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Left turn signal intended to help move traffic along
MANALAPAN – Making a left turn onto Union Hill Road from Wild Turkey Way will soon get a little easier with the pending installation of a left turn signal on the existing traffic light. Mayor Andrew Lucas said the township will install a left turn signal at the intersection of Union Hill Road and Wild…
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State grant will help fund child advocacy center
District 12 state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) and state Assemblyman Mike Panter (D-Monmouth and Mercer) have announced the approval of a $500,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) to aid in the construction of the Mon-mouth County Child Advocacy Center in Freehold Township. According to a press…
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‘No knock’ law to have public hearing March 5
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – The Borough Council is ready to act on an ordinance that has been designed to allow residents not to be disturbed by solicitors who are going door to door. The ordinance will have a public hearing and possible vote for adoption at…
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BREAKING NEWS
School times stay the same BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer School times stay the same BY MARK ROSMANStaff WriterFREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Board of Education announced at its Feb. 27 meeting that school times will remain the same in the 2007-08 school year.That is a complete turnaround from a plan school administrators put forth a…
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Brookdale will host film series
The International Center at Brook-dale Community College will host an East Asian Film Series. Screenings are free and will be held Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the MAN building, room 105, at the Lincroft main campus. Parking is most convenient in lots 6, 7 and 1. The schedule is: + March 20 –…
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Senior class prez banned from school after bust
Police say CDS confiscated from Manalapan High School teen is believed to be cocaine BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer A restraining order barring the senior class president at Manalapan High School from returning to the school was issued after police arrested the young man in the school. Manalapan Police Department Capt.…
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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.…
