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FRHSD board taps Wright to fill Freehold Twp. seat
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer To fill the vacant Freehold Township seat on the panel, the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has found Mr. Wright. At their May 8 meeting, the board members selected Michael A. Wright Sr. to represent Freehold Township. In March, former Freehold…
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Plan for bank to be heard
BY ELANA ARON Correspondent BY ELANA ARONCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A proposal has been made to demolish a long-abandoned gas station and construct a Valley National Bank in its place. The gas station at the corner of Route 9 north and Three Brooks Road has been abandoned for many years because of soil contamination. According…
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Benefit yard sale planned
HOWELL – On May 20, a charity yard sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 25 Carol Lane to support a 3-year-old girl who is battling a rare form of cancer. Carol Lane is off Stanley Boulevard, which intersects Route 9 south just south of Interstate 195. Vanessa Cunha, of the…
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Courtyard takes on life
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – With the help of teachers and the school’s PTO, students at the Laura Donovan School, Stonehurst Boulevard, have been working on an ongoing project to beautify a courtyard at the school. On Arbor Day, fourth-graders planted annuals and perennials as part of the effort which also allowed them to apply some of…
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A moment frozen in time
DON WOOD On the sunny afternoon of Oct. 20, 1957 – the clock in the old Ben Alpern real estate office reads 2:50 p.m. – the last steam passenger special on the Pennsylvania Railroad crossed West Main Street at Throckmorton Street in Freehold Borough. The picture was taken by Don Wood, of Matawan, who has…
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Village shows life in 1830s
On May 21 from 1-4 p.m., Allaire Village Inc. will present Village Life at the Howell Works. Admis-sion is free. Owned and developed by James P. Allaire during the 1830s, the Howell Works was a thriving industrial town, iron producing being the main industry. The houses and businesses will provide visitors with insight into what…
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Committee kills plan for purchase of parcel
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – In a 3-2 vote, the Township Committee has directed the Planning Board to rescind a resolution the board recently passed. The resolution adopted in March by the Planning Board called for 50 acres of a 135-acre tract at Route 33 and Mill-hurst Road to…
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Town reps meet to discuss Freehold Regional tax bite
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer Municipal officials from three towns were expected to meet last night, May 16, to discuss a financial issue involving the Freehold Regional High School District. Representatives of the Freehold Township, Colts Neck and Marlboro governing bodies were expected to get together in Freehold Township to discuss…
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Golf event to aid two groups
MANALAPAN – The Yorktowne Club is a nonprofit benevolent organization which is known for serving the needs of the community. Each year, the club through various events raises funds to donate to many organizations in town, such as the volunteer fire companies, the first aid squad, the Samaritan Center and many others. This year the…
