football player would forever be a quadriplegic after he suffered a spinal cord injury in…
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STOMP The Monster to host gala
STOMP The Monster, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides financial and other support to cancer patients, their families and caregivers, will host its third annual “Life is Sweet Gala” on March 7 at the Addison Park in Aberdeen Township. The full evening of festivities kicks off at 7:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception followed by…
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Orchid show set for Feb. 6-9
Thousands of spectacularly colorful flowers will brighten cold winter days at the 17th annual Deep Cut Orchid Society orchid show. The largest orchid show in the tri-state area is scheduled for Feb. 6-9 at Dearborn Market, Route 35, Holmdel. Exhibit hours are Feb. 6, 1-6 p.m., Feb. 7-8, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Feb.…
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Lawson concludes service on board
After more than 20 years of service to two local school districts, Ronald Lawson of Howell has cast his final ballot as a member of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Lawson declined to run for re-election as one of Howell’s two representative to the board last year. FRHSD officials honored the…
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Smith-Fox
Evan Fox and Lauren Smith Richard and Sheri Smith of Great Neck, N.Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Taylor Smith, to Evan Harry Fox, son of Alan and Donna Fox of Old Bridge, formerly of Marlboro. The future bride is a graduate of Great Neck North High School. She earned a Bachelor of…
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Earth Treasures making memories for 40 years
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Earth Treasures is located on Route 36 in Eatontown and features a diverse selection of jewelry. When customers arrive at Earth Treasures jewelry store in Eatontown, they may embark on a journey that will continue for years. This begins when the customer walks through the main door and is met…
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Manalapan resident faces assault charge
MANALAPAN — A resident of Manalapan was charged with assaulting a police officer during an incident at the Covered Bridge adult community on Jan. 23. Manalapan police said that at 6:45 p.m., Patrolman Eric Voorand and Patrolman Jeff Emslie responded to Pine Cluster Circle in Covered Bridge to follow up a report of an intoxicated…
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