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U.F. will remember her in its beautiful vistas
18-year township employee dedicated to land preservation retires BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Upper Freehold Township Administrator Barbara Bascom retired Feb. 1 after serving the community for 18 years. UPPER FREEHOLD — Barbara Bascom has one regret. She wishes she could have seen the total amount of land preserved in the township reach 10,000 acres.…
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Upper Freehold hires new administrator
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Dianne Kelly UPPER FREEHOLD — The new township administrator is a resident with a passion for horses and restoring historic homes. Dianne Kelly, who has served as the treasurer and chief financial officer for many years, added the position of township administrator to her duties as of Feb. 1. Kelly,…
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Enter video contest to highlight hunger
Nearly 50 million Americans, including 17 million children, suffer from food insecurity, according to Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Yet the issue of hunger is not easily described, making those who suffer from it hard to identify. The hungry could be the parent who skips meals to ensure there is enough food…
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Middlesex, Monmouth to share juvenile center
Officials in Middlesex and Monmouth counties have announced an agreement to share youth detention services in hopes of saving taxpayers in each county more than $20 million over the next 10 years. If the freeholder boards in both counties authorize the deal, the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center on Dutch Lane Road in Freehold Township…
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Music festival honors Black History Month
From the blues and jazz to hip-hop, from spirituals to the forefathers of rock and roll, America’s music is replete with the influence of the African- American community. In celebration of Black History Month (February), the Monmouth County Library System will host a History through Music Festival on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. at the…
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Local 10-year-old to plunge into icy Atlantic
Fundraising dip to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Noah Garison, 10, Upper Freehold, plans to plunge into the icy Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 27 in support of the Special Olympics. UPPER FREEHOLD — Waves of change often begin with a single splash. Ten-year-old Noah Garison, of Cream Ridge, will make…
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A school for dogs to open in Millstone
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Monmouth County Planning Board (MCPB) does not want the applicant for Shelly’s School for Dogs to make improvements to the intersection of Burnt Tavern Road and County Route 571. At the Jan. 27 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, Kenneth Pape, attorney for the applicant, Shelly Liebowitz, said…
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A night at the races
Cub Scouts compete in annual pinewood derby BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Clockwise from top: Scouts and their parents await the start of the first race in the Cub Scout Pack 180 pinewood derby held at the Allentown United Methodist Church on Jan. 22. Scouts watch the race cars whiz by. Allentown’s Chris Wireman, 7,…
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The Gold Card: Another benefit of golden years
School district aims to foster better connection with senior community BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Age has its privileges — the latest being free admission to school events. In an effort to reach out to the active adult community in the Upper Freehold Regional School District area, the school district has instituted a…
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