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Testimony expected to continue on plan for convenience store
FREEHOLD — Testimony on a plan that would bring a 7-Eleven convenience store to the corner of East Main and Spring streets is scheduled to continue at a meeting of the Freehold Borough Land Use Board tonight, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall. A traffic study that has been conducted as part of…
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Furniture maker wins best in show
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Charles Ambriano Jr. of Howell won best-in-show honors for traditional student work at the 16th annual Fine Furnishings and Fine Craft Show held in Providence, R.I. He won the award for a drum table that took him about three weeks to make. HOWELL — Charles Ambriano Jr. of Howell won…
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New rabbi settling in at Freehold Jewish Center
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Rabbi Tal Sessler FREEHOLD — An ability to combine the modern technological world with the wisdom of ancient Jewish teachings is part of what makes Rabbi Tal Sessler unique. Sessler, 34, was formally installed as the rabbi of the Freehold Jewish Center, Broad Street, on Dec. 3, after arriving…
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Police recover stolen excavator in Florida
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHP — An excavator valued at $80,000 that was reported stolen on Nov. 21 from a construction site on Willow Brook Road in Freehold Township was recovered in Miami, Fla., on Nov. 28. In addition to the investigative skills of the Freehold Township Police Department, the vehicle’s recovery…
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Program offers a meal and comfort from cold
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Breakfast and lunch will once again be provided during the winter months through a sanctuary program that is nowin its eighth year of operation in Freehold Borough. Anyonewho is in need of a meal is invited to participate in the program on any day it is up…
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Howell council recognizes retiring municipal clerk
Bruce Davis has worked for township for 32 years BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— Members of the Township Council, the mayor, former administrators and other community leaders attended the Nov. 22 meeting of Howell’s governing body for a farewell presentation for Municipal Clerk Bruce Davis, who retired Dec. 1. Penny Wollman, the deputy municipal…
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Volunteers needed for crisis hotline
Volunteers are needed for CONTACT of Ocean and Monmouth Counties, a nonprofit charity that offers a 24-hour crisis intervention hotline that also provides information and referrals to community resources. All calls are free, confidential and anonymous. The training will be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. beginning Feb. 2 and run for 15 weeks. For additional information…
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Dugan school staff members are honored
MARLBORO — Frank J. Dugan Elementary School art teacher Victoria Andalucia and media specialist Susan Palmer recently received honorable mention recognition in the Gale and Library Media Connection 2011 TEAMS competition (Teachers and Media Specialists Influencing Student Achievement) for their submission “LearningAboutAfrica in a BigWay,” a comprehensive multi-cultural project for students in grades one through…
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Pupils’ message earns recognition
MARLBORO — Robertsville Elementary School teacher Ilene Brudner and her third grade pupils were selected as one of the winners of the Monmouth County SPCA and Purr N’Pooch Foundation contest that invited first-, second- and thirdgraders to write or record a 60-second song to help increase awareness of the need for pet adoption. As one…
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