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Event helps conservation foundation raise $150,000
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) held its 28th annual dinner dance on the latest addition to the Monmouth County Park System . The event, which raised about $150,000 for land preservation in the county, took place on the Fisher-Stern tract on Sept. 17. Drew…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Julianne Koserowski, of Freehold, performed for guests at the Fall Harvest Fest held recently at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Marlboro.
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Howell memorial honors victims of terrorist attack
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — The formal dedication on Oct. 28 of Howell’s Sept. 11 memorial is a hometown tribute that brought true comfort to some of the loved ones of the people that the monument was erected to honor. Linda Rhodes, whose husband, John, was one of five…
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Heating assistance available to income-qualified people
With home heating costs at sky-high rates and no expectation of a decline, Commissioner of Human Services James Davy is reminding New Jersey residents there is help to keep warm this winter. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded, state-administered program that provides an annual grant to income-qualified people. Those whose…
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Access road in mall’s future
BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The writing, in this case, is not on the wall; it is on a red and white sign that is standing on Wemrock Road, just off Business Route 33. The sign states: “Future site of access road to Freehold Raceway Mall.” As per the mall’s…
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Officials still discussing sex offender residency
BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Old Bridge could be the next town to enact a law restricting where convicted sex offenders can live. The Township Council recently discussed a draft ordinance initially proposed by Ward 4 Councilman G. Kevin Calogera in August. Many other New Jersey towns, including Manalapan, Marlboro, Freehold…
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Freehold AAUW awards two scholarships
Harriette Nadia Reynoso (l) of Manalapan and Rose Van Clef of Howell have received scholarships from the Freehold Area Branch of the AAUW. Two scholarships to women returning to college were presented by the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women at its September meeting. The scholarships were awarded to Rose Van…
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Minority leader questions borough’s hiring practices
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Representatives of the African-American and Latino communities were expected to gather outside Borough Hall on Monday evening to state their concerns about what say is a lack of diversity among the town’s work force. A press release announcing the discussion was forwarded…
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Howell will ask vendors to submit background check
No immediate plans for reconsideration of pedophile ordinance BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — The mayor and Township Council have adopted an ordinance that will ask for fingerprints and background checks from peddlers and vendors who are seeking to do business in Howell that will bring them in contact with…
