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School costs in Freehold Borough a key issue
I concur that we need adequate space for the children of Freehold Borough to learn, and the state has mandated extensive requirements. A newspaper mentioned that a local school district petitioned the state for funding and asked that taxpayers elsewhere in New Jersey kick in more money to help pay their bills. That district is…
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Resident asks board to deny application
This letter is in regard to a proposed sports complex on Woodward Road near Route 33 in Manalapan. Tennent Road and Woodward Road is a long two-lane road that is hard to get through at different times during the day, especially at the Route 522 intersection in either direction. What will happen if this sports…
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Madison Wade, 11, (l) and Annie Nolan, 11, both of Allentown, enjoy a ride on the Sizzler at the Freedom Fest State Fair on July 8. The Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township played host to the event for six days.
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Pantry announces matching grants
MANALAPAN — The Samaritan Center Food Pantry announced it has received grants from the Peter Jay Sharp and William T. Morris foundations to establish a matching fund for donations to the center this summer. Any cash donations that are received by the Samaritan Center through September will be matched dollar for dollar by the fund,…
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Monmouth County Library honored
The New Jersey State Library has honored the Monmouth County Library with an award for multicultural programming for its 2013 program The Big Read. The Monmouth County Library was one of three New Jersey libraries that received the award for “conducting outstanding multicultural programs to engage cultural and ethnic communities in meaningful and effective partnerships,”…
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Vandals damage putting green
MANALAPAN — Unknown individuals caused damage to a hole at the Pine Brook Golf Course in the Covered Bridge adult community, according to Manalapan police. Police said that at 6:50 a.m. June 14, a groundskeeper at the golf course discovered vandalism on the putting green at the 15th hole. Sometime between 8 p.m. June 14…
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Church greets new pastor
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Rev. Loraine Priestly-Smith FREEHOLD — Congregants at the First United Methodist Church of Freehold, 91 W. Main St., are welcoming their new pastor, the Rev. Loraine Priestley-Smith, who was appointed to the position July 1. Priestly-Smith will succeed the Rev. Dr. Ramon A. Evangelista, who retired from pastoral…
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Proponents bet on legalization of sports wagering in New Jersey
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Despite a federal ban on sports betting, stakeholders expect Monmouth Park in Oceanport to host legalized sports betting by the start of the 2014 NFL season in September. Their optimism is due to the progress of bill S2250/A3476, which passed the state Senate in a 38-1 vote on June 26…
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Goal of event is to provide computer center at VFW
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Michael Schwenk, the commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4374, said the post’s Veterans Appreciation Day “will be a big day and the first of many such days to come.” Veterans Appreciation Day will be held from 2-9 p.m. July 27 at the post, 50…
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