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Agencies on guard for issues at bog
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer A s more time passes following the completion of a cleanup at Marlboro’s Burnt Fly Bog federal Superfund site, municipal officials are required to enact measures that aim to protect human health and wildlife. Burnt Fly Bog is off Tyler Lane and Spring Valley Road in the Morganville section of…
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Freehold mural painted over
Property owner prepares to reopen gas station at East Main & Spring streets BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Shortly after Freehold Borough Land Use Board members indicated they would vote to deny an application for the construction of a convenience store at the corner of East Main and Spring streets, the owner of the…
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Fun evening will have fans talking baseball
SNY’s Kevin Burkhardt and Jack Curry of YES Network will visit Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Two popular sportscasters are coming to Freehold Borough for a “Hot Stove Night” of baseball talk. The Freehold Borough Little League will host the event from 7-9 p.m. Jan. 18 at American Legion Post…
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Public voices displeasure with water rate increase
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Concerned area residents emphatically objected to a rate increase that has been proposed by the New Jersey American Water (NJAW) during an evidentiary hearing that was held before an administrative law judge on Dec. 14 at the Howell municipal building. NJAW is seeking approval from the New Jersey Board of…
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Snow removal code getting a tune-up
FREEHOLD — The borough’s snow removal ordinance has been streamlined and made clearer. Municipal officials adopted an amended snow removal ordinance at the Dec. 19 Borough Council meeting. Council President George Schnurr said the ordinance was streamlined as part of an effort to clear up some ambiguity in the law. Schnurr said the amended ordinance,…
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Circle of Friends club enjoys holiday season
The Arc of Monmouth’s Circle of Friends, a club of about 65 individuals with mild intellectual and developmental disabilities, spent the month of December spreading holiday cheer. The club, a program that operates through the agency’s recreation department, participated in the holiday Adopt a Family program, which offers support to families through donations and club…
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County preparing to assume police dispatch duties
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The borough’s team of police dispatchers will relinquish their positions to the Monmouth County 911 Communications Center this month. Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said there are currently four dispatchers working for the Freehold Borough Police Department. There had previously been seven dispatchers (one retired, the others left…
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Make-A-Wish castle opens, grants teen first wish
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Samuel and Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, was only officially open for a matter of hours before the first wish was granted there. That wish went to Casey Markowitz, 17, of Flanders, who wanted the chance to bake with Buddy Valastro, better known as the…
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Special event supports foundation
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — An entertaining evening of great food and dancing to the sounds of the Big Band era was held recently at the Radisson Hotel in Freehold Township to raise money to benefit students in the Freehold Township K-8 School District. The Freehold Township Education Foundation hosted “A Night on Broadway” which was attended…
