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Election 2015 FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — On Election Day, Nov. 3, Freehold Township residents will be asked to vote on a referendum that could, if approved, lead to the consolidation of two municipal boards. The “yes” or “no” referendum will ask voters if they want to allow the Township Committee to consider adopting an ordinance to…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Young families gathered at the Freehold Public Library recently for a celebration of hometown heroes. “I think sometimes we think of heroes as distant or as celebrities, but heroes are everyday people,” said Kathy Mulholland, senior library assistant. During a meet and greet with local heroes that was…

Election 2015 By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Election Day will feature four candidates seeking two three-year terms on the Township Committee. On Nov. 3, incumbent Republicans Thomas Cook and Anthony Ammiano will seek re-election. They will be challenged for the seats by Democrats Doris Lin and Haven Franklin. The five-person committee has…

By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Kathleen Capristo, who has 20 years of experience in corporate human resources, has joined Colts Neck as its new township administrator. Mayor James Schatzle swore Capristo in to her position in early September. She began working in Colts Neck on Sept. 28. Capristo said she spent 20…

By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Residents and visitors will have a chance to view the work of local artists at the 16th annual Friends of the Colts Neck Library Art Show and Sale. The show and sale will be held on Oct. 17, 18, 24 and 25 from 10 a.m. to 4…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Volunteers and DJs from Greater Media’s 95.9 WRAT build a section of a future house during “The House That Rock Built” project held by the WRAT and Monmouth County Habitat for Humanity in the Monmouth Mall parking lot in Eatontown on Oct. 8. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR EATONTOWN –…

K-9 Officer Gunner Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has welcomed the newest member to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Division. K-9 Gunner, a Labrador retriever who has been trained in narcotics detection, has officially joined the ranks of the K-9 Unit. “We are grateful to have Gunner as part of our K-9 Unit,”…

The Monmouth County Audubon Society will host an autumn bird walk at 10 a.m. Oct. 18. Participants should meet in the parking lot at the closed Sandy Hook visitor center between lots D and E on Hartshorne Drive. The peninsula of Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County attracts migrating raptors, shorebirds and songbirds due to…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The summer of 2015 may be over, but the Sandy Hook peninsula’s early days of the offseason have been anything but uneventful. On Sept. 18, the National Park Service (NPS) and the American Littoral Society (ALS) welcomed scientists, naturalists and volunteers of all ages to northern Monmouth County to…