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Students’ project focuses on immigrants’ health care
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A group of high school sophomores is addressing the issue of preventative health care and health care resources for immigrants who live in Freehold Borough. Students who attend Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township, and Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, want to make a difference in their community…
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iPlay will host ’80s cover band on Jan. 25
The public is invited to journey back in time with 1980s tribute band Max Headroom at 9 p.m. Jan. 25 at iPlay America, 110 Schanck Road, Freehold Township. The 1980s tribute act will play fan favorite 1980s pop, rock and one-hit wonders in vintage costumes, complete with their signature audience participation segments. The group has…
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Romance to be topic of talk in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD — Members of the Freehold Borough Arts Council (FBAC) are inviting members of the community to attend the council’s annual reorganization meeting and social on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. The event will feature guest speaker Edoardo Mungiello. Admission is free. The event will be held at Freehold Elks Lodge 1454, 73 E. Main…
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Filming of ‘Real Housewives’ may prompt change in local ordinance
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The filming of a new season of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” in Colts Neck has prompted municipal officials to consider allowing lengthier production schedules in the community. The Township Committee introduced an ordinance at its Jan. 8 meeting that would enable major movie and TV…
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ARE WE THERE YET
For a moment, it was a ‘clean dream’ Lori Clinch A lthough I thoroughly enjoy a clean house, sometimes it just isn’t worth the hassle. This is especially true when all four of our sons are home. There’s the extra laundry, messes, and for the love of sanity, must we leave all of the laptops…
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Auto auction objectors take issue with request
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Three attorneys have two vastly different opinions about the scope of the Insurance Auto Auctions Corp. application that is scheduled to come to a vote at the 8 p.m. Jan. 28 meeting of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment. The applicant is proposing to expand a pre-existing, nonconforming…
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Teachers can apply for pollination kits
The Freehold Soil Conservation District will provide free “Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom” resource kits to several teachers in Middlesex County and Monmouth County in early 2014. The program is designed to help students discover the importance of native pollinators and to study the relationship between plants and pollinators, according to a press release.…
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Sports group gets OK for covered pavilion
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Local youth baseball players and their families will soon be able to enjoy snacks and beverages in a new pavilion at the Laird Road Recreational Area. The Colts Neck Township Committee approved the construction of the covered structure, which does not have walls, at its Dec. 18…
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Charges dropped against 3 people
Charges that were lodged against three individuals as a result of their alleged involvement in a criminal enterprise have been dropped. In 2011, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office issued a press release reporting that a Monmouth County grand jury had returned a 100-count indictment charging seven defendants with various crimes relating to a multimillion-dollar mortgage-refinance…
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