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Freehold Township High School’s Gregg Tilley (1004) runs the second leg on the Patriots’ 4×800-meter relay team at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in South Plainfield on June 3. Tilley gave the Patriots’ quartet a lead they never surrendered on their way to winning the state championship in this event. For more, see Sports. JEFF…
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Howell budget hikes tax rate by 4.3 cents
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Council members reluctantly voted to introduce Howell’s 2010 municipal budget which calls for a 4.3- cent increase in the municipal purposes tax rate. That means the owner of a home that is assessed at the township average of $355,000 will pay about $152 more in municipal…
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Variance granted for mini-golf/arcade
New business will take space in Exclusive Plaza, Marlboro BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Get ready to putt around as a new miniature golf facility and arcade has received approval for a location in Marlboro. Kiss Golf, LLC, won approval from the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment on May 18 and will build an indoor…
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Commission will host tour of historic homes
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Individuals with an appreciation for the historic, the antique and the memorable will find a day of adventure and visual eye candy on Saturday, June 26, when Freehold Borough’s second annual Historic Homes House Tour takes place. The event will be a walking tour and visitors will…
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Program encourages ownership of a home
Freehold Borough gains certification for Live Where You Work BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Buying a home in today’s economy is a difficult task, but prospective homebuyers may now have a better chance of acquiring one in Freehold Borough. Freehold Borough officials joined representatives of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency at…
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Ron DiMonda (blue shirt, above) of Lakewood talks about his custom 1983 Spartan that is decorated in a “101 Dalmatians” theme during Kruise Nite in Freehold Borough on May 27. At right, David Millen of Freehold admires the interior of a 1965 Dodge A100. Kruise Nite activities will return to Downtown Freehold on June 24.…
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Old Towne Colts Neck returns for third year
COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck BusinessAssociation (CNBA) will hold its third annual Olde Towne Colts Neck event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 5, along the Route 34 business corridor. Raymond Shebell, president of the CNBA, said the family-friendly event is designed to showcase the business community for residents and tourists. “There are…
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Former Brock employee pleads guilty to theft
On May 24, Lynn Lormel, 50, of Manalapan, appeared in state Superior Court, Freehold, and pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree theft by deception. The charge relates to Lormel’s conduct while she was an employee of Brock Farms Nursery in Freehold Township, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. An…
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House committee advances health compensation act
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), whose congressional district includes part of Monmouth County, lauded the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act through the House Energy and Commerce Committee during a markup on May 25. The final vote on passage through the committee of 33-12 will send the bill to the…
