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Town can lend a hand with home purchase
Marlboro officials want to retain all credits for affordable housing BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — With the stated goal of keeping Marlboro’s existing affordable housing units in the township, officials have passed a resolution authorizing down payment assistance to the purchasers of certain affordable housing units. Specifically, the assistance would be available to…
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Fire Co. receives ice rescue training
MANALAPAN — The Gordons Corner Fire Company conducted ice rescue training on Feb. 13 at Holiday Park pond, Pease Road. According to a press release from the fire company, drowning accounts for about 10 deaths per day in the United States, with more than 25 percent of those deaths being children. Victims who fall through…
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Nature’s wrath
Mother Nature unleashed her fury at a home on Avon Drive, Freehold Township, on March 13. Heavy rain and gusting winds brought this tree down on the roof of the home, causing significant structural damage. More photos, www.gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Freeholders consider more cuts to budget
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is working on making additional cuts to the proposed $496 million county budget. Specifically, according to a press release from the county, the freeholders want to reduce the amount to be raised by taxation. As introduced, the budget is up by $8,499,848, or 1.74 percent. The amount to be…
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Ex-pitcher, wife to discuss Asperger’s
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick and Friends’ Health Connection will present an evening with retired major league pitcher Curt Schilling and his wife, Shonda, who will share their family’s journey with Asperger’s syndrome on March 25 at 7 p.m. in the…
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March 20 gala features sports memorabilia
MARLBORO — A charity gala will help to raise money for the upcoming Police Unity Tour. The Police Unity Tour is a four-day bicycle ride that begins in New Jersey and concludes in Washington, D.C., at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. In order to raise funds so that some of its members may take…
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10 residents will run for Freehold board
FREEHOLD — Ten candidates will vie for five seats on the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education in the April 20 school election. Three three-year terms, one two-year term and one one-year term will be on the ballot. According to information provided by school district administrators, the following individuals are running for the…
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On Campus
Christiana Fischer of Howell has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., where she is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Thomas R. Coughlin, son of T. Glen and Laura Coughlin of Manalapan, has been named to the dean’s list for the…
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Eight seek seats in Freehold Township
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Eight residents have filed nominating petitions and will run for three available three-year terms on the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education in the April 20 election. The terms of board members Mindy Wille, Stephen Buffett and Daniel DiBlasio are ending. Wille is currently serving as the board president. All…
