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  • Lake Topanemus remains popular spot for activities

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP- One of the area’s most scenic settings, Lake Topanemus, is ready for another year of use. The lake is owned by Freehold Borough and located on Pond Road in Freehold Township. Residents of the borough and the township serve on the Lake Topanemus Commission which oversees the lake and the park. According to…

  • Boost in state aid helps stabilize FRHSD taxes

    Voters will be asked to OK $110.9M tax levy in April 15 election BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has adopted a $174.6 million budget for the 2008-09 school year. A public hearing on the budget was held onMarch 19 at the FRHSD offices in Englishtown. On…

  • Police chief will now report directly to administrator

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Following a public hearing during which no opposition was voiced, the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that makes the township administrator, rather than the Township Committee, the appropriate authority to oversee the Manalapan Police Department. The ordinance was adopted by a 4-0 vote. Committeeman Anthony Gennaro was absent…

  • Mrs. New Jersey will run to benefit charity

    HOWELL – Claire Pavlinec of Howell, who is the reigning Mrs. New Jersey America, recently announced her decision to compete in the Long Branch Half Marathon in hopes of raising thousands of dollars for a charity she founded for mothers in need. The Long Branch Half Marathon is part of the Long Branch Marathon and…

  • IRS reps offer assistance to New Jersey taxpayers

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – IRS representatives visited the Freehold Raceway Mall recently as part of an outreach effort to educate taxpayers on various tax season topics. Approximately 30 taxpayers sought personal assistance on various tax issues ranging from choosing a tax preparer to the upcoming economic stimulus payments. The IRS has been conducting a face-toface effort…

  • Writer discovers what it means to be free

    Reporter flies like Peter Pan as Strand prepares popular tale BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – Hoisted 18 feet in the air with only a very tight single-point harness holding me, I flew like Peter Pan and experienced a brief moment of freedom. With my legs dangling and my body swinging, I stretched my…

  • Republicans will have primary in Manalapan

    By KATHY BARATTA and MARK ROSMAN Staff Writers Republicans will have primary in Manalapan By KATHY BARATTA and MARK ROSMAN Staff Writers MANALAPAN — There will be a Republican primary in Manalapan in June as four candidates seek the nod to run for two seats on the Township Committee in the November general election. As…

  • Bill targets clearing of vegetation

    12th District state Sen. Jennifer Beck announced last week that she has introduced legislation that would amend regulations that allow electric public utilities to clear-cut vegetation from under power lines, making the regulations much fairer to homeowners and farmers whose property is affected by the process. “The need to keep power lines clear of frozen…

  • President salutes effort of credit-counseling agencies

    Visit to Freehold Twp. highlights Hope Now national program POOL PHOTO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO/ASBURY PARK PRESS President George W. Bush shakes hands with Penny Meredith, a community education coordinator with Brand New Day, Elizabeth, as homeowners Theresa Torres, (l) of Kansas City, Kan., and Danny Cerchiaro, of Woodbridge, look on during the president’s March…