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Marlboro High School commencement
By FARRAH MAFFAI FARRAH MAFFAI Megan Sullivan and Christian Imperiale are excited after receiving their diplomas during Marlboro High School commencement exercises June 20.
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Safety issues, appearance are focus of tower hearing But federal law prohibits Planning Board from considering EMF output
Staff Writer By linda denicola Safety issues, appearance are focus of tower hearing But federal law prohibits Planning Board from considering EMF output It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact number of residents who attended a continued public hearing on a cell tower application before the Freehold Township Planning Board on June 20. The main meeting…
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Landmark’s owner puts rumor in deep freeze Jersey Freeze is not moving or making way for restaurant
Staff Writer By clare marie celano Landmark’s owner puts rumor in deep freeze Jersey Freeze is not moving or making way for restaurant JERRY WOLKOWITZ Jersey Freeze employee Alex DaSilva smooths vanilla ice cream into a mold as she creates a cake Monday. Bruce Blackmore, the owner of the Freehold landmark, said that contrary to…
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Supporters hope to keep planes flying in Marlboro Airport faces prospect of closing after 50 years at Route 79 location
Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Supporters hope to keep planes flying in Marlboro Airport faces prospect of closing after 50 years at Route 79 location MARLBORO — With a municipal master plan amendment adopted by the Planning Board, some interested parties would prefer to see that one of its components never gets off the ground.…
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Law may give break to pupils forced to carry that weight
Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Law may give break to pupils forced to carry that weight MARLBORO — A state official has slung the weight of a resolution first passed by the township Board of Educa-tion across his shoulders. Assembly Majority Whip Peter Barnes (D-Middlesex) announced that he will introduce legislation that would establish textbook…
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Sen. offers boost for cars with cleaner air standards
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Sen. offers boost for cars with cleaner air standards DAVE BENJAMIN State Sen. John O. Bennett, at the wheel of the new hybrid Toyota Prius, is encouraging the passage of a bill which he believes will improve New Jersey’s air quality. Freehold Borough High School environmental science students liked the…
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Tentative agreement reached on 77-acre property
Staff Writer By karl vilacoba MARLBORO — In a first for the township, officials have reached a tentative agreement to use local tax funding to purchase a large farm property for open space uses. Following an executive (closed) session meeting of the Township Council on Thursday, a resolution was unanimously passed to allow Mayor Matthew…
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Freehold residences latest to get provocative fliers
Staff Writer By clare marie celano Freehold residences latest to get provocative fliers FREEHOLD — Fliers promoting the views of the National Alliance were delivered to more than 60 homes in the borough last week. The fliers contain anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant sentiments. Police said the fliers were left in bags on the driveways of 69…
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Regional school district unveils revised tax rates
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Regional school district unveils revised tax rates A tentative schedule of tax rates for the eight sending communities in the Freehold Regional High School District has been determined. However, the rates will not become effective until the district’s 2002-03 budget is approved by the state commissioner of education. The budget…
