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Freehold Borough voters approve two questions
Extracurricular clubs & school sports are spared BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer By a slim margin on each of two ballot questions, residents delivered a double victory to the Freehold Borough Board of Education on April 17. By a count of 357 yes votes to 299 no votes, voters…
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‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ coming to Marlboro stage
BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERT Staff Writer BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERTStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Jordan Firestein (Stanley), A.J. Dramis (Eugene) and Judy Speigel (Kate) rehearse a scene from the Marlboro Players’ upcoming production of Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs.” See story, page 61. MARLBORO – A nostalgic slice of 1930s Brooklyn life is coming to town with…
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Former chief feels at home at Hominy Hill
Michael Beierschmitt served on Freehold force for 27 years BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Michael Beierschmitt, who retired as Freehold Borough’s police chief on April 1, is enjoying his new job as a starter/ball boy at Hominy Hill Golf Course in Colts Neck. For more than…
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Grants will boost local traffic safety
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee is stepping up traffic safety efforts with two resolution applications. At a recent meeting, the committee authorized applications for a red light safety program grant called “Stop For Red Light-Stop For Us” and for a seat belt enforcement program grant called “Click It or Ticket” from the New Jersey…
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U.S. attorney tells students he believes in them
Chris Christie meets with students at Colts Neck High School BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer PHOTOS BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERT Chris Christie, the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, answers questions from students following his remarks at Colts Neck High School. COLTS NECK – Finding something or someone…
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Teen keeps commitment to Locks of Love effort
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent BY PATRICIA YOCZISCorrespondent Sarah Schwartzberg, 16, of Manalapan, shows the hair she recently donated to Locks of Love. MANALAPAN – Sarah Schwartz-berg was 9 years old and a fourth-grade pupil at the Lafayette Mills School when she first cut her long red hair and donated it to Locks of Love. Since…
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Township officials wait for details on ’07 budget
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – A discussion is scheduled for tonight’s Township Committee meeting on a 2007 municipal budget that has property owners facing the prospect of an increase in the amount of money they will have to pay to support the municipal budget this year. Based on the…
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Resident fears loss of land as adult community rises
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer Howell HOWELL – While Centex Homes aspires to create a whole new way of living for adults 55 and over, residents who live near the development that is under construction say their quality of life will diminish upon the completion of Renaissance at Colts Neck Crossing.…
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Juvenile, 5 adults arrested
On April 12, a 17-year-old Freehold Borough male was taken into custody and placed in the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center, Free-hold Township, on charges resulting from two separate investigations. One of those investigations also resulted in the arrest of five adults, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The first…
