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Sandy Hook open by summer?
Pallone, park employees and nonprofits push for Memorial Day opening BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Top: Signs of storm damage are evident on Officer’s Row at Fort Hancock, where park employees and their families lived until the storm surge created by superstorm Sandy flooded the area with more than 13 feet of water. A recreation…
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Fitzgerald named to serve as mayor in Colts Neck
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Township Committee has tapped Michael Fitzgerald to lead Colts Neck as mayor in 2013. The committee members unanimously took the action at their annual reorganization meeting held Jan. 5. Fitzgerald, who won re-election to his second three-year term on the committee in November, said he and…
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Shutzer, Griffiths begin serving three-year terms
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Democrats Sharon Shutzer and Ron Griffiths were sworn in to office and began serving three-years terms when the Borough Council held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 in Borough Hall. Shutzer has served on the council since 1992. Griffiths is beginning his first term. The two…
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NWS Earle to conduct controlled burning
COLTS NECK — The Naval Weapons Station Earle Fire Department will conduct controlled burning in forested areas of the station now through March. According to a press release, these closely monitored burn events eliminate undergrowth that could pose a hazard during forest fire season. Since the risk of forest fire is currently very low, this…
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New Jersey Film Festival heads to New Brunswick
Movie premieres will be held from Jan. 25 to March 2 Retrocognition The New Jersey Film Festival will celebrate its 31st anniversary this spring with a showcase of new international films, American independent features, experimental and short subjects, classic revivals and cutting-edge documentaries. The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the…
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Colts Neck tries to cope with increasing deer population
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The township has a problem. Its symptoms manifest themselves in broken car windshields, shredded foliage and gloomy medical diagnoses of residents. Colts Neck officials have said the troubles could be pinned to an unhealthy spike in the number of deer in town. “The proliferation of the deer…
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Asbury Park sees Light of Day
Fundraiser for Parkinson’s disease will feature local and national performers BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Gianna Salvato When the Light of Day rolls into Asbury Park this weekend, Gianna Salvato, 16, of Freehold Township, will be one of the performers participating in the annual musical event that benefits the Parkinson’s Foundation — and she is…
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When post-Tropical Storm Sandy struck New Jersey on Oct. 29, the storm’s high winds and driving rain did some damage to the Manalapan Arboretum in front of town hall, Route 522. Volunteers recently spent time at the arboretum cleaning up the mess left by Sandy. Pictured are (l-r) Shade Tree Committee member Joe Cangialosi, Shade…
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Coaches, other volunteers will receive CPR training
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee has voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance that will make it mandatory for anyone who serves with a nonprofit organization for youths under the age of 18 to be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). With this action, Freehold Township is…
