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  • Hispanic community honors patron saint of Mexico

    Procession to St. Roseis show of devotion toOur Lady of Guadalupe By clare marie celanoStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY Benito Hernandez helps carry an icon bearing the likeness of Our Lady of Guadalupe through the streets of Freehold Borough on Dec. 15. Procession to St. Rose is show of devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe By…

  • To close or not to close; that was the question

    FRHSD superintendentexplains how snow daydecisions take shape By dave benjaminStaff Writer To close or not to close; that was the question FRHSD superintendent explains how snow day decisions take shape By dave benjamin Staff Writer The decision to close schools based on weather predictions is not as easy as some people might believe it is.…

  • Kozloski Road work continues

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Kozloski Road extension, which will extend the thoroughfare north from Route 537 to Route 79, is nearing completion. According to Monmouth County Engineer Theodore Giannechini, the project is about 75 to 80 percent complete. A section of the new road from Dutch…

  • State aid cuts hit area’s domestic violence group

    Budget for emergencyhot lines cut by $60K By maura dowginStaff Writer Budget for emergency hot lines cut by $60K By maura dowgin Staff Writer An organization in Monmouth County that works to help people who are victims of rape and domestic violence is dealing with the effects of state budget cuts. State funding has been…

  • Veteran state legislators deliver lesson in civics

    Lafayette Mills pupilshear from John Bennettand Clare Farragher By dave benjaminStaff Writer Lafayette Mills pupils hear from John Bennett and Clare Farragher By dave benjamin Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN State Assemblywoman Clare Farragher makes a point to pupils at Lafayette Mills School, Manalapan, as state Senate Co-President John O. Bennett listens during the legislators’ recent…

  • Authority’s sale of bonds benefits Monmouth towns

    FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Improvement Authority’s flexibility to conduct a negotiated sale of $32,180,000 in revenue bonds through its annual Pooled BANs Program generated additional savings for nine Monmouth County municipalities seeking to permanently fund bond anticipation notes (BANs) or fund new projects. According to a press release, this was the 10th time in…

  • ADA renovations to continue at three municipal facilities

    By jeanette M. engStaff Writer ADA renovations to continue at three municipal facilities By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer MARLBORO — The township has received a Community Development Block Grant of $47,989 that will be used to pay for renovations required under the Amer-icans with Disabilities Act (ADA). According to information provided by the town,…

  • Updated fingerprint system expected to boost efficiency

    By jeanette M. engStaff Writer Updated fingerprint system expected to boost efficiency By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer MARLBORO — A federal grant of $250,000 is aiding the police department in advancing many aspects of its operations. This technology initiative grant, received on Oct. 1, is covering the addition of an automated fingerprinting system (AFIS),…

  • Chief sees problem with exit ramp from bypass

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Traffic safety concerns raised by the Howell Police Department may delay the opening of an exit ramp from the Route 33 bypass to Howell Road. The bypass running from Halls Mill Road in Freehold Township to just east of Fairfield Road in Howell is…