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Clerk checking signatures on petition for fire district
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Firefighters have turned in a petition containing almost 1,000 signatures to the Freehold Borough clerk as they continue an effort that could eventually result in the creation of a fire district. The municipal clerk is now verifying every signature on the petition in order to ensure that…
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Students to tell a tale from ‘Arabian Nights’
MARLBORO — Guests will travel around the world when pupils who attend the Marlboro Memorial Middle School perform “The Arabian Nights.” The show will be performed on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in the MarlboroMemorialMiddle School, Nolan Road. Admission is free and everyone in the community is welcome to…
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Howell Holiday Giveaway seeks toys for local children
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The Howell Holiday Giveaway currently is collecting new toys and gifts to give joy at the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays to more than 450 less fortunate children who reside in Howell and Farmingdale. According to Anna Ornstein, the coordinator of the program for more than five years, the project is sanctioned…
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McMorrow wins full term on Township Committee
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Barbara McMorrow will retain her seat on the Township Committee, following her victory in the Nov. 2 Freehold Township municipal election. McMorrow, a Republican, received 5,974 votes to outdistance her opponent, Democrat Raymond Santiago, who received 3,299 votes in the race for a three-year term. The…
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Higgins honored with tranquil garden
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Family and friends of Jim Higgins gathered at Hudson Manor recently to honor the man who was integral in making this building for senior citizens a reality in Freehold Borough. Friends and family members of the late James F. Higgins gather at the Hudson Manor apartment building in Freehold…
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Lucas and Maskowitz are winners in Manalapan
Republicans will maintain 3-2 majority in local govt. BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Voters re-elected Andrew Lucas to a third three-year term and elected Jordan Maskowitz to his first threeyear term on the Manalapan Township Committee in the Nov. 2 municipal election. Lucas and Maskowitz ran as a Republican team. They defeated Democrats Mark Eiger…
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Kane, Sims win re-election in Freehold
Democrats enjoy 5-1 majority on Borough Council BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Democrats Kevin Kane and Jaye Sims have been re-elected to three-year terms on the Freehold Borough Council. Democrats will continue to hold a 5-1 majority on the town’s governing body. Kane and Sims will begin their new terms in January. The terms…
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Dibyarka Chatterjee (l) and Sunghamita Chatterjee perform traditional Indian music on Nov. 4 during a celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. The message of Diwali is the triumph of light over darkness and of good over evil. FRANK GALIPO
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