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Police capt. has memorable experience at FBI academy
Kurt Schriefer has served with Freehold Township force for 25 years BY JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Capt. Kurt Schriefer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Since he was a child, Kurt Schriefer wanted to be a police officer. “I still remember my eighth-grade yearbook; we had to put what we wanted to be when we grew up: police officer,”…
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State deadlines loom on school district mandates
Teacher evaluations and new curriculum standards are scheduled to go into effect in 2013-14 school year BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Big changes to curricula, standardized testing procedures and teacher evaluations are coming in the near future for New Jersey school districts. School district administrators must implement the Common Core State Standards, which are expected…
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Father’s heartfelt words offer healing, attention to PTSD
Gold Star father’s second collection of poetry published BY JAMES McEVOY When William Koch Jr. writes his poetry, which teems with a bittersweet combination of national pride and overwhelming grief, he feels he has special support. “I feel like they are pushing and pulling me to write about patriotism, to write about feelings,” Koch told…
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Preservation of history is Steinberg’s calling
Love of Freehold Borough inspires businessman to collect memorabilia BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Carl N. Steinberg was recently honored with an award named after him by the Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Advisory Commission. Steinberg has spent years amassing a collection of Freehold memorabilia. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Stepping into Carl N. Steinberg’s…
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Mayor: Storms challenged Freehold during busy 2012
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Mayor Nolan Higgins began Freehold Borough’s 2013 reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 by stating that 2012 was a “challenging year for local government.” He said officials dealt with three very significant weather events that impacted the borough — a supercell wind and rain storm in July, post-Tropical…
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2 officers promoted to Sgt., 3 men officially join force
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Police Department took center stage at the Jan. 23 meeting of the Township Committee with two promotions and three hirings. Mayor Susan Cohen administered the oath of office to two officers who have been promoted to sergeant. Officers Thomas Mantle and Robert Herring were joined by…
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Families helped by fundraiser
I n celebration of Three Kings Day (Jan. 6), the Latino Coalition Foundation and the Graeme Preston Foundation for Life distributed $6,600 to three families whose homes suffered extensive damage as a result of superstorm Sandy in October. The two organizations held a fundraiser at the First Presbyterian Church, Freehold Borough, on Dec. 15. Additional…
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Buy a board to rebuild Belmar’s boardwalk
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Now that the recovery phase associated with Sandy has passed, Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty and the Borough Council are happy to report there were no fatalities and no injuries in the borough as a result of the storm, all the water has been pumped back into the Atlantic Ocean, and…
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Storm debris collection completed
MANALAPAN — Municipal officials announced on Jan. 8 that Manalapan’s public works employees have finished cleaning up the damage caused by superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29. Sandy, a rain and wind storm of historic proportions, was followed on Nov. 7 by a nor’easter that dropped almost a foot of snow on town. The two storms…
