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Resident appeals issuance of permit
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A resident has filed an appeal to the Freehold Borough Land Use Board regarding an applicant’s proposal to reopen a gas station at the corner of East Main and Spring streets. The property at 63 E. Main St. was previously an Exxon gas station. The site has…
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Manalapan Target is target for pair seeking baby items
MANALAPAN — Police were called to Target, Route 9, for the second time in less than a week in response to an attempted robbery that resulted in the assault of Target employees. According to a press release from the Manalapan Police Department, at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 20, Target loss prevention employees attempted to detain…
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Hornik upbeat as second term begins
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — After being sworn in to begin serving his second four-year term as Marlboro’s mayor, Jonathan Hornik discussed his plans for success in the new year in front of a packed Town Hall meeting room at the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting of the municipal government. Despite difficult economic times,…
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Marlboro High School’s Joshua Gross competes in the 100-yard butterfly race during the Mustangs’ swim meet against Freehold Township High School that was held at the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, Freehold Township, on Jan. 12. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Community invited to pancake breakfast
COLTS NECK — A breakfast to recognize and honor the community’s first aid squad members and firefighters will be held at the Colts Neck Community Church, 25 MerchantsWay, from 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 21. Everyone is welcome to attend the pancake breakfast. There is no charge for the breakfast, but donations are welcome and…
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Family overwhelmed by donations
Freehold Borough officer says newspaper article produced flood of support BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer When a Freehold Borough police officer asked the community to assist the victims of a house fire, people responded in overwhelming fashion. In the week following the publication of a News Transcript article about the plight of the Monaco…
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Curley named director of county freeholders
John P. Curley took the reins of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders on Jan. 5 at Monmouth County’s annual Organization Day held at Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township, pledging to hold the line on spending and provide more oversight over county government. “I will not entertain any new taxes; I will not remain silent…
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Ammiano to serve as mayor
Freehold Township government reorganizes BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Anthony Ammiano A nthony J. Ammiano, who was sworn in to office as Freehold Township’s mayor for 2012 on Jan. 6, is beginning his second one-year term as mayor much the way he began his first term as mayor in 2006. Ammiano, who serves on…
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Marlboro awaits word on Cops in Shops grant
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Underage drinkers may soon face more than just an embarrassing walk to their car as a consequence of attempting to purchase alcohol illegally at a liquor store in Marlboro. The Marlboro Police Department recently applied for a grant for the 2011-12 Cops in Shops initiative. If the New…
