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Bold colors, use of light are artist’s trademarks
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Lucretia McGuff-Silverman is a lifelong artist who enjoys exhibiting her art at many venues. Her work is currently on display at the Copper Frog Studio & Gallery, Allentown, and she is an active member of the Allentown Art Guild. McGuff-Silverman works in acrylic, oils, pastels and watercolors. Whether the subjects are…
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Area music teacher indicted
MANALAPAN — A state Superior Court grand jury has indicted a Manalapan man who was arrested earlier this year and charged with committing a sexual assault against a child who was under the age of 13. A two-page indictment charges Frank W. Diliberto Jr., 60, of Manalapan, with one count of sexual assault against a…
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Pupils linked to technology in Freehold Township K-8
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Children in Freehold Township traded their swimsuits for backpacks on Sept. 9 and headed back to school for the 2013-14 academic year. Pupils in the Freehold Township K-8 School District will be working with new technology coordinators who will work with teachers to infuse a greater…
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Summer sees work done at FRHSD sites
Each of the Freehold Regional High School District’s six schools received a makeover in preparation for the upcoming 2013-14 school year. At the Aug. 26 meeting of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson listed a number of capital projects that occurred at district facilities during the summer. “I think it puts into…
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Donations of school supplies sought
COLTS NECK — Children who live in impoverished areas around the world may receive some help from Monmouth County residents this year. The Colts Neck Community Church is accepting shoeboxes filled with back-toschool supplies for Operation Christmas Child, a project run by the Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, at 25 Merchants Way, Colts Neck. Merchants…
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Colts Neck committee will advise on farming issues
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The municipality’s new Agricultural Advisory Committee should open the door to state funding for farmland preservation ventures. The Colts Neck Township Committee adopted an ordinance at its Aug. 14 meeting to establish the advisory committee, which is a three-member subcommittee of the existing Farmland and Open Space…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Is it a thing-a-ma-jig, or a thing-a-ma-bob? Lori Clinch For a woman with no official job, I’m a busy gal. There’s the yard work to contend with, meals to prepare, and let’s face it, those smelly socks don’t just wash themselves. I’m the head bookkeeper for our home office, not to mention the sole member…
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GUEST COLUMN
Bombing Syria will unleash chemicals throughout region CAROL ABAYA The United States’ proposed bombing of Syria will only unleash deadly chemicals and kill thousands of people. The word “strike” is being used to describe potential American action against Syria. “Strikes” are bombings — bombings that will undoubtedly hit chemical depots with the result that deadly…
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Don’t think twice, it’s all right to save a life
I t is not just celebrities in the news who die from prescription drug or recreational drug overdose. This tragedy often hits much closer to home. Sometimes it is a member of our own family, co-workers or neighbors. In fact, overdoses have caused more than 6,000 deaths in New Jersey since 2004, making it the…
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