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Six charged with thefts at Best Buy
MANALAPAN — An investigation that began in January has led to the arrest of six employees of Best Buy who have been charged with the theft of an estimated $50,000 worth of store inventory. According to a March 29 press release issued by the Manalapan Police Department, Best Buy management alerted police to the scheme…
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Officer charged with DWI
MANALAPAN — A Manalapan patrolman will not be permitted to drive a police department vehicle until charges of driving while intoxicated that have been lodged against him are adjudicated. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, Patrolman Andrew Adell has been on sick leave since March 6 as a result of injuries he…
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Olde Freehold Day to return
FREEHOLD — After a hiatus of several years, Freehold Borough Councilman Kevin Kane has announced that the popular townwide celebration known as Olde Freehold Day will return this year. The all-day event is scheduled for July 30 at Lake Topanemus park, Pond Road, Freehold Township. The rain date will be July 31. According to a…
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Board selects provider for solar project
MANALAPAN — At its meeting of March 29, the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education approved Ray Angelini Inc. and Enfinity Inc. as the provider for the district’s solar power purchase agreement. According to information posted on the district’s website, the solar power purchase agreement will save the taxpayers of Manalapan and Englishtown, conservatively,…
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Young teacher mourned by family and friends
Tara Hansen, 29, taught special education pupils at West Freehold School BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Tara Hansen Sometimes, the unthinkable happens and death comes to one who has only just begun to etch her footprints on the earth; yet, in her 29-year life’s journey, Tara Hansen left an indelible mark on the hearts…
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Committee passes on resolution
BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — It took several tries, but resident Ray Kalainikas finally got an answer from the Manalapan Township Committee. Over the course of several committee meetings, Kalainikas asked the members of the governing body to pass a resolution stating the township’s opposition to the use of torture, indefinite detainment in jail…
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Community invited to spring craft show
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A group of about 20 senior citizens who are members of the Freehold Township Senior Center are working with passion and fervor on handmade items that will be for sale at the center’s upcoming spring craft show. The craft show to be held on April 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Crash results in DWI charge
MANALAPAN — A 20-year-old resident of Monroe Township is facing multiple charges following his involvement in an April 2 motor vehicle accident that injured two young adults. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, Matthew R. Wasek was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI), underage DWI (under the legal age of…
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Voices from Terezin honored in Freehold
Eighth-graders learn difficult lessons during study of the Holocaust BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Intermediate School eighth-grader Cara Megill (above) reads a poem that was written by a victim of the Holocaust during the students’ study of the Nazis’ plan to exterminate the Jewish population during World War II. Below, students remove butterflies…
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