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Military service will count in Howell police hiring
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Council members want to ensure that an individual’s military service will be counted in lieu of college credits when that person seeks employment with the Howell Police Department. An ordinance introduced during a recent meeting states that applicants must have at least 65 college credits and be…
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If it isn’t too cold, it’s too darned hot
By Lori Clinch Old Man Winter is long gone and I, for one, could not have been happier to bid him a fond adieu. Sure, he was nice at times. In fact, sometimes he was a real ray of sunshine. But then, just when you thought you were really getting to know winter, he would…
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Foundation awards grants to Millstone schools
MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence has awarded five grants totaling $8,180.20 to Millstone Township schools. Grant awards included balance ball chairs, a real life learning lab, CRICUT for the computer graphics elective, a drum set and tower garden equipment, according to a press release. In January, the foundation awarded five grants…
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Freehold business owner fighting cease and desist order
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The owner of the Amazing Escape Room, 77 W. Main St., has been granted a stay of a cease and desist order that was issued by Freehold Borough. The stay of the cease and desist order is scheduled to expire on June 15. It could not immediately be…
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Water treatment plant approved for expansion
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – New Jersey American Water has received approval from the Planning Board to expand its Oak Glen regional water treatment plant at 200 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Howell. “It is a regional treatment plant that supplies drinking water and water for domestic use to Howell, Lakewood and other parts of Ocean…
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Bond ordinances will fund improvements in Freehold Borough
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – A bond ordinance that will generate funds to be used to repair a Freehold Borough street has been adopted by the Borough Council. At its meeting on June 6, the council adopted a bond ordinance that provides an appropriation of $975,000 for road repairs and the restoration and…
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Millstone school to join with ShopRite for learning experience
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A program that will bring a functioning supermarket into the Millstone Township K-8 School District has been approved by the Board of Education. The Millstone Township Middle School will partner with the Wakefern Food Corporation and Saker ShopRites Inc. to open a ShopRite supermarket in the middle school.…
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Plumsted officials OK re-examination of master plan
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Municipal officials have approved an emergency appropriation to fund a re-examination of the Plumsted Township master plan to ensure that existing documents reflect the municipality as it exists in 2016. An ordinance authorizing a $10,000 emergency appropriation to hire professional consultants to prepare a master plan update was unanimously…
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Millstone cell tower testimony expected to continue
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Testimony in support of Gaelic Communications’ application to construct a cellular communications tower at 237 Woodville Road is expected to continue before the Zoning Board of Adjustment at a future meeting. A Google map indicates Woodville Road is also known as Smithburg Road and as Monmouth County Route…
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