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Farmland preservation efforts advance; area municipalities to see funds
The Garden State Preservation Trust recently approved a request for $3.6 million to help Monmouth County, several towns and one nonprofit organization preserve farmland across the county as part of New Jersey’s efforts to further farmland preservation, state Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher announced. “Farmland is the foundation for agriculture and for so many of…
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Firm will check environmental conditions on Gentile property
MANALAPAN — After more than a decade spent trying to acquire a sizable open space parcel, Manalapan officials were finally successful in their bid to do so and have now authorized a preliminary environmental examination of the tract. The land was acquired through the process of condemnation. At a recent meeting, the Township Committee passed…
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Longest-tenured Monmouth employee concludes career
Freehold’s Marion Vinyard has worked for elections department since 1961 BY JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Marion Vinyard It took more than a half-century, but it finally is happening: Marion Brown Vinyard is retiring from Monmouth County government. Her last day on the job as an elections worker, an area she has worked in all her 51-plus…
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Don’t worry, be happy, it’s not the end of the world
Scholar debunks theory that Mayas marked Dec. 21 as end of days BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Donate those stockpiled canned goods to the hungry and repurpose that underground bunker as a hiding place for holiday gifts — which, by the way, must now be bought — because the world will not end on Dec.…
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Bruno wins Howell seat on write-ins
Sutera and Moses are winners and will continue to represent Manalapan, Freehold Borough BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Bill Bruno has retained his seat as one of Howell’s two representatives on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, according to the official results from the Monmouth County Board of Elections. Write-in ballots determined…
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Learn how birds live at Audubon meeting
Artist and naturalist Louise Zemaitis will present “Birds and Habitat” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society meeting on Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Church of the Nativity in Fair Haven. The public is welcome and admission is free. Zemaitis will talk about birds in their natural habitats, shared…
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Freehold police officers commended
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Three Freehold Borough police officers were recently recognized for their efforts in organizing and running the Freehold Borough Youth Police Academy, which celebrated its fifth year this past summer. Police Chief Glenn Roberts saluted Sgt. Andrew DeMuth, Sgt. Ronnie Steppat and Patrolman Sean Healey and presented them…
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Resident, council discuss utility
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Utility companies have been a topic of many public and private conversations since Post-Tropical Storm Sandy swept through New Jersey on Oct. 29, causing power outages throughout the Garden State that in some cases lasted for more than a week. Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) was…
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