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Freehold Twp. adds hours back at recycling center
BY ADAM RIBACK Correspondent BY ADAM RIBACKCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Local officials have extended the hours of operation for the recycling center on Jackson Mills Road after completing a four-month study of the facility and taking into consideration residents’ complaints about a cutback in the hours. Beginning Aug. 1, the recycling center will be open…
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Doctors pleased to open Franklin Lane building
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — A new medical arts building has opened on Franklin Lane. “This building was a concept my partners and I had in 2000 because of the extension of our practice and the needs of the community, we decided to expand our ability to provide services,”…
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DOT lays out plan for Rt. 9-Craig Road work
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — The state Depart-ment of Transportation (DOT) has revealed a Route 9-Craig Road-Pond Road Intersection Feasibility Assessment Study. The road improvement project, which will cost about $7 million, is expected to be transferred to the Preliminary Design Phase before the end of the summer. The…
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Restaurant hit by burglars
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Police officers responded to a report of a burglary at the South Street Victorian Restaurant at 6:15 a.m. July 16. According to Freehold Borough police Capt. Michael DiAiso, a witness who lives in an apartment above the restaurant on South Street called…
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Committee OKs funding for property revaluation
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — An ordinance which provides $925,000 for the process of conducting a revaluation of all properties in the township was adopted by the Township Committee in a 5-0 vote on July 6. “On Jan. 5 the Monmouth County Board of Taxation mandated the township to…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Competition brought out the best in youngsters like Christopher Novella, 5, who was all business during a scooter race at the Freehold Township summer camp’s Olympic Day at Michael J. Tighe Park, July 15.
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‘Corruption aid’ becomes issue in Assembly race
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Marlboro MARLBORO — The mayor’s request for emergency state aid to help pay for what he calls the cost of corruption has become a topic of debate for state Assembly candidates. Although 12th District Republican Assembly candidates Jennifer Beck and Declan O’Scanlon said they support emergency…
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Indictment charges Howell man with causing death of teenager
HOWELL — A criminal homicide indictment has been handed down by a Monmouth County grand jury charging a Howell man with causing the death of township resident Amanda Reo in 2003. Reo was 17 at the time of her death. Paramedics found Reo unconscious and unresponsive when they arrived at the Amanda Lane home of…
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Council approves zoning changes in master plan
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council has adopted three of the nine rezoning ordinances that will implement the municipality’s revised master plan. The two principles of the master plan, which was adopted by the Planning Board in February and now awaits council approval, are to curb residential…
