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Police increase patrols after series of break-ins
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – Following a recent rash of residential burglaries, police are increasing patrols in housing developments around town. According to Marlboro Police Department Detective Sgt. Paul Reed, there have been 22 residential burglaries reported in Marlboro since September, including five that were reported on March 25.…
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Missed opportunity to hire employee irks town official
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Township Commit-teeman Andrew Lucas said he is “very angry” that what he called procrastination by the township attorney may have cost the township a $38,000 “volunteer.” Lucas said he found it “completely unacceptable” Township Attorney James Kinneally failed to act on a piece of…
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‘Molly Brown’ talk to precede ‘Titanic’
LAKEWOOD – Few historical figures are as colorful as Titanic survivor, U.S. Senate candidate, and unlikely socialite Molly Brown. On May 1, an actress from St. George Productions out of Medford, N.Y., will portray Brown in an effort to tell her experiences as a passenger on the doomed luxury liner. The performance will precede a…
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A career begins at 50
Joseph Ianelli Guest Column We go through life setting goals that become our priorities, like career, family, etc. And when we accomplish our goals, we continually work hard to keep them. On my 50th birthday four years ago, I started to think of all the things I always wanted to do that were a little…
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Church plan may need a do-over with zoners
Discrepancies arise in square footage of Route 537 building BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Abundant Life Church of God may be facing problems with its plan to become more abundant. Representatives of the church appeared before the zoning board on March 23 to ask for approval to expand the facility…
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Freehold Borough voters reject budget, referendum
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – April 18 was not a good day for the borough’s Board of Education. On school Election Day, voters rejected the board’s proposed budget for the 2006-07 school year and two referendum questions that would have provided more room in borough schools. The…
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FRHSD seeks to fill vacancy
The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education is seeking applications from Freehold Township residents who are interested in serving on the board. In March, the board accepted the resignation of Freehold Township’s representative, Chia Whitehouse. The person who is appointed by the board to replace Whitehouse will serve the remainder of her three-year…
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State agriculture dept. will make deer fencing available
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Charles M. Kuperus has announced that a deer fencing program will be run cooperatively by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension. The cost-share program will provide fencing material, plus up to 30 percent of the line posts at no cost to qualified farmers who…
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College hosts special exhibit
A program called Special Eyes on the Environment (SEE) encourages young people with disabilities to express themselves through photography. Photographs made by students at High Point Elementary School, Marlboro, are on display at Brookdale Community College in the Lincroft section of Middletown. According to a press release from Monmouth County, the goal of the SEE…
