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It is time for Freehold to receive assistance
The 2014-15 school year is nearing its end in Freehold Borough, and I worry about the quality of education our town’s students will receive in 2015-16 and beyond. Our school system has significant problems, and so do the value of our homes and the perception of our town by outsiders, who often decide to pass…
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Commissioner needs to hear from residents
I would like to encourage the taxpayers of Freehold Borough to submit their comments to the New Jersey Commissioner of Education regarding the attempt to nullify the results of the Sept. 30, 2014, and Dec. 9, 2014, elections in which borough voters twice rejected a $33 million bond issue. No one questions the fact that…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A bed of petunias is on display at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home, Menlo Park.
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2015-16 Freehold Regional budget adopted in 7-1 vote
The Freehold Regional High School District’s 2015-16 budget includes funding for capital improvements to the track and field facilities at several schools. On April 27, the Board of Education adopted a $201.9 million budget that will be supported in part by the collection of $129.73 million in taxes from property owners in the district’s eight…
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Bowden retires as Colts Neck adopts 2015 budget
COLTS NECK — The township’s longtime administrator, Robert Bowden, presided over the adoption of one final municipal budget before retiring and ending a 37-year career in public service. “I am so overwhelmed, and I can’t thank the residents enough,” Bowden said when he attended his final Township Committee meeting on April 29. At the meeting,…
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Artist will discuss origin of sculpture
The Freehold Art Society will hold a meeting and demonstration at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, on May 27 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Dorathea Manaro of Manalapan will present a program entitled “Sculpture: How Did It Come About?” Manaro is a stone and metal sculptor and is also proficient in watercolor and…
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Strolling the grounds
FRANK GALIPO Historic Allaire Village in Allaire State Park, Wall Township, hosted a Dog Appreciation Day event sponsored by Kindred Souls Dog Training and Therapy Corps, Howell. The event featured educational demonstrations, costume contests and exhibitors. Precious, a “Shorkie,” checked out the May 16 activities from her stroller.
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Public comment sought on Freehold school issues
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education seeks public comment on its verified petition to the New Jersey Commissioner of Education to issue construction bonds for facility additions and renovations. Comments are limited to 10 written pages with the original and one copy for the commissioner, and a copy to the…
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Zoners approve construction of nine homes at Freehold Township farm
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Local preservationists have given their stamp of approval to a developer who plans to maintain the historic viewshed outside the Oakley Farm Museum during the development of 10 lots across the street from that farmstead. On April 9, representatives of Yellowbrook Property Company returned before the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment…
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