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Colts Neck board puts school budget in place
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck K-8 School District’s budget for the 2014-15 school year should result in a tax increase of about $100 for the owner of a home assessed at the township average. The Board of Education adopted the $23.78 million spending plan during its May 7 meeting.…
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Options exist to keep the elderly at home
Most people do not wake up one day and decide they want to move into a nursing home. Traditionally, they live there because they have medical and personal needs that cannot be met at home. As a former nursing home administrator and current New Jersey long-term care ombudsman, I think I can state with some…
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EMS volunteers have served the state well
I n response to the growing need for trained emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, Charles R. Measure — a former ambulance driver in France during World War I and a volunteer fireman in Belmar — started the Belmar First Aid and Safety Squad in 1928. It was the first volunteer first aid squad in the…
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Efforts of many people filled pantry’s shelves
On behalf of the volunteers and clients of Freehold Area Open Door Food Pantry, I would like to thank the letter carriers of the Freehold post office and all those who contributed to their food drive on May 10. The residents of our community were very generous, and the postal workers were kept very busy…
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A double rainbow is visible in the sky over Manalapan following a rainstorm on May 19. AMY ROSEN/STAFF
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Legislation would cap tuition increases at public colleges
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Nancy Pinkin Legislation introduced by state Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) would limit tuition and fee increases at certain colleges and universities in New Jersey. The bill (A-3173), which was introduced in the Assembly Higher Education Committee onMay8,wouldimposea4percent cap on tuition and fee hikes from the previous academic year at the…
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Children do their part to make Freehold shine
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Second-graders from the Freehold Learning Center, Freehold Borough, participate in a cleanup day and beautification project at Vinyard Park, Center and Jackson streets. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR FREEHOLD — Children can make a difference in their community — especially when a group of them are working together toward a…
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Manalapan-Englishtown board adopts 2014-15 school tab
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a budget for the 2014-15 school year. A public hearing on the budget was held on May 6 at the district’s offices in Englishtown. The board has adopted a budget totaling $84.74 million to fund the operation of the school…
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Parking waiver sought for proposed food store on Route 9
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The number of parking spaces to be provided at a proposed gourmet grocery store would meet the demand despite falling short of Marlboro’s requirement for additional parking, according to the applicant’s planner. On May 7, members of the Planning Board continued to hear Net Cost Market’s application for…
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