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No Stigma Network members spread their wings on NY trip
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Shrabanee Shah, founder and director of the Monmouth County-based No Stigma Network, recently decided to organize a field trip to New York City. Five members joined together and toured the Big Apple on June 15, Shah said. “It was a fabulous trip,” she said. “We had a phenomenal time. Everyone on…
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Teen suicide prevention group is beneficiary of golf outing
At its 10th annual charity golf classic held on June 25 at the Due Process Stable, Colts Neck, the Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) raised $730,000 for the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide (SPTS), this year’s beneficiary, according to a press release. SPTS is a nonprofit organization based in Freehold and was founded in…
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Winery will host food truck festival
PLUMSTED — The Laurita Winery, 85 Archertown Road, New Egypt, will host its first food truck festival weekend on Aug. 10-11. The event will bring 14 gourmet food trucks offering selections from sweet to savory and ethnic to outrageous, according to a press release. Wine bars will be located inside the winery and throughout the…
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Three area men sentenced for stealing $1.4M
A former insurance agent for a New Yorkbased defense contractor and his two friends were sentenced on July 25 to prison terms or probation for stealing $1.4 million from the company, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Daniel Tumminia, 51, of Millstone Township, and Michael Feuer, 49, of Freehold, were each sentenced to one year…
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Quiltmaker sews memories into Remembering Flags
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Helen Phillips began sewing quilts to help people with memory problems, and her hobby soon evolved into creating Remembering Flags for Gold Star families who have lost a loved one in combat. elen Phillips has been busier than ever this year, stitching more than 185 flag quilts for Gold Star…
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Scam ALERTS
The following is a brief list of scams that have been reported to area police departments. Cable TV scam: A caller statesthat he or she is from a reputable cablecompany, and says the company is giving away a 200-channel promotion. Thecaller will only take cash or a prepaiddebit card. Always call the cable company…
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Season of the scam
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Matawan resident Donna Gould never thought she would become a target of a scam. That is, until two weeks ago, when she answered her phone and heard, “Grandma, it’s me.” Thinking it was her grandson Austin, she continued the conversation and listened as the panicked voice on the other end…
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First aid squad continues to answer call of duty
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Allentown First Aid Squad Capt. Carol Floyd and squad member Jeff Dickens show the all-terrain Humvee the squad uses to aid patient rescue efforts in remote areas. Area residents are being recruited to join the volunteer organization. ANDREW MARTINS A s Jeff Dickens stands in the back of an ambulance,…
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CODA
Good news: At least they’re more popular than Fidel Greg Bean Our nation’s 112th Congress broke for its five-week summer recess last Wednesday, July 31, having achieved the shameful record of being the least productive Congress in history, while at the same time becoming the most hated Congress in history, according to a plethora of…
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