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Yesteryear
100 years ago Building operations in Freehold and vicinity the past six weeks have been more brisk than for several years, and the contractors have had trouble to get enough mechanics to attend to the work offered them. In many instances contractors have turned away work and numerous jobs have had to wait from spring…
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Sex offender law delayed
FREEHOLD — The Borough Council’s attempt to enact a law that would restrict where convicted sex offenders can live was delayed last month. An ordinance that would prohibit convicted sex offenders from living in certain areas of town was introduced by the council on Sept. 6 and a public hearing was scheduled for Sept. 19.…
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Halloween hayride will tour town’s spooky streets
T.J., 4, Timothy and Kelly Buckley, of Buckley Farms, Marlboro, will provide the wagons for this year’s Halloween Spook-tacular hayride in Freehold Borough. FREEHOLD — The borough will once again host a group of ghouls, goblins and other crafty creatures who will surprise and spook those who participate in the annual Spooktacular events. The 11th…
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State will eye issue of maintenance fees
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — An issue that was not resolved when it came up in the past is back on the Township Committee’s radar screen and is now getting attention from state affordable housing administrators. Residents of the Knob Hill development, Route 33, who live in affordable housing…
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On Campus
Stephan T. Hasson, son of Arthur Hasson of Marlboro and the late Eileen Hasson, has graduated cum laude from Binghamton University, State University of New York, with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He also was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society. William Schiff of Freehold received a doctor of psychology in…
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Grant could help towns study sharing services
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Englishtown and Manalapan officials have passed resolutions to apply for a grant that, if received, would allow professionals to study the ways in which the two towns may be able to share services. The Sharing Available Resources Efficiently (SHARE) grant, a state grant, seeks…
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Monmouth U. hosts domestic violence awareness kickoff
President: Abuse demeans abused and abuser BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Commissioner Charles Richman (l) of the state Department of Community Affairs meets with Monmouth University President Paul G. Gaffney II prior to the conference. WEST LONG BRANCH — It is not just the victim who is demeaned by domestic violence,…
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WMUA officials explain rate hike, use of surplus
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Representatives of the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority defended this year’s 30 percent rate hike during a special meeting in which members of the Marlboro and Manalapan governing bodies questioned the authority’s management philosophy. The WMUA operates a waste water sewage treatment plant at its…
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Photographs bring out beauty of underwater life
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Photographer Vince Matulewich is displaying his exotic underwater pictures at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan, through October. Matulewich’s 26 photographs of marine life from the Pacific, Indonesia and the Caribbean will be displayed in the entrance hall of the library. Matulewich, 61, of…
