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Thrills by day; fright by night
Six Flags Great Adventure’s Fright Fest returns for its 22nd year this week, with family-friendly activities by day and amped-up fright by night. Visitors to this year’s Fright Fest will find more Zombie Zones, Terror Trails and Halloweenthemed shows, and in all likelihood, more screams than ever before. Fright Fest, presented by Snickers, begins Sept.…
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Hazlet hosts townwide garage sale Oct. 19
The Hazlet Recreation Commission is sponsoring its annual Fall Townwide Garage Sale on Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The rain date is Oct. 20. A list of participating residences will be available. To have one’s address added to the garage sale map, submit an application and $10 payment to Hazlet Recreation, 1776…
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Meet the new director of special services
Parents of Special People Inc. (PoSP) will hold a meet-and-greet with the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District’s new Director of Special Services Joy Forrest at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 in the Board of Education room at Cambridge Park School, 1 Crest Way, Aberdeen. Forrest will welcome parents and families and provide an overview of her…
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Slocum murder: Questions linger 150 years later
OCEAN GROVE — Local historian Arthur T. Green II will give a special presentation on the 1863 Slocum murder trial at the fall 2013 general meeting of the Historical Society of Ocean Grove at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Ocean Grove Community Room, 57 Pilgrim Pathway. It’s been 150 years since the infamous Slocum…
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Francis A. “Frank” McGillivray
Mr. McGillivray, 68, of Toms River, died Aug. 27, 2013, at home. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Lorraine McGillivray; a son, Mark McGillivray, of Red Bank; two daughters, Michelle Newhouse and her husband, Casey, of Kirkland, Wash., and Melanie Woodward and her husband, Shawn, of Ocean Township; three grandchildren; two brothers,…
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Harriett Whalen
Mrs. Whalen, 90, of Middletown, died Aug. 26, 2013, at home. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Charles V. Whalen Jr.; and a son, Charles V. Whalen III. She is survived by two daughters, Christine and her husband, Ed Mutch, of Brielle, and Louise Whalen, of Middletown; a grandson; and a great-grandson.…
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Kenneth “Buddy” Green
Mr. Green, 89, of Port Monmouth, died Aug. 18, 2013, at CareOne, Holmdel. He was predeceased by his wife, Geri, in 2004. He is survived by a brother, Douglas Greene and his wife, Therese, of Dover, Del.; a sister-in-law, Mary Greene, of Tinton Falls; many nieces and nephews; and a friend, Jackie Meyer. Arrangements were…
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Mary S. Gerhardt
Mrs. Gerhardt, 85, of Middletown, died Aug. 31, 2013, at the Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Holmdel. She was born Sept. 3, 1923, in Elizabeth. She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, William Gerhardt. She is survived by two daughters, Gail and her husband, Gregory Arek, and Barbara and her husband, Ron Cordeiro; five…
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Safe driver course for adults set for Sept. 18
MIDDLETOWN — Regal Pointe Independent Living will host a one-day AARP Safe Driver Refresher Course for defensive driving on Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 1800 Route 35 South. Successful completion can result in discounts on car insurance and the elimination of one point on a driver’s license (one should contact his…
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