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Manalapan teen wins role in upcoming Web series
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Alexandra Jordyn Pollera A lexandra Jordyn Pollera of Manalapan will play the role of a mean girl in the upcoming Web series “AP Life,” but she is quite the opposite in real life, according to her mom, Rona Levenson- Pollera. “She is always doing something to try to make a…
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Colts Neck officials looking at energy aggregation idea
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Residents and business owners could save money on their electric bill in the near future through an energy aggregation initiative. The Colts Neck Township Committee has approved a resolution to retain Gabel Associates as a consultant for energy procurement and aggregation services. The governing body took the…
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Investigation into shooting continues
FREEHOLD — As of the News Transcript’s early Labor Day deadline on Aug. 30, police were still searching for the person who shot and injured a 41-year-old Freehold Borough man at Liberty Street Park on Aug. 25. During the investigation into the shooting, police made one arrest on Aug. 25. Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Marc…
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Step Up for Sarcoma event will return to Manalapan
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer MANALAPAN — It has been more than a year since Jessica Bruzzi was given the news from a doctor that would change her life. Bruzzi, 24, a Manalapan resident who is a graduate student at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, was diagnosed in February 2012 with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP),…
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Studying nature
Landon Hartung, 5, and his sister, Abigail, 7, check out some of the bugs that were on display at the Monmouth County Master Gardeners’ program “Birds, Bugs and Beyond” on Aug. 24 at the county agricultural building in Freehold Township. MATT DENTON
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Allaire schedules Art in the Park, crafters’ market for Sept. 14
Art in the Park and the annual fall crafters market will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 on the grounds of the Historic Village at Allaire in Allaire State Park, Route 524, Wall Township. Admission is $2 for adults, and children under 12 are admitted free. The rain date is Sept.…
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Fulbright trip to Vietnam creates memories
Melissa Genovese taught English at university By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Melissa Genovese, 25, of Howell, attends a wedding with some of the students she taught during her time in Vietnam. Rowan University graduate Melissa Genovese was the first American the people of Nam Dinh, Vietnam, had ever met when she taught English and American…
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Fantasy football: Serious business for fans
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Above: The Jerzee Extreme fantasy football league gets down to business during its annual draft party in Freehold on Aug. 25. Left: Lacey resident Rob Patriello, last year’s winner of the Jerzee Extreme fantasy football league, hoists his trophy during a fantasy draft barbecue. PHOTOS BY KEITH HEUMILLER The first…
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Ann Del Vecchio of Manalapan was one of a number of women taking part in a knitting class that was held at the Marlboro Library, Marlboro, on Aug. 27. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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