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Fire Department begins to recruit junior firefighters
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – If you are between the ages of 16 and 18, the Freehold Fire Department wants you. Fire officials in Freehold Borough are looking for a way to help the fire department increase its volunteer membership, hold on to tradition and keep youngsters…
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Plans move forward for family center
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – The borough may soon have a place where residents who need assistance will be greeted by people who can help them navigate their way through the social services system. The Family Success Center will be a place where Freehold Borough residents can…
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Rec center expansion expected to begin soon
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Municipal officials expect to have shovels in the ground by July now that the Township Committee has adopted a $4.1 million bond ordinance that will be used to fund the expansion of the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522. The expansion project which has been…
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Electricity savings eyed by officials
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Municipal officials recently heard a proposal from a utility company representative who informed them of a way in which the township may be able to save money on its electricity costs. Gerard Ricciardi, Area Manager for Community Relations for Jersey Central Power and Light…
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New recreation director excited to be in Howell
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer TOYNETT HALL Bryan Haltigan is the new parks and recreation director in Howell. HOWELL – Bryan Haltigan, a 34-year-old native of Brooklyn, N.Y., is Howell’s new parks and recreation director. Haltigan, who holds a master’s degree in physical education and athletics administration from Springfield College, said…
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Strand theater will host Festival of Senior Arts
LAKEWOOD – If you listen carefully, you can almost hear the sounds of voices raised in song, dancers tapping their toes, actors rehearsing their lines and poets reciting their verses all in preparation for the Festival of Senior Arts. The Festival of Senior Arts is a three-day event being held at the Historic Strand Theater,…
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Englishtown budget calls for stable municipal tax
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – A public hearing has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tonight (May 23) at Borough Hall, Main Street, on the $2 million municipal budget the Borough Council has proposed for 2007. The budget was introduced on April 25. The amount to be raised by taxation…
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Middlesex freeholder raps funding for MOM study
Middlesex County Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel has criticized a vote by the NJ Transit board to increase the amount spent on consulting fees for a proposed rail line that would travel from Ocean County to South Brunswick, Middlesex County. Crabiel made his comments in response to a March 15 vote by the NJ Transit…
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Symphony conductor quits in Manalapan
Budget considerations lead to less funding for town’s orchestra BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Manalapan MANALAPAN – This year’s proposed $29.5 million municipal budget has led to some unexpected occurrences, not the least of which was the resignation of the conductor of the municipal symphony and municipal engineer Len Miller. Mayor…
