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Covered Bridge residents irked over pedophile law
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Manalapan MANALAPAN — Residents of the Covered Bridge adult community are not happy about a new township law that mandates where convicted sex offenders may not live. They are not happy because, as it turns out, convicted sex offenders are permitted to live in certain areas…
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Bikers will come back to boost Habitat chapter
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Motorcycle enthusiasts are gearing up for the annual Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity Ride for Affordable Housing, to be held Oct. 2. More than 400 leather- and denim-clad participants are expected to participate in the annual ride that raises funds for the organization which…
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Partnership to host movie
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Community Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse is partnering with the Freehold Center Partnership (FCP) to present the movie “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” on Sept. 29, outdoors in the Monmouth County Hall of Records parking lot on Main Street. The rain date is Sept. 30. Suggested donation…
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Hurricane victims will benefit from fund-raiser
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Residents of the community are coming together to lend a hand to hurricane victims in New Orleans. Residents Eddie Kay and Jeff Rosen will host a Hurricane Katrina fund-raiser at Brioso restaurant, Route 9, on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. The dinner, which includes…
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Sex offender law considered
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council has set Sept. 19 as the date for a public hearing and possible adoption of an ordinance that will restrict the places in town where convicted sex offenders may live. The ordinance was introduced by the council on Sept. 6. The…
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Residents want to keep their piece of Marlboro
Hamilton Park dates back to mid-1980s as affordable development BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Residents of the Hamilton Park mobile home development are concerned about their future. The residents are in the final five years of their lease with the township and want to know if they will be…
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Mayor: Rec work will be in future
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — While it is true that bonds will be issued this fall so municipal officials can purchase a 300-acre parcel near the Manasquan Reservoir on Georgia Tavern Road, Mayor Joseph M. DiBella wants to assure residents there are no imminent plans for any development of…
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Project Lifesaver helps locate missing resident
FREEHOLD — Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley and John A. Wanat, executive director of the Monmouth County Office on Aging, announced the fifth rescue involving the Monmouth County Project Lifesaver Program. According to a press release, a Freehold Borough resident on the program wandered away from his Helen Avenue home at about 2:56 p.m.…
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Yesteryear
100 years ago Coming to Freehold as an infant, educated in the Freehold schools and ordained to the ministry in a Freehold church, the people of Freehold felt more than a passing interest in the Rev. Arthur P. Brokaw, the news of whose death at the early age of 27 was received with sincere regret…
