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Superintendent offers views on incidents in high schools
Annual report is presented to FRHSD board, public BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer While the reported number of instances contained in the 2010-11 violence and vandalism report is up, a comparison of the last three years shows a somewhat steady trend in the Freehold Regional High School District, according to the superintendent of schools. Superintendent of…
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Police investigate burglaries
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Police reported that several homes in the Crowne Pointe development were burglarized between Oct. 29 and Nov. 22. According to Detective Sgt. Jerry Kiwit, the perpetrators entered each home by breaking a rear window. Kiwit said no one was home when the crimes were committed. The…
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Work has been completed on a mural at the corner of East Main and Spring streets in Freehold Borough. The project was sponsored by the Freehold Borough Arts Council. Master muralist Matt Halm of Pennsylvania began work on the mural in August. The project involved members of the arts council and art students from the…
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datebook
A blood drive will be hosted by the Knights of Columbus Prince of Peace Council 5903 from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Dec. 11 at 3 LaSattaAve., Englishtown. Details: 732-446-8805. A Christmas cookie sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, 118…
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Biotechnology H.S. students honored at national event
Fifteen Biotechnology High School (BTHS) students won awards at the National FFA convention in Indianapolis, Ind., in October. The FFAis an agricultural education organization. BTHS is in Freehold Township. Residents of any municipality in Monmouth County may attend the school. The 11 first-place and four third-place award winners competed in biochemistry, engineering, environmental science and botany competitions…
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Yorktowne Club supplies dinners
MANALAPAN — Members of the Yorktowne Club, a benevolent organization serving the Manalapan community since 1967, donated 25 complete Thanksgiving dinner baskets to the Samaritan Center food pantry. The Samaritan Center is based in Manalapan and serves residents of Manalapan, Marlboro, Englishtown and Millstone Township. The Thanksgiving dinner baskets were distributed to families in the…
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Armed robber hits CVS in Manalapan
MANALAPAN — The CVS pharmacy at the corner of Route 33 and Woodward Road was targeted by what appears to be a lone robber armed with a handgun, according to a press release issued by the Manalapan Police Department. The pharmacy is open 24 hours a day. Police reported that shortly after 1 a.m. Nov.…
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Talk of rezoning to resume Dec. 8
Possibility of automobile dealership stirs residents in Manalapan neighborhoods BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Referring to vehicular traffic on some parts of Route 18 in neighboring Middlesex County, a township resident urged the Manalapan Planning Board, “Don’t turn Manalapan, which is a great place to live, into East Brunswick, which is a great place…
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Adoption Day: Making it official
Monmouth County Courthouse event a joyous occasion for 21 children and their parents BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Munoz family celebrated the adoption of their two daughters at the Monmouth County Courthouse last month. The uncommon sounds of laughter and youthful screams filled the Monmouth County Courthouse’s jury assembly room on the afternoon of…
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