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Rec center expansion to be dedicated May 16
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Township officials have announced that the new expansion to the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, will be dedicated in a ceremony to be held at 1 p.m. May 16. Speaking at the April 22 meeting of the Township Committee, Mayor Richard Klauber said officials will also recognize the…
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Plan for eight homes gets Howell go-ahead
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — After three years of hearings, the Howell Planning Board has voted to approve the subdivision application of Bel-Aire Estates, a nine-lot property along Friendship Road. The 6.7-acre parcel will be divided into eight lots for residential development and one lot for storm water management purposes. The project has…
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Wine-tasting event will benefit charity
Colts Neck Lions address blindness that is preventable and curable BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent COLTS NECK — Enjoy wine, music and food at the third annual wine tasting benefit sponsored by the Colts Neck Chapter of the Lions Club to treat preventable blindness. The event will be held at the Colts Neck community center in…
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Police seek tips on local crime
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Police Department will be making its Crimestoppers tip line information much easier to see. According to Detective Christopher Otlowski, the police department has placed posters about the tip line at several locations. The posters have been written in English and in Spanish and discuss how to provide anonymous tips about…
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Safety patrol member honored
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Vincent Annetta, a fifth-grader at the Joseph J. Catena School, Burlington Road, recently won an Outstanding School Safety Patroller of the Year Award sponsored by the AAA Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education. According to a press release from the Freehold Township School District, Vincent competed among school safety patrol members from…
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Olde Silver Tavern still closed after fire
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Olde Silver Tavern and Grill, Route 522, remained closed this week in the wake of a fire that damaged the popular gathering place. The fire broke out on the morning of April 28. George Sapirstein, who has owned the business for five years, said he was grateful…
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Board taps Lawson
One incumbent resigned and four new members were sworn in at the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education’s reorganization meeting on April 27 in Englishtown. Joining the board were Bill Bruno of Howell, Barry Hochberg of Marlboro, Heshy Moses of Freehold Borough and Jennifer Sutera of Manalapan. Bruno, Moses and Sutera were elected…
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Marlboro’s finest will ride to honor fallen officers
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Members of the Marlboro Police Department will join their fellow law enforcement officers in a four-day bicycle ride that will be a show of unity for those officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The Police Unity Tour 2009 will commence in Philadelphia and…
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Deer report to be discussed
On May 11 the Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners will hear the Monmouth County Park System’s presentation of the Deer Management Program Annual Report – 2009. The report, prepared by park system staff, will contain information about the program as administered by the park system during the 2008/2009 deer hunting season and staff recommendations…
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