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FRHSD budget to have municipal review
Seven of eight towns said no to 2010-11 spending plan BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer It was a disappointing defeat for Freehold Regional High School District officials when voters rejected the proposed 2010-11 school year budget in the April 20 school election. Superintendent of Schools James Wasser said it was frustrating to see the budget…
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Seventh-grade pupils from Shalom Torah Academy of Western Monmouth County, Marlboro, gather dead leaves and trash during a cleanup at Lake Topanemus, Freehold Township, on April 22. Pupils in fourth through eighth grades participated in the Earth Day activity.
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Colts Neck board denies cell tower at high school
By Rebecca Morton COLTS NECK — The plan for a cellular communications tower to be placed on the grounds of Colts Neck High School was recently disconnected by members of the Colts Neck Zoning Board of Adjustment. At a meeting on April 20, the board members denied an application that had been filed by Verizon…
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Manalapan introduces $32M municipal budget for 2010
Officials say changes will be made prior to June 9 public hearing By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — Forced by the state to introduce a budget by April 30 or face the possibility of a monetary penalty, the Manalapan Township Committee introduced a 2010 municipal budget at its meeting on April 28. Upon introducing the budget,…
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Atty: Manalapan official will be defended for statement at town meeting
By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — Township Committeewoman Michelle Roth will be provided with a legal defense by the municipality in a case in which she is being sued by Manalapan’s police chief. Acting on behalf of Manalapan Police Chief Stuart C. Brown, attorney Stuart Moskovitz recently filed a defamation lawsuit against Roth. On Sept. 9,…
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Officers bust open narcotics operation
17 people arrested as law enforcement takes down operation based in Freehold The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration – New Jersey Division, U.S. Marshal Service, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, and the Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell, Matawan, Ocean Township and Toms…
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Arthritis Walk slated at MCC on May 16
Middlesex County College will host the Arthritis Walk on Sunday, May 16. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. with the walk starting at 10 a.m. Start line is in the quad area. The Arthritis Walk is the Arthritis Foundation’s signature fundraising event, held during National Arthritis Awareness Month in May. It supports public awareness and raises…
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Junebug ArtFest set for Fridays in June
Metuchen has been a mecca for artists of every discipline for more than a century. To continue and strengthen this tradition, the Junebug ArtFest will once again transform Metuchen every Friday evening in June 2010 into a monthlong celebration of the arts. The festival will take place during the evenings of June 4, 11, 18…
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Memorial Day parade in Metuchen May 31
Metuchen will continue its tradition with one of the area’s longest-established Memorial Day parades on Monday, May 31. The parade will begin at 10 a.m., rain or shine. A brief ceremony will be held at Memorial Park at the conclusion of the parade. The Memorial Day Parade Committee invites all marching groups, veterans and active…
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