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Proposed ordinance sets down regulations for secondhand dealers
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Secondhand dealers of merchandise will be regulated in a fashion similar to the regulation of jewelry and precious metals dealers if an amendment to Freehold Borough’s jewelry and precious metals ordinance is adopted by the Borough Council on Monday, April 15. The ordinance was initially introduced in…
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3 seats will be at stake in Marlboro election
Marshall, Knight, LaRosa to challenge Cantor, Mazzola and Metzger in November BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Let the games begin. Three incumbent Democrats have thrown their hats into the ring to retain their seats on the Marlboro Township Council in the Nov. 5 election. They will compete against a trio of Republicans who wish to…
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Backup power source will be required at gas stations
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Two consecutive years of debilitating storms have prodded the Marlboro Township Council to take action to safeguard the availability of fuel during power outages that could strike in the future. At its March 14 meeting, the council adopted an ordinance to amend Marlboro’s municipal code and require the…
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Marlboro woman has new lease on life after coma
Supportive family, effective medical care aid in revival BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Confined to a hospital bed in Las Vegas, Francine Weitz could feel pain as she drifted through the haze of a coma. She could smell, hear and sense changes in temperature. She could make out the nearby chatter of her…
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Adult day care center will operate in former school
Manalapan zoning board grants use variance BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment has granted a use variance to the owner of an adult day care center who will move the business from Freehold to this building on Woodward Road, Manalapan, which formerly housed the Chesterbrook Academy. AMY ROSEN An adult…
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Garbage pact extended
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Municipal officials have unanimously passed a resolution to extend a contract for refuse and recycling collection services for one year. The resolution was approved at the April 1 meeting of the Borough Council. According to the resolution, the mayor and council awarded a three-year contract to DeLisa…
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Conservation scholarship app. deadline April 19
This summer, the Freehold Soil Conservation District will award two $2,000 scholarships to students majoring in a conservation-related field. The Neal Munch and Mac Clark scholarships are awarded annually to honor their years of dedicated and distinguished service to conservation. Applicants must be residents of Monmouth or Middlesex County; be entering their junior or senior…
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Washington bus trip scheduled
Participants will leave from Freehold borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Human Relations Committee is sponsoring a bus trip to Washington, D.C., on May 18. Individuals who take the trip will have the opportunity to visit historic sites in the nation’s capital. The bus will leave from Borough Hall…
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April 20 fundraiser set for Millstone brothers
MILLSTONE — A pair of young Millstone Township residents who are continuing to fight the same debilitating disease will be the beneficiaries of an upcoming fundraiser. The second annual Spring Fundraiser for Jake and Ben Swomiak will be held 7-11 p.m. April 20 at Millstone Elks Lodge 2613, 22 Burnt Tavern Road, Clarksburg section of…
