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Freehold Borough public school students will benefit from generosity
We, the music teachers of the Freehold Borough K-8 School District, would like to thank and recognize Star and Barry Tobias for a very generous matching grant opportunity pledged to the district’s music department this past year through the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation. The 4 to 1 grant challenged the Freehold Borough Educational Foundation to…
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Higgins can make Freehold post-partisan
Over the past few decades, the United States has become infected with political partisanship. The malady makes people grouchy, uncooperative and generally unable and unwilling to work together for a common good. The tiny borough of Freehold has not escaped this virus. Partisanship grew in the petri dish of both major parties and neither party…
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Facebook establishes link to report suicidal comments
Facebook has established a reporting mechanism for people posting messages alluding to suicide. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline collaborated with Facebook to help those in crisis. In partnership with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a new service enables Facebook users to report a suicidal…
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Freehold settles suit with local landlords
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Following negotiations between representatives of Freehold Borough and the Freehold Landlords Association of New Jersey (FLANJ), a new ordinance dealing with the licensing, registration and inspection of rental properties in town is now in place. The Borough Council adopted the ordinance on Dec. 19. Representatives of the…
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IN THE ARTS
“Year End” by Jean Hutter The 2012 invitational show “Abstract Interpretations” has opened at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County, 33 Monmouth St., Red Bank. The show is curated by Oceanport artist, teacher and gallery owner James Kent, who invited 21 artists to participate in this year’s show. The invitees include artists from Monmouth County…
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• The CentraState Medical Center Auxiliary will host a trip to Resorts Hotel Casino in Atlantic City on Feb. 3. The cost of $27 includes $25 back in cash plus $5 for food. No one under 21 allowed on the trip. Checks must be made out to the CentraState Hospital Auxiliary. Buses will leave from…
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PTO awards grants to teachers
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck K-8 School District PTO is providing $19,640 in mini-grants for the 2011-12 school year’s Excellence in Teaching Grants program. The mini-grants will allow selected teachers to add a new element to the classroom through supplementary educational projects, PTO President Kim Largey said. “A lot…
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Freehold council prepares to meet 2012 challenges
Sharon Shutzer is selected by peers to serve as president BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Democrats Michael DiBenedetto and George Schnurr began serving new three-year terms on the Borough Council when Freehold Borough’s governing body held its 2012 reorganization meeting on Jan. 2. Both men were re-elected in the November general election.…
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