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Salkin named mayor in Freehold Township
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Municipal officials, Monmouth County representatives and residents came together on Jan. 3 to begin a new year in Freehold Township, a year that will see David Salkin once again serve as mayor of his hometown. Salkin was selected by his fellow members of the Township Committee…
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Sims, Kane begin new terms; DiBenedetto heads council
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Residents, municipal officials and county representatives witnessed the swearing in of Kevin Kane and Jaye Sims as the two men began new threeyear terms on the Borough Council in Freehold Borough. The council held its reorganization meeting on Jan. 5 at Borough Hall. Kane and Sims retained…
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Three men wanted in Freehold assault
FREEHOLD — Three men forced their way into a First Street residence and assaulted a 28-year-old man just before 9 p.m. Jan. 3, police said. The suspects fled the scene before police arrived and remained at large as of Jan. 10. According to Freehold Borough police Lt. Michael Sweetman, Patrolman Brian Ruegger responded to a…
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Ice fishing on Imlaystown Lake, Upper Freehold Township, on the afternoon of Jan. 8. RAY CHISTE
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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 and Monmouth counties 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. Selected…
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Make a difference and adopt a foster child
Thank you for the recent article, “Adoption Day Brings Together Adoptive Children, Parents.” There are more than 500 foster children in Monmouth County, most of whom would love to be adopted by a forever family. Adults who are willing to open their hearts and homes by adopting a foster child, particularly older and other harder-to-place…
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Article’s pit bull advocacy concerns reader
Greater Media Newspapers’ recent cover article, “Area Shelters Step Up to Adopt Out Pit Bulls,” reflects the current fashion in dog-lover circles to downplay the bad reputation of pit bulls — including mixes — and paint a rosy picture of the breed with anecdotal stories of “successes.” The problem I see with this approach is…
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Idling school buses in Marlboro questioned
Temperatures drop well below freezing, but concerns rise because of poor decisions made by the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education. I think the public and the authorities have the right to know the board had its fleet of 50 large diesel buses idling throughout the night and into the morning. The buses continued…
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Police: Robber makes off with cough medicine
Freehold Borough police are seeking the individual who robbed a CVS pharmacy of prescription cough medicine on Jan. 8. FREEHOLD — An individual wearing bulky winter clothes stole an undetermined amount of prescription cough medication from CVS pharmacy, 7 W. Main St., during a robbery that occurred on the morning of Jan. 8. Freehold Borough…
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