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Monmouth budget adopted
County freeholders trim $3 million from tax levy increase The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a $493 million budget for 2010, an increase of 1.21 percent over last year. The 4-1 vote came after the board adopted an amendment to reduce the proposed tax levy by $3 million. As a result of that…
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Former official convicted of theft from public job
HOWELL — On April 12, a Monmouth County jury convicted Kimberly S. Alvarez, 48, of Howell, of second degree official misconduct and third degree theft by deception. Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia, who presided over the two-week trial, is scheduled to sentence Alvarez on June 4. Alvarez is a former member of the Howell…
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Marlboro native honored
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A moment of silence in honor of a life cut short was held in memory of Lt. Eric Shuhandler during the April 15 meeting of the Marlboro Township Council. Mayor Jonathan Hornik related for those in attendance how Shuhandler, who was born and raised in Marlboro, was killed…
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Monmouth County cleanup areas
Aberdeen – Fisherman’s Parking Lot at Cliffwood Beach Asbury Park – Convention Hall at the Boardwalk – Site sponsored by Monmouth County Association of Realtors Atlantic Highlands – Harbor parking lot on First Ave. Avon – Pavilion at Norwood & Ocean Aves. Belmar – (2 Sites) 1. Belmar Fishing Club, First Ave.; 2. 16th Avenue…
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Plastic lids, cigarette butts top litter list for 2009 Beach Sweeps
Spring 2010 Beach Sweeps set for Saturday, marking COA’s 25th anniversary BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer From bottle caps to plastic bags — even mannequin legs with socks — a bevy of trash and litter was collected along the Jersey Shore coastline by volunteers from Clean Ocean Action (COA), a local environmental coalition. The organization…
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Election donations may be seen online
For the first time, people can now perform instant lookups of donations to local school board elections through the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission Internet website, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced. “One of my main goals is to make it easier for the public to track contributions to local candidates,” said Brindle. “Adding more…
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Freehold singer, 10, wins two more titles
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — It looks like everything is coming up roses for Lianah Sta. Ana, 10, of Freehold Township. In February, Lianah, who had been performing on stage for less than a year, was chosen to sing during halftime at a New York Knicks basketball game on March 3 at…
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Manalapan officials lease fields to leagues
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee’s decision on April 14 to lease a baseball diamond at a park in the Holiday Park residential development to a local sports league drew an objection from one resident. Robert Kanner, who lives on Arthur’s Court next to Holiday Park (the park has the same…
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Center Players raise $5,000 for charity
Bernice Garfield-Szita, president of Center Players, Freehold’s resident theater company, recently presented Kathee Callan, fund administrator for the Claudia Lives On Memorial Fund, with a check for $5,157 to be used for housing scholarships for homeless and displaced women in transitional living programs throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. The donation took place at Applewood Estates…
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