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Trash will bring town income
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Freehold Cartage Inc., which recently received state approval to become a garbage transfer station, has entered into a host community agreement with the township that officials estimate will net the town $75,000 per year. The Township Committee authorized the agreement on Dec. 13. Under the terms of the agreement, Freehold Cartage, with…
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Residents feeling trapped in Hawkins Road homes
Homeowners want emergency road to be provided BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Residents of an area of Manalapan that has come to be known as the Hawkins Road peninsula are renewing their call for an emergency access route to the neighborhood. The residents’ latest call for municipal assistance comes in the…
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Manalapan senior honored
MANALAPAN — A Manalapan High School senior has been selected to receive a Principal’s Leadership Award scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship, co-sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and Herff Jones Inc., has been awarded to Carlee Wines. Wines joins 150 national PLA winners who will each receive a $1,000 college scholarship. Freehold…
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Garden State Horror Writers will sponsor short story contest
The Garden State Horror Writers will begin accepting entries Feb. 1 for its 13th annual short story contest. Submissions will be accepted until March 15. In recognition of its 13th year, the contest will follow the theme “superstitions.” Entries can fall into the categories of horror, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense or thriller, and must…
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Grange loses bid to save old farm buildings
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL – A decision sealing the fate of some old farm buildings on Havens Bridge Road has been made by the Township Council. The council has directed Township Manager Bruce Davis to arrange for the razing of a farmhouse and outbuildings that abut the Enclave, a…
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Planners approve CVS at Woodward Road site
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Manalapan MANALAPAN — A CVS pharmacy with a drive-up window will have a home on Woodward Road just south of Route 33. With an exception for signs that will be discussed at a future date, members of the Planning Board approved the application at a Dec.…
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Firefighters complete training at academy
The Monmouth County Fire Academy graduated 31 volunteers from its Firefighter I class on Dec. 11. Twenty-five other Firefighter I volunteers were graduated on Dec. 3. The fire academy is on Route 33, Howell. According to a press release from the county, the firefighters attended weekend classes beginning in September and have logged 135 hours…
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Powers chairs final meeting
Tom Powers FREEHOLD — After 24 years serving as a Monmouth County freeholder, Director Thomas J. Powers chaired his last public freeholder meeting on Dec. 22. “I want to thank the people of Monmouth County who have allowed me to serve them for the last 24 years,” Powers said. “Along with my colleagues, I have…
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Police academy graduates ready to join local depts.
FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Police Academy on Dec. 12 graduated 31 recruits, many of whom will go on to serve as police officers, park rangers and sheriff’s officers. The graduating class, three of whom paid their own way through the academy and do not have promises of employment, trained for nearly 750 hours over…
