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Town plans to revise sex residency law
BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – On second thought, you might not be required to check the Megan’s Law Internet Web site before you sell or lease a home, because that requirement might violate state law. In December the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that required anyone seeking to sell, lease…
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Freehold Borough officers make four arrests for DWI
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Police officers are continuing their effort to keep the borough’s streets free of people who chose to drink and drive. Four motorists were arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) between March 17-21. According to police Sgt. Mark Wodell, charges of…
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Sims gets 30-year sentence for setting fatal 2003 fire
FREEHOLD – On March 10, state Superior Court Judge Ira E. Kreizman sentenced Manalapan resident Tomango Sims, 34, to a 30-year period of incarceration with no parole eligibility for purposely lighting a fire, which killed 68-year-old Freehold resident Elijah Jenkins Jr. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Sims was convicted…
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Committeeman announces break with township Dems
Gennaro denounces fellow official; will serve as independent BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Anthony Gennaro MANALAPAN – In a move that seemed to take everyone but himself by surprise, Township Committeeman Anthony Gennaro announced at the March 22 Township Committee meeting that he was resigning from the Democratic Party. Gennaro, who…
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Former mayors say new govt. not right for town
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Two of the township’s elder statesmen, one Democrat and one Republican, weighed in this week with their thoughts on a current initiative to change Manalapan’s form of government. A petition that advocates a change from a Township Committee to a mayor and council is…
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Competition challenges district’s best spellers
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Jennifer Shelley FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The 50 participants in this year’s Noontime Optimist Club Spelling Bee only had their brains to rely on during a spirited competition. No computer spell check was available for the children who entered the popular event. Sheila Saul, who chaired the…
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Sex offender ordered to move
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Township police have served a notice of ordinance violation to Lawrence Cohen, a convicted sex offender who presently resides in his parents’ home on Alexandria Drive. Township Attorney James Kinneally said the notice was countered by Cohen who, opposing the action, has filed for…
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Mystery of Duffy’s Cut to be discussed at church
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – A new book, “The Ghosts of Duffy’s Cut,” will be the subject of a presentation at the Grace Lutheran Church, corner of Park Avenue and West Main Street, at 7 p.m. March 24. All are welcome to attend the presentation. The book…
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Scherer plans to seek seat in Manalapan
Shapiro announces he will not run for third term BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Former Manalapan Demo-cratic Township Commit-teeman William Scherer wants to make a comeback. Democratic Mayor Drew Shapiro wants to step out of the public spotlight. Both men said they will follow through on their plans in 2006. Scherer,…
