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Woman injured in mugging
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — No arrest has been made following a mugging that occurred outside an office building at 495 Iron Bridge Road on Feb. 15. Police officers responded to a call for assistance at 7:30 p.m. Freehold Township Detective William Peace said Police Officer Chris DeAngelo responded to the…
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Interim zoning officer hired
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Representatives of Birdsall Engineering will assume the zoning officer’s responsibilities for a short period of time while Marlboro’s zoning officer is out on leave. During the Township Council’s Feb. 4 meeting, council members approved a resolution which authorizes Birdsall Engineering to act as the municipal zoning officer. Business…
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Deadline set for project applications
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Neighborhood Pride Committee has announced the deadline for applications for two community projects. The community garden has quite a few plots available for amateur gardeners seeking to create and cultivate flowers, herbs or vegetables in the garden at Ford Avenue and Lloyd Street. Applications for plots need to be filled…
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Marlboro puts a halt on COAH homes
Mayor Hornik says officials will wait to see how issue is decided at state level BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Plans for the development of affordable housing in Marlboro are coming to a halt as municipal officials will wait to see what is going to happen with this volatile issue on the state level. During…
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Prospective volunteers may apply with town
Information about boards, commissions is expected to be available to residents BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — People who are interested in volunteering their time to serve on a municipal board, commission or committee may soon find it easier to do so. During a Borough Council workshop meeting on Feb. 16, officials discussed…
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District facing loss of state aid
Manalapan-Englishtown district sees significant increase in health costs BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Administrators in the Manalapan- Englishtown Regional School District say they are being punished by Gov. Chris Christie because they have been fiscally responsible over the years. That fiscal responsibility has translated into surplus (savings) and reserve accounts that in some cases were…
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Five seats will be available on Freehold school board
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Five seats will be up for grabs on the nine-member 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. Residents of the borough who meet the criteria…
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FRHSD expects to introduce budget March 1
By Rebecca Morton Because of a pending reduction in state aid, the Freehold Regional High School District will be going into what one Board of Education member called a crisis mode with the formation of the 2010-11 school year budget. Freehold Township representative Tom Caiazza serves on the FRHSD Board of Education finance committee and…
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Pieces put in place for Kershaw Commons
New apartment building on Gully Road will be home to people who have MS BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer An archetect’s rendering shows how Kershaw Commons, a residence for individuals who have multiple sclerosis, will look when it is constructed off Gully Road in Freehold Township. RENDERING COURTESY OF BARTON PARTNERS FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP —…
