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Teen Charged With Armed Robbery In Hazlet Restaurant Incident
Police: 17-year-old from Middletown youth faces armed robbery, assault charges in confrontation with other teens at a Hazlet restaurant.

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Police: 17-year-old from Middletown youth faces armed robbery, assault charges in confrontation with other teens at a Hazlet restaurant.

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., in Red Bank, announces a federal grant for a VNACJ Community Health Center primary care doctors' residency.
Raritan High School Marching Band, Hazlet, is one of 10 in the U.S. to perform at 2024's milestone anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy.
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The Monmouth County DWI Task Force says sober driving is required all year, underscored by the first Freehold Township checkpoint Saturday.
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Setting "healthy boundaries" for tweens and teens on social media will be the topic of a workshop at Wall Intermediate School Thursday.
Howell Police Chief John Storrow will discuss safety issues at the next networking lunch of the Howell Chamber of Commerce.
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AFL-CIO of New Jersey endorses Sean Murphy, a union member, who is running for Borough Council on the Red Bank Together slate.
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