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Author to address AAUW
What do Lucy Hayes, Lucretia Garfield, Frances Cleveland and Caroline Harrison have in common? Besides being First Ladies that most people have not heard of, they represented the American image of the “new woman” after the Civil War. Author Feather Schwartz Foster, a New Jersey resident, will be discussing these remarkably unremarkable women – as…
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Web posting puts official on hot seat in Freehold
Councilman Le Vine says he will not resign from local government BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Marc Le Vine FREEHOLD – The Internet, a modern tool that makes life easier in many ways, was the source of a cultural blow-up in Freehold Borough last week. Advocates for the borough’s…
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FHS Hall of Fame will induct new members
The Freehold High School Hall of Fame has announced the honorees who will be recognized at the induction ceremony at 6 p.m. March 29 at Freehold Gardens, Freehold Township. The outstanding alumni are: opera singer Juanita Baskerville, class of 1947; actor/singer David Garrison, class of 1970; computer architect/designer/developer Brian Hou, class of 1984; journalist Richard…
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Web posting puts official on hot seat in Freehold
Councilman Le Vine says he will not resign from local government BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Marc Le Vine FREEHOLD – The Internet, a modern tool that makes life easier in many ways, was the source of a cultural blow-up in Freehold Borough last week. Advocates for the borough’s…
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Property and stewardship fund donated to foundation
COLTS NECK – The estate of the late Marion Huber of Colts Neck has donated her home and 5-acre property on Route 537, as well as a stewardship fund, to the New Jersey Conservation Founda-tion (NJCF). According to a press release from the NJCF, the donation is subject to a life estate to Huber’s longtime…
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County to stockpile pills in Millstone Twp.
Bioterrorism plan begins to take shape BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer In the event of a large-scale emergency, many local towns may have to seek out Millstone Township for help. Millstone Township has been established as a Monmouth County Regional Depot, which means that the county plans to place an emergency…
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Conference champions!
RICH GRAESSLE Freehold Township High School basketball players (l-r) T.J. LaFalce, Eddie Fischer and Marcus Roberson hold the Shore Conference Tournament championship plaque aloft after beating Christian Brothers Academy, 55-49, on Feb. 24 in Toms River. It was the first SCT basketball title won by the Patriot boys in school history. For more, see Sports.
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Two sites could host proposed dog park
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Municipal officials may still proceed with the planned development of a dog park at the Village Green, Route 522, despite the possibility that a passenger rail station could one day be built at that location. Mayor Andrew Lucas said given that the development of…
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Committee hears plan for center
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – A family support center may be on the horizon for residents in the near future. Lisa Nathari and Yvelisse Gonzalez, members of the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Lakewood, gave a presentation about such a center at the Feb.…
