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Light industrial district undergoes rezoning
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The zone that includes the Laird and Company bottling factory at Laird Road and Route 537 is in line to undergo changes. At its May 14 meeting, the Colts Neck Township Committee adopted an amended ordinance that changed the municipality’s only light industrial zone into a distillery…
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Veterans appreciation
Students of the Freehold Regional High School District’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Academy at Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, organized and prepared a luncheon for America’s military veterans on May 30 at the school’s Five Star Café. The event honored veterans of multiple wars.
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Freehold Idol to return June 4
FREEHOLD — June 4 marks the kickoff for the 2014 Freehold Idol talent competition in Downtown Freehold. Freehold Idol is held at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Monmouth County Hall of Records plaza, Main and Court streets. Contestants are placed in one of three age groups: 10-15, 16-22 and 23-plus. Prizes are awarded in…
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Businessman reports scam
MANALAPAN — A Manalapan business owner reported a possible telephone scam to police May 21, and the matter remains under investigation. Patrolman Philip Accatatta took a report from a man who owns a business in town. The business owner said he received multiple phone calls from individuals who identified themselves as being from the National…
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Pupils learn how to write grants
FREEHOLD — Members of the Junior National Honor Society from the Freehold Intermediate School, Freehold Borough, participated in a unique initiative to introduce them to charitable giving in their community. According to Superintendent of Schools Rocco Tomazic, eight students were asked to identify a nonprofit organization that addressed an issue that was important to them.…
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Colts Neck intersection targeted for roundabout
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has decided to proceed with a plan it believes will improve conditions at a tricky intersection in Colts Neck. The intersection in question is where Crine, Dutch Lane and Heulitt roads meet. Crine Road is designated as county Route 4…
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Church envisions new home at Jackson Mills Road site
By CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — An application for a new church on Jackson Mills Road met with favor from Planning Board members on May 15. Board members directed their attorney, Frank Accisano, to prepare a positive resolution for an application from the First Assembly of God Church to build a new 7,000-square-foot, one-story…
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Web of social services buoys adult with autism
By JACK MURTHA Kevin Petranich performs his tasks at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton. This is part six in an occasional series of stories about people with autism in New Jersey. The entire series can be found at www.gmnews.com/autism. K evin Petranich doesn’t hit the snooze button on his alarm clock or call…
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Freehold man will walk for Y
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Freehold Borough resident Robert “Peanut” Holloway loves to walk. Holloway also loves to support his local YMCA, a place he fondly remembers from his youth. Holloway, 61, has combined his love of both in order to raise funds for the YMCA Community Center, Jackson Street, and to remain in good shape.…
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