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County will hold budget sessions
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has scheduled four public budget sessions to gather information from department heads as well as from Monmouth County residents. Budget workshop meetings will take place from 1:30-5 p.m. Feb. 24 and from 1:30-4 p.m. Feb. 26. Both meetings will be held in the conference room on the second floor…
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Manalapan man charged in pizzeria shakedown
Two of three New Jersey men charged in a one-count criminal complaint were arrested on Feb. 18 for their involvement in an extortion conspiracy in which they allegedly threatened the manager of a Washington Township (Warren County) pizzeria to force him to turn over the restaurant’s daily proceeds, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. The…
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District will use surplus to make up for aid cut
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A recent announcement by Gov. Chris Christie will suspend state aid payments to school districts for the remainder of the 2009-10 school year and compel administrators to use their district’s surplus and reserve funds for current operating expenses. Christie said he took the action to close a…
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Towns dealing with MRRSA rate changes
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Officials in Freehold Borough and Freehold Township, where some residents receive waste water treatment services from the Manasquan River Regional Sewerage Authority (MRRSA), are dealing with changes in the annual bill they receive from the authority, The MRRSA is an independent authority that serves five towns — Howell, Freehold…
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Council approves eruv for Orthodox residents
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Applause erupted in Town Hall on Feb. 18 as members of Marlboro’s Orthodox Jewish community rejoiced at the Township Council’s approval of the establishment of an eruv in the community. Mayor Jonathan Hornik said the topic of an eruv was brought to him by the former administration after…
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Ryan Feldman, 7, (l) of Marlboro, displays the shield he designed in an attempt to win movies tickets to see “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.” Looking on is Ryan’s brother, Aaron. The Marlboro library hosted a Percy Jackson Camp Half-Blood event on Feb. 11 to coincide with the movie’s release. More pictures,…
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Performances will support charity
‘Vagina Monologues’ will be staged at Applewood Estates Center Players, Freehold’s resident theater company, embarked on a new venture amidst concern from some members of their community. They decided to take on a production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” during what is internationally known as V-Day, an organized and creative effort started by Ensler…
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Freeholders introduce $496M budget for 2010
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders introduced a $496 million budget for 2010 on Feb. 11, an increase of 1.74 percent over the 2009 budget. The proposed spending plan reflects a commitment to provide programs and services to an increasing number of residents who need them at a time when revenues are down due an…
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Community will help to write new Torah scroll
The Chabad of Western Monmouth County in Manalapan is inviting the Jewish community to participate in the writing of a new community Torah scroll at 1 p.m. Feb. 21. The one-day event will take place at Shalom Torah Academy, 70 Amboy Road, Morganville. A Torah scribe from New York will be present to help participants…
