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Youth arts festival raises funds for orchestra, chorale
Folk songs, opera, classical symphonic music and chorale singing will be performed at the Youth Arts Festival 2009 presented jointly by the New Jersey State Youth Orchestra (NJSYO) and the Concordia Youth Choral (CYC) at St. Mary’s Church, Phalanx Road and Route 34,, Colts Neck, on March 29. The fundraising festival for both organizations will…
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Hindu temple moved farther from street
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Representatives of the Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center were given the OK by the Planning Board on March 4 to amend a site plan for two buildings on Wooleytown Road. The board approved the applicant’s plan in February 2008 and agreed to permit several changes to that…
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Eagle Scouts honored
Boy Scout Troop 155, chartered by the West Freehold School PTO, Freehold Township, recognized its 2008 Eagle Scout recipients — Richard Cohen, Jonathan Di Bianca and Nicolas Montalto — at a recent Court of Honor ceremony. According to the Boys Scouts of America, only about 5 percent of all Boy Scouts attain the rank of…
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Freehold board will hold budget hearing March 30
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Board of Education has introduced a $20 million budget for the 2009-10 school year. The board will hold a public hearing on the 2009-10 school budget on March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Park Avenue Elementary School cafetorium. Residents and other interested individuals…
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Marlboro given extension to reach deal on hospital
MARLBORO — State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth and Mercer), in his role as a member of the Assembly’s Statehouse Commission, announced on March 19 that Marlboro officials will have an additional three months to negotiate with the state to re-acquire the more than 400 acres of property known as the Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital. “It’s…
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Residents air concerns over plan for 8 homes
Applicant agrees not to build anything for three years; gains preliminary OK BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Planning Board has granted preliminary approval for an eight-home subdivision on property behind Holly Hill Estates. The approval was granted during the board’s March 4 meeting. Holly Hill Estates is off Dutch Lane Road near…
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Omnipoint Communications seeking OK to add antennas
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Twelve additional antennas may make their way to an existing monopole situated along Route 520. On Feb. 17 the Zoning Board of Adjustment began hearing an application from Omnipoint Communications to add its antennas and equipment cabinets at the site. The 150-foot tall monopole on the property of…
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Grant will help fund traffic enforcement
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Municipal officials have approved a resolution for two grants that will help to ensure safety in the township. At a recent meeting, Township Committee members gave approval for Freehold Township police Lt. Robert Brightman to apply for a New Jersey Department of Transportation grant in the amount of $48,000. According to the…
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Freehold Twp. school budget includes layoffs
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A public hearing will be held at 8 p.m. March 31 in the Freehold Township Board of Education offices on Stillwells Corner Road on the proposed 2009-10 school budget. The budget includes the layoff of 15 employees: five teachers, eight special education teacher assistants and two curriculum…
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