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Bethel AME Church to host 2013 holiday concert series
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — All members of the community are invited to celebrate the upcoming holiday season at a three-day holiday concert series to be held at the Bethel AME Church, 3 Waterworks Road, Freehold Township. “Bethel AME Church has been a fixture of Freehold’s community for over 60 years,”…
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Teaching and community volunteerism at Kane’s core
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Rich Kane FREEHOLD — Rich Kane may have raised a family in Manalapan, but he left his heart back in Freehold Borough, where it remains to this day. Kane, a Freehold Borough native, is part of a family that is well-known in the borough for its volunteerism. In recognition…
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Area author’s final work puts Pine Barrens front and center
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Karen F. Riley Spanning more than 1.1 million acres and home to more than 17 trillion gallons of pure water, the Pine Barrens are a part of the state that is sometimes overshadowed by the refineries of northern New Jersey or the sandy Jersey Shore. For the late Karen F.…
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Church will host Christmas concert
The community is invited to get into the Christmas spirit with a free Christmas concert to be performed at the Colts Neck Reformed Church, 72 Route 537 West, Colts Neck, at 2 p.m. Dec. 8. Celebration Ringers, an 18-member high school hand-bell choir; Alleluia Jazz, a 20- member instrumental group for individuals of high school…
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Supplies are sought for typhoon victims
The Monmouth Worship Center, 37 Vanderburg Road, Marlboro, is holding a collection for a relief effort on behalf of the people of the Philippines, which were recently hit by a typhoon. Items needed include new or gently used summer clothing, shoes, sheets and lightweight blankets. Also being collected are toiletries packaged in gallon-sized, zippered plastic…
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Students prepare emergency kits for local seniors
MARLBORO — With the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy in mind, students from Temple Rodeph Torah recently prepared emergency kits for local senior citizens. After collecting basic necessities such as flashlights, batteries, first aid kits, water and manual can openers, each child decorated handmade cards to personalize the bags that will be delivered around town,…
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Artists needed for Village Inn exhibit
ENGLISHTOWN — The Battleground Historical Society will host a series of art and gift exhibits at the Village Inn in Englishtown in December. Six artists — painters, potters, jewelry designers and sculptors — will have an opportunity to exhibit their work each week in a unique historic setting, according to a press release. The exhibit…
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Remarks about donations prompt officials’ response
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — In response to a resident who questioned their receipt of campaign donations from a now-defunct engineering firm, three members of the Manalapan Township Committee strongly denied they had done anything improper in accepting money from Birdsall Engineering. During the public comment portion of the committee’s Nov. 13 meeting,…
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Rotary donates to Brennan Foundation
The Freehold Rotary Club has announced the donation of $2,000 to the Brennan Stands Alone Foundation, a Howell based nonprofit organization that assists current and former members of the United States armed forces who have been injured in the line of duty and their families. The money was raised through the Flavor of Freehold, a…
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