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Event highlights products made in Monmouth
More than 80 Monmouth County-based manufacturers have signed on for the “Made in Monmouth” exposition to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept.28 at Monmouth University’s Multipurpose Activity Center, West Long Branch. Items to be featured include custom furniture, a novel written by a local author, jewelry at every price point, gluten-free baked…
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Cambodian refugee shares story of atrocities, survival
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Chanty Jong, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, shares her experiences during a talk at the East Brunswick Public Library. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A n estimated 2 million people were killed when revolutionary Cambodian dictator Pol Pot rose to power in 1975 and ordered the immediate communist…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Just Math and Just SATs announces the merger of two companies. The new company, JETTPREP.com (Just Educational Tutoring and Testing Prep) is a division of Just Math Enterprises, LLC. JETTPREP.com now offers — in addition to its program for one-on-one tutoring in standardized testing (SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT), high school mathematics, physics, biology and…
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Charges lodged against local man
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Charges have been lodged against a Freehold Borough man in connection with his alleged involvement in a recent spate of car burglaries in town. According to Freehold Borough police Lt. Michael Sweetman, car burglaries have been plaguing the borough since August. On Sept. 8, Gregory Carter, 32,…
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Sunny Gang reaches for the top
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Pictured (l-r) are Sunny Gang members Joe Sap, Marshal, Chris Bacchus and Nate Hitchcock. The members of the AfroPunk band are gaining popularity for their song “Bloc Party.” The members of Sunny Gang said they want to make music fun again, and become the wildest band out there. ALBERTO LAMA MILLSTONE…
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Week in the country a boost for city children and hosts
By ARIANA IGNERI Staff Writer Since 1877, the Fresh Air Fund has partnered urban children with suburban host families for a summer week in the country. However, there are currently fewer volunteers than there are children involved in the program, according to Karen Medlin, Fresh Air Fund chairwoman for northern and western Monmouth County. Medlin,…
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Commissioner addresses state education overhaul
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Christopher Cerf This school year represents a major turning point for New Jersey’s public schools. State law required sweeping changes to curriculum standards and the teacher-evaluation system to take effect this month, ahead of a new standardized assessment that will be implemented in the 2014-15 school year. State Commissioner of…
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Alliance director committed to better health in Marlboro
By JACK MURTHA Nancy Geist MARLBORO — For Nancy Geist, the effort to keep children off drugs and away from alcohol goes far beyond her own family and into the homes of all Marlboro residents. As the coordinator of the Marlboro Township Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse, Geist’s chief responsibility is to raise…
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State reps will take questions in Colts Neck
COLTS NECK — Community, business and government will converge on Colts Neck High School in October at a town hall meeting where people from throughout Monmouth County will have an opportunity to speak and interact with their state representatives. Residents of all towns are welcome to bring questions and ideas as the Colts Neck Business…
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