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LAWRENCE: EMT hire moves ahead
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township officials are moving ahead to hire additional emergency medical technicians and to take over the former Lawrence Township First Aid Squad building on Pilla Avenue to house them. Township Council set aside some time at the beginning of its April 22 meeting for public comment on the proposal…
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LAWRENCE: Township officer indicted in alleged PBA theft
A Lawrence Township police officer has been indicted by a Mercer County grand jury for allegedly stealing money from the Lawrence Township Police Benevolent Association No. 119, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Patrolman Todd D. Sparks, 42, of Hamilton, was indicted Friday on one count of theft for failing to turn…
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PLUMSTED: POLICE BEAT
Police responded Sunday to the Wawa on Route 539 on a report of the theft of a wallet containing $470 in cash, a senior citizen boarding pass and family photos. Police said they arrived at 5:58 p.m. to the store, where the victim told them someone took his wallet after he set it down on…
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Tree honors memory of Freehold youngster
Ceremony at school honors Kaylee Ramos BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Family members and friends are remembering Kaylee Ramos in various ways. Kaylee died in a house fire on Court Street in Freehold Borough on Feb. 2 and a tree that was planted as part of an Arbor Day celebration at the…
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Freehold Twp. budget gains voter approval
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Voters in Freehold Township approved a $55.5 million general fund tax levy in the April 21 school election. The tax levy will support the Freehold Township Board of Education’s $70.3 million budget for the 2009-10 school year. The tax levy was approved by a count of…
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Bomb threat suspect arrested
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a series of phoned-in bomb threats to the Wal-Mart department store on Route 9 south at Lanes Mill Road. Brian Chadwick, 29, whose address was given as the Moon Motel, Route 9, was arrested at about 2:45 p.m. April 21…
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Woman dies on Route 18
MARLBORO — A resident of Hillsborough, Somerset County, who had exited her vehicle was struck in a lane of traffic on Route 18 on April 21 and died later that same day of injuries she sustained in the incident. Marlboro police said that at about 4:30 p.m., Stefanie Graham, 36, pulled her vehicle onto the…
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Resident facing weapons charge
MANALAPAN — A township resident was charged with weapons violations after police were dispatched to the area of Ryan Road and Wilson Court on April 17 to investigate a reported fight in progress. The initial call indicated that the fight might involve knives and a gun. According to Manalapan police, when officers arrived at 5:30…
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Monmouth park system earns national recognition
Ajury of its peers reaccredited the Monmouth County Park System on March 20, one of only 81 agencies in the country to have received national recognition from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). This accomplishment was announced in Washington, D.C., at the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) 2009 Legislative Forum.…
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