Local publishing house sponsoring story contest
     Darker Intentions Press, a small publishing house in Freehold, is sponsoring a short story contest. There is no entrance fee. The theme is "A Mystery to Die For?" and the rules are posted at www.darkerintentionspress.com.
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Local eighth-grader earns honors for insect study
     Jenna Keenan of Manalapan, an eighth-grader at Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, received an honorable mention in the Calvert Award competition sponsored by the American Entomological Society.
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Datebook
     + "Protecting Your Child" will be presented by the Marlboro Police Department, May 10 at 6:15 p.m. at the Goddard School in Marlboro, 15 School Road East, which is sponsoring the free event. Details: (732) 303-8445.
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Quilted items sought for outdoor quilt show
     Spaces are still available for quilters to show and sell their quilted items at the fourth annual "Schoolhouse Festival of Quilts" sponsored by the Old Wall Historical Society.
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Golf outing to benefit agency for troubled teens
     Valencia Imports, Marlboro, will host its 10th annual "Golf Fore Kids Classic" May 22 at Eagle Oaks Golf Club, Farmingdale. Proceeds will benefit IEP Youth Services Inc., a private nonprofit social service agency that provides residential, social and psychological services to troubled teens.
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Four museums open for season
     The Monmouth County Historical Association's four 18th-century historic house museums have opened for the season and will remain open through September. Open hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 1-4 p.m. Admission is free, although a donation is appreciated. The public is invited to tour th
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Former priest gets probation
     FREEHOLD - Joseph McHugh, 60, of Bayonne, was sentenced on April 28 to five years' probation by state Superior Court Judge Bette E. Uhrmacher for the sexual abuse of a boy approximately 10 years ago.
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Residents state objections to Vanderburg Rd. church
Some speakers tell board they favor application for 39,000-sq.-ft. building
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer
     MARLBORO - While most of the people who commented on an applicant's plan to build a church on Vanderburg Road told the Planning Board last week that they do not like the proposal, some who offered their opinions are in favor of the plan.
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'Fair housing' poster contest winners
     Twenty-five sixth-graders received U.S. Savings Bonds recently in recognition of their award-winning artwork in the annual "Fair Housing Poster Contest" sponsored by Monmouth County's Fair Housing Board and the Board of Freeholders.
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