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Plant undergoes renovations Construction cranes mark spot of work at Nestlé on Jerseyville Avenue
By dick metzgar Plant undergoes renovations Construction cranes mark spot of work at Nestlé on Jerseyville Avenue FREEHOLD — A multimillion-dollar project taking place at the Nestlé Food Co. facility on Jerseyville Avenue is a commitment by the largest food corporation in the world to maintain its operation in the borough, according to the facility’s…
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Rail line now eligible for federal funding
By CHARLES W. KIM The Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex commuter rail link is now a state priority. State Senate President Donald DiFrancesco signed the Circle of Mobility bill during a private ceremony on July 11 on behalf of Gov. Christie Whitman. DiFrancesco served as acting governor while Whitman attended the National Governors’ Association meeting in Penn-sylvania. "Today is…
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New group organizes in opposition to train
By dave benjamin New group organizes in opposition to train HOWELL — With the signing of the Circle of Mobility bill into law, new opposition is being raised by a group of residents to a passenger rail line that could one day wind its way through town. The Circle of Mobility legislation was signed into…
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Mayor wants info on train
By dave benjamin ENGLISHTOWN — Mayor Thomas Reynolds wants more information from NJ Transit executives before taking a position on a passenger rail line that could one day send trains through the borough. To that end, Reynolds is calling for a public meeting that would make information about the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex passenger rail plan available…
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Retail center near state park draws a close look
By dave benjamin Retail center near state park draws a close look Monmouth Battlefield State Park and Strip Mall? Could be, under a proposal that may come before the Freehold Township Planning Board. At a July 6 meeting of the board, a discussion was held regarding an application by Wemrock Holdings L.L.C. to build a…
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Wal-Mart eyes Raceway Mall
By dave benjamin FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — One of the giants of American retailing — Wal-Mart — wants to make the Freehold Race-way Mall its newest address. Planning Board members have heard a proposal for a new 140,000-square-foot Wal-Mart store and garden center to be built southwest of Macy’s and Sears, just outside of the Winners…
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Marlboro council enacts ban on car cell phone use
By bob fleming It will be several weeks before motorists are ticketed for violating a new law which prohibits the use of hand-held cellular phones while driving on streets and highways in Marlboro. But there will come a day when that happens. Less than 15 minutes after the Township Council voted unanimously to adopt the…
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Bikes!
Members of the Wheelmen arrive in Freehold Borough on their antique bicycles, en route from Toronto, Canada, to a conference in Salisbury, Md. For more, see page 15.
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ
Camera crews cover Thursday’s Township Council meeting in Marlboro during which members of the governing body adopted an ordinance banning the use of hand-held cellular telephones by people operating motor vehicles.
