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Monopole, Verizon services to be added to Amtrak rail yard
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — To accommodate an increasing need for telephone and data services, a monopole and associated antennas have been approved for the Amtrak rail yard in North Brunswick. A new 150-foot monopole for AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless will be constructed in the same vicinity as an existing monopole.…
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Free workshop will discuss college planning
Doug Schorpp of Schorpp Capital will present a free College Planning Workshop from 7-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. The workshop will focus on high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Areas to be addressed include how to increase college-related tax deductions and tax credits; how to pick colleges that…
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Residents ask for traffic lights, crosswalks along Finnegans Lane
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Hundreds of homeowners who live along Finnegans Lane may soon see improvements to a roadway that many deem unsafe. Through the urging of North Brunswick and South Brunswick officials on behalf of their residents, Middlesex County authorized the Alaimo Group to study the county highway for a concept plan…
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Passport services delayed Aug. 9-11
The North Brunswick Township Business Administration Office will not be able to issue passports from Aug. 9-11. For a rushed application, visit the East Brunswick Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive. For more information, call 732-390-6761.
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Handing down history to our daughters
By Clare Marie Celano Do the daughters we raised in the 1980s take for granted what it took to get them to the point where they are today? Today’s world is miles away from the one I grew up in, where a female U.S. president wasn’t even a thought on most women’s dream radar. And, whether…
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First Aid Squad seeks community’s support
The Freehold First Aid Squad has entered its 75th year of answering medical emergencies in our community. We have evolved from a first response team for the former A&M Karagheusian rug mill to a team of certified emergency medical technicians who answer over 4,000 calls a year in Freehold Township and Freehold Borough. Today, we…
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Olympian Andrews proud to represent Manalapan in Rio
By Tim Morris The track at Manalapan High School has obtained a facelift. Helping to officially open the new track July 22 was Manalapan’s own Olympic runner, Robby Andrews. Andrews recalled the many miles in training that he ran on his high school track from his scholastic days right up to his preparation for this…
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News Transcript Datebook, July 27
• The Monmouth County Audubon Society will host a bird walk to look for nesters and shorebirds on Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County. The walk is scheduled for 6 p.m. Aug. 18. The trip is open to members and non-members of the Audubon Society and participation is free. Advance registration is not required. Pets…
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Cell tower not needed in western Freehold Twp.
For the second time, Verizon failed to convince the Freehold Township Planning Board that they need to build a cell tower in the western part of the township. This saga has played out over nearly three years and over nine Planning Board hearings. We hope Verizon “can hear us now,” as they used to say…
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