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In the News
Players learn lessons on baseball diamond Mark Rosman Players learn lessons on baseball diamond This was a challenging year for the Angels of the Freehold Township Little League Minor League division, but I believe it was a rewarding season for the 11- and 12-year-old baseball players. Of course, success in sports is measured by…
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This bust’s for you: Tailgaters targeted
49 arrested for underage drinking in arts center crackdown BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer This bust’s for you: Tailgaters targeted 49 arrested for underage drinking in arts center crackdown BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer STAFF PHOTO A group of underaged drinkers is taken away in handcuffs by state troopers while people gathered on this hill…
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Police start tip line in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – Anyone in Freehold Borough who sees what they believe is crime-related activity now has a special tip line telephone number to which they may report their concerns. The Freehold Borough Police Department’s Community Response Team has implemented a Crime Stoppers Police-Tip Line, (732) 431-0420, for residents to use as a means of helping…
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Investigation continues into fatal hit-and-run
Freehold Twp. native dies from injuries sustained in accident BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Police are continuing their investigation into an accident that claimed the life of a township woman on June 3. In an update that was announced June 11, Freehold Township police reported that the New…
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Cohen named to seat on Manalapan committee
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Cohen named to seat on Manalapan committee BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Susan Cohen will take her seat on the Township Committee at the June 13 meeting of the township’s governing body. Cohen was sworn in last week as a member of the committee, filling a seat on the…
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In the Arts
The Edison Arts Society will present the opening of its statewide juried exhibit “Art Without Borders” June 24 from 3-5 p.m. at the Sheraton Edison Hotel at Raritan Center, 125 Raritan Center Parkway in Edison. Twenty-six artists from New Jersey will have their works on exhibit through October. Local artists whose work will be featured…
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Freehold Twp. woman celebrates 100 years
Nancy Strothers gave a fresh start to many foster children BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Nancy Strothers, flanked by nurse’s aide Muriel Beams and son Willie Worrill, talks about her life in her Freehold Township home. Strothers, who was born in Georgia in 1907, recently celebrated…
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Public hearing scheduled for ‘on-demand’ storage
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – The Township Committee has set July 11 as the date for a public hearing and possible vote for adoption on a law that will regulate the placement and length of time residents make keep so-called pod storage units on their property. The ordinance was…
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Council cool on idea for federal program
Specialized training gives police power on immigration actions BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Ted Miller thinks Freehold Borough would benefit from enacting a federal program that trains state and local law enforcement officers to enforce immigration laws. At a June 4 meeting of the Borough Council, Miller asked members…
