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Students approach mayor with 9/11 monument plan Seventh-graders believe victims of terror attack should be honored
Staff Writer By clare marie celano Students approach mayor with 9/11 monument plan Seventh-graders believe victims of terror attack should be honored Students from the Freehold Intermediate School met with Freehold Borough Mayor Michael Wilson (back, center) recently to discuss their idea for a Sept. 11 memorial. FREEHOLD — Michele Prouty and her seventh-grade history…
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Town’s plans taking shape for 130-acre Opatut Park
Staff Writer By linda denicola Town’s plans taking shape for 130-acre Opatut Park FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Representatives of the parks and recreation department have presented the latest set of plans for Opatut Park to the Town-ship Committee. Officials have previously announced that Opatut Park will be developed at the intersection of Route 79 and East…
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Support for Israel to be theme of rally
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Support for Israel to be theme of rally A rally to show support for the state of Israel will be held at the Greystone Manor, South Street, Freehold Township, at 10 a.m. June 23. Driven by a deep sense of frustration, anger and sorrow over events taking place in Israel,…
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New laws aim to preserve
roads & community’s look Resident’s attorney questions taking of land in scenic roadway code By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Two companion ordinances — one that designates scenic corridors and one that creates stricter, more specific design standards for roads and buildings along the scenic corridors — have been adopted by the Township…
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Board maintains cuts will affect quality of education
Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Board maintains cuts will affect quality of education MARLBORO — The Board of Education has "reluctantly" adopted its budget for the 2002-03 school year. In a resolution accepting the Township Council’s cuts, board members made known on the written record that some of those cuts were against their wishes. The…
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Authorities turn to public for help in identifying man Victim was found in steel drum on rural Marlboro road
Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Authorities turn to public for help in identifying man Victim was found in steel drum on rural Marlboro road FREEHOLD — Authorities have turned to the public for help in identifying a man who was found dead in a sealed steel drum in Marlboro three weeks ago. New Jersey State…
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StreetHeart strikes a note with doowop fans
Staff Writer By clare Marie celano StreetHeart strikes a note with doowop fans Betty Semel of Manalapan walked out of a psychic reading in 1990 feeling like she wasted 20 bucks. The psychic told Semel she saw her on stage singing. Although Semel believed it was nothing more than a bad reading, she tucked away…
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8 towns fail to agree on budget cuts
Staff Writer By dave benjamin 8 towns fail to agree on budget cuts Municipal officials in the eight towns that make up the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) have failed to reach a consensus on how much to cut the high school district’s defeated $126 million 2002-03 school year budget. The tax levy to…
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Restored jeep will take place of honor in parade Western Monmouth to mark Memorial Day with parades, ceremonies
Staff Writer By linda denicola Restored jeep will take place of honor in parade Western Monmouth to mark Memorial Day with parades, ceremonies FREEHOLD — The restoration of the olive drab jeep that will be at the head of Monday’s Memorial Day parade in Free-hold Borough was a labor of love for a local father…
