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Home Depot ready to open
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Free-hold Raceway Mall will be the new home for a Home Depot home improvement center which will host an invitation-only grand opening ceremony today. Billed as the world’s largest home improvement center, the national chain will open its doors to the public at 6 a.m. Sept. 21. The Home Depot will occupy…
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Donor hoping to deliver pledge before year’s end
Donor hoping to deliver pledge before year’s end FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A six-figure donation pledged to the Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad in the spring has not been delivered, although the person who made the pledge hopes to make good on his promise by the end of the year. Municipal officials announced in March…
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Judicial Watch chairman to speak in Manalapan
Larry Klayman, Judicial Watch chairman and founder, will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual dinner of the New Jersey Conservative Party, Oct. 12 at the Battleground Country Club, Man-alapan. According to a news release, in 1994 Klayman founded Judicial Watch, a non-partisan, nonprofit conservative foundation established in Washington, D.C., to serve as an…
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Rug mill celebrates past, looks forward to future
Staff Writer By dick metzgar MCHA LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COLLECTION A moment in time is captured in this 1950 photograph taken inside the A&M Karagheusian rug mill, Freehold Borough. At left is a rug that was made at the factory. No institution in the county seat had a past as impressive as the old A&M…
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New bus shelter due on Route 9 in Marlboro
New bus shelter due on Route 9 in Marlboro By louis c. hochman Staff Writer MARLBORO — Commuters won’t have to fight the elements anymore, as officials expect a bus shelter destroyed in a Route 9 accident to be replaced by the end of this week. Township officials said they have cleared up the confusion…
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County: Intersection work
planned at Tennent & Rt. 522 By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Plans are being made at the county level to improve the intersection of Tennent Road and Route 522 (Freehold-Englishtown Road). The intersection is one of the community’s traffic hot spots, particularly when school lets out around the corner at Manalapan High…
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Hydrant flushing slated in Freehold Township
Hydrant flushing slated in Freehold Township The Freehold Township Water Department has advised that it will conduct hydrant flushing between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Sept. 25 through Nov. 3. Hydrants are flushed twice a year in order to maintain the water quality of the public water distribution system. Residents may see…
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Traffic jam
A familiar sight in Manalapan is a line of cars waiting to move through the intersection of Route 522 and Tennent Road. Improvements to the intersection are being planned by county engineers. DAVE BENJAMIN
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Teachers report reactions to chemicals used in cleanup
Staff Writer By Kathy Baratta MANALAPAN — A mold problem thought to be under control at the Milford Brook School, Globar Terrace, has been detected beyond the original 13 classroom carpets in which it was found the week before school opened. Mold was discovered in the classrooms on Aug. 29 by staff members who were…
