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Mom, son found guilty by judge
FREEHOLD — State Superior Court Judge Eugene A. Iadanza, sitting in Freehold, last week found a Freehold Township resident and her 18-year-old son guilty of obstruction of the administration of the law and of resisting arrest. The charges against the woman and her son stemmed from a motor vehicle stop that Freehold Borough police made…
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Congregation will honor Roth
MANALAPAN — Township Committeewoman Michelle Roth will be honored by Congregation Sons of Israel for her leadership and active role in the municipality at a testimonial dinner dance on May 2 at The Excelsior, Route 9, Manalapan. Roth is serving her sixth year on the municipal governing body and served as mayor in 2008 and…
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Municipal register will detail board vacancies
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Residents who want to volunteer their time on a Freehold Borough board or commission will now be able to more easily determine what opportunities are available. The Borough Council recently adopted Citizens Service Act ordinance. The council’s action dovetails with the passage of a 2009 state law,…
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Golf outing to benefit ROTC unit
Area residents are invited to take some time to tee off and support the Freehold Regional High School District’s Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) during an upcoming golf outing. On April 19 the ROTC, which is based at Colts Neck High School, will host an event at the Pine Barrens Golf Club in…
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Redevelopment plan shows homes, retail
Township planner reviews concept for Entron site with Planning Board BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Amix of residential units and retail/ office space could be in the future for the former Entron site in Marlboro. At their March 17 meeting, Marlboro Planning Board members got a look at the municipality’s draft redevelopment plan in the…
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In the Service
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter M. Eadicicco, son of Isabel and Michael Eadicicco of Manalapan, assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), recently departed Haiti after completing humanitarian assistance operations to victims of the earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation on Jan. 12. The Carl Vinson arrived in the region less…
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Green has questions on quick approval
Roth says Planning Board was able to hear all testimony on apartments at one meeting BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The Manalapan Planning Board’s recent action on an application that proposes the construction of an affordable housing development in town was the topic of comment at the March 17 meeting of the Manalapan Township Committee.…
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Smith enjoys assignment in community policing unit
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Police Officer Todd Smith said he has always enjoyed working with children. After 14 years on the beat as a Freehold Township police officer, Smith got his wish four years ago when he became the police department’s community policing officer. Smith said community policing is a…
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Quest for truth continues 147 years after Slocum murder
Historical presentation revisits murder and trial BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent On the night of July 14, 1863, in the town of Mechanicsville (now West Long Branch), Abigail Bob Waitt Sr. (l-r), Bob Waitt Jr., Joann Slocum Mazzucca and Arthur T. Green II pose for a portrait following a presentation on the murder of Abigail Slocum…
