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Jersey Freeze will stay for another summer
FREEHOLD — If a western Monmouth County resident’s or visitor’s fall ritual includes visiting a local farm to pick apples and then stopping at Jersey Freeze for a treat, that tradition will be intact for least for one more year. Bruce Blackmore, who owns the Jersey Freeze ice cream stand and restaurant at Route 9…
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Safety Fair to offer lifesaving training to county families
Fair to be held Sunday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Ocean Township High School Children throughout the county are faced with dangers in their communities every day, Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno said. To help families be proactive in keeping their children safe, Guadagno and the Sheriff’s Office are joining forces with Greater Media Newspapers for…
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Commuters to get parking at Monmouth Heights club
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that will provide 150 parking spaces at the Monmouth Heights Swim Club, Ryan Road, for municipal use. Most of the parking spaces will be reserved for Manalapan residents who commute to work via buses on Route 9 every day.T he deal…
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Ride ’em cowgirl
CHRIS KELLY Kristen Papalcure, 8, of Marlboro, tries to stay on a mechanical bull, one of the rides at the 25th annual Marlboro Day, a community celebration that was held at the Marlboro municipal complex on Sept. 14.
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Council adopts budget
ENGLISHTOWN – The Borough Council has adopted a $1,975,896 municipal budget for 2008. The council adopted the budget at its meeting on Sept. 10. The amount to be raised by taxation this year will be $851,161, according to information provided by Borough Administrator and Chief Financial Officer Laurie Finger. Englishtown’s 2007 budget totaled $2 million…
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Lighthouse Challenge to return
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE HUNTERS Tucker’s Island Lighthouse, Tuckerton The weekend lighthouse event that enthusiasts look forward to each year is coming up next month. On Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-19, the ninth annual New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge will take place around the New Jersey coast to take in 11 landbased lights and two…
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Town, developer appear headed back to court
Sides still wrangling over Northpointe residential project BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A builder with plans to construct a residential development off Lloyd Road has taken Marlboro back to state Superior Court. Attorney Thomas Daniel McCloskey, representing the developer, Ohad Associates, has filed a motion to reinstate action to the court’s active trial…
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Strand Theater to present teen talent show Sept. 19
The Strand Theater’s “Teen Theater Geeks” program, directed and produced by Chloe Gesslein, will be presenting its first Teen Talent Show on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. The theater is at 400 Clifton Ave., Lakewood. All are welcome to attend. Tickets are $4. For details and reservations, contact www.strand.org or call the box office at…
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New principals in place
BY ELANA ARON Correspondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The township’s schools opened their doors on Sept. 4 to 4,520 students. According to Dawn Gravatt, the K-8 school district’s communications officer, the curriculum has been revised and updated, with a focus on mathematics. Freehold Township Superintendent of Schools William Setaro said there will be a focus on…
