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Inventor anxious to see first product on shelves e-Lock Switch Guard will lock a switch in on or off position
Staff Writer By clare m. masi Inventor anxious to see first product on shelves e-Lock Switch Guard will lock a switch in on or off position JERRY WOLKOWITZ Eric Wechsler of Freehold Township shows how the e-Lock Switch Guard, which he invented, works. The device, installed on top of a switchplate, locks a switch in…
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Cemetery owners seeking agreement with state board
Staff Writer By kathy baratta Cemetery owners seeking agreement with state board MARLBORO — According to one of the owners of the Marlboro Memorial Cemetery, Route 79, the completion of the project may hinge on a vote scheduled for March. The Marlboro Memorial Cemetery has been under construction for about four years with sections along…
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‘Young People’s Concert’ will feature piano team
Staff Writer By dave benjamin ‘Young People’s Concert’ will feature piano team MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Battleground Symphony, conducted by Chiu-Tze Lin, music director, will present a Young People’s Concert on Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, 155 Mill-hurst Road. "This is a must see and hear…
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Principal praises efforts of town’s DARE officers
Staff Writer By dave benjamin The Manalapan-Englishtown Re-gional School District in conjunction with the Manalapan Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program has graduated 300 sixth-graders who attend the Pine Brook School, Manalapan, and took the DARE course. "The DARE program not only helps students to curb drug and alcohol use, but it also…
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Historic preservation panel may get a look in Freehold Councilman suggests forming committee to examine the issue
Staff Writer By clare M. masi Historic preservation panel may get a look in Freehold Councilman suggests forming committee to examine the issue FREEHOLD — There are 567 towns in New Jersey, and two-thirds of them have some type of historical preservation committee. Now, Freehold Borough is exploring the possibility of joining that group. Councilman…
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Council to renew talk of larger SID Partnership report lists areas for business zones
Staff Writer By clare m. masi Council to renew talk of larger SID Partnership report lists areas for business zones Freehold Borough Council members are examining the possibility of expanding the boundaries of the town’s Special Improvement District (SID). Requests were made within the past year by members of the Freehold Center Partnership, which operates…
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Suit claims town restricted property from development Federal action seeks reversal of actions, additional compensation
Staff Writer By paul godino Suit claims town restricted property from development Federal action seeks reversal of actions, additional compensation FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A longtime township resident is alleging that retaliation for his previous political activities is responsible for actions municipal officials have taken that have prevented him from developing property he owns. Sidney Isaacs,…
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DAVE BENJAMIN Representatives of the Fidelity Chinese School, Marlboro, perform with a large paper dragon during a show at the Taylor Mills School, Manalapan, that marked the start of the Chinese New Year on Feb. 12. See story, page 28.
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Foundation grant gives boost to Freehold reading program ‘Library carnival’ also offered to third-graders at Park Avenue School
Staff Writer By clare m. masi Foundation grant gives boost to Freehold reading program ‘Library carnival’ also offered to third-graders at Park Avenue School JERRY WOLKOWITZ With the aid of a grant from the Freehold Borough Educational Foundation, teacher Wendy Buchanan is able to conduct a unique reading program for students at the Park Avenue…
