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Looking your best when the EMTs arrive
ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch When one gets a call that a loved one is very sick, one normally grabs her shoes and runs to their aid. That’s how I roll anyway. Yet, I have to tell you that on more than one occasion, this has caused me some embarrassment; especially where my mother…
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Exhibitors sought for Archives Day
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is inviting all history buffs and historical organizations to participate in the 19th annual Archives and History Day on Oct. 3. “Archivists, historians, curators, genealogists and others in the field of history and preservation are invited to participate in this great event,” Hanlon said. “The event provides the opportunity…
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Summer food program offered
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education will be participating in the 2015 Summer Food Service Program from July 1 through Aug. 20. The Summer Food Service Program is a federal program of the Food and Nutrition Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture. This program provides all children 18 years of age…
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Planning Board approves distillery and new homes
By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Local breweries and wineries will have to make room for the latest business to offer homemade alcoholic beverages: a craft distillery. On May 27, the Freehold Borough Planning Board approved plans for a craft distilling business at 54 W. Main St. Larry Metz, who owns the 4,000-squarefoot structure…
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Daycare tales mirror town’s growth
A Look Back at Manalapan By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent Years before homes surrounded the Yellow Duck Nursery School, owner Joan Klein arranged for a helicopter to land on the front lawn to teach children about the letter H. Before there was KinderCare, before there was Kiddie Academy, before there was any kind of organized…
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Neighborhoods, businesses grew during half a century
A Look Back at Manalapan By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent Theresa and Tony Morelli moved from New York to Manalapan in the early 1960s and watched the community develop over the course of the next five decades. When Tony Morelli decided to move his family out of the Bronx, he chose to search for a…
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NJ needs to be smarter and more efficient
New Jersey does have one of the lowest gasoline taxes in the United States. We also have the highest property taxes of all 50 states. New Jersey is No. 1, 2 or 3 on every list of the worst taxed states in the nation. We are No. 1 among all the states in the number…
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Consider impact of development on town
Manalapan’s mayor, Jack McNaboe, has wisely recognized that adding more homes to an already growing surplus of homes in Manalapan makes no sense. He has also exercised leadership by moving the discussion to frame a solution that is in the best interest of Manalapan, focused on the community as a whole, and not just more…
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Turnout for Volunteer Day was disappointing
Freehold Borough recently held its first Volunteer Day. I want to express my sincere thanks to the more than 20 organizations that participated. The Freehold Borough Human Relations Committee extends our thanks to Freehold Borough K-8 School District Superintendent of Schools Rocco Tomazic for allowing us to use the Park Avenue Elementary School. The staff…
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