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Initial steps taken in Freehold for master plan re-examination
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The process of re-examining the document that guides Freehold Borough’s development is getting started. Every five to six years, municipal boards, officials and professionals review the master plan, which contains the regulations that guide the growth and development of the community. The Planning Board has been directed by the…
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Kayakers enjoy a ride on the peaceful waters of the Manasquan Reservoir, Howell, on July 29. The Manasquan Reservoir features an environmental center with exhibits and regular boat tours. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Help Haiti expands aid to Haitian immigrants
Manalapan congregation continues effort to assist earthquake-ravaged nation BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The members of the Community Refuge Church of Christ in Manalapan have expanded the church’s Help Haiti project – Rebuilding Haiti One Brick at a Time – to include aid to Haitian immigrants who are living in New Jersey and who are facing…
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Recovery home begins operation
Police say other facilities have not posed a problem in Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Sometimes you cannot fight City Hall and that’s just the way it is. Such is the case for residents in the Monument Street and Court Street neighborhood in Freehold Borough who attended a special meeting at Borough…
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Ava Madoff, 6, gets a cooling blast of water at Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold Township, as she enjoys a Freehold Township Recreation Department summer camp activity on Aug. 6. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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August: Sensory refill
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “My green thumb comes only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view.” H. Ale Emerging from a rather difficult gardening month, I want to have plants that laugh at the heat. Thumbing through glossy garden magazines, I have come…
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Loss of racing would hit Monmouth County hard
GUEST COLUMN LILLIAN BURRY Aproposal to shore up Atlantic City’s casinos at the expense of the horse racing industry will have a devastating effect on Monmouth County’s quality of life. It would appear that the governor has already embraced the concepts recommended in the Hanson report. If these recommendations are carried to fruition, it would…
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Family reunions: an unlikely place to learn life’s greatest lesson
GIRL TALK CLARE MARIE CELANO Family reunions can present us with a fast-track emotional roller coaster, much like the Cyclone I used to ride at Palisades Park when I was young and brave. On our way to one of these get-togethers, we can imagine ourselves young and energetic as we smear on globs of wrinkle…
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