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McMorrow wins committee seat
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Incumbent Committeewoman Barbara McMorrow retained her seat on the Township Committee in Freehold Township with a victory over challenger Ken Sullivan on Nov. 5. McMorrow is serving as Freehold Township’s mayor in 2013. In the race for one three-year term, Mc- Morrow, a Republican, received 5,971…
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Jordan, Tennant, Ceppi elected to K-8 school board
FREEHOLD — Annette Jordan and Michele Tennant will retain their seats on the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education for another three-year term. Jordan, Tennant and Paul Ceppi were elected to three-year terms on the school board on Nov. 5. Tennant received 1,056 votes, Jordan received 1,031 votes and Ceppi received 957 votes.…
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Golden wins sheriff’s race
Shaun Golden has been re-elected to serve as Monmouth County sheriff for a second three-year term. On Nov. 5, Golden, who is a Republican, defeated Democrat Ruben Scolavino by an unofficial count of 102,840 votes to 54,923 votes. The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office consists of three divisions — law enforcement, communications and corrections — and…
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Macnow re-elected to town committee
COLTS NECK — Republican incumbent Russell Macnow ran unopposed for a three-year term on the Colts Neck Township Committee and was re-elected with 2,350 votes on Nov. 5. In the race for governor, Colts Neck voters were solidly in the Republican column for incumbent Gov. Chris Christie and his running mate, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno.…
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Officials reject second bid for snowplowing
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — For the second time in about a month, the Township Committee has rejected a bid that would have guaranteed that snowplows clear municipal streets in the event of a winter storm. The governing body denied the bid at its Oct. 30 meeting due to what were described…
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Saint Petersburg Men’s Ensemble to perform at Freehold church
FREEHOLD — On Nov. 15 at 7 p.m., the Saint Petersburg Men’s Ensemble will perform a concert at the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, 118 W. Main St. “The Saint Petersburg Men’s Ensemble as an independent group was founded in 2003. The group’s repertoire encompasses various epochs and styles,” according to its website. The concert…
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Freehold’s downtown honored for upgrades
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Downtown Freehold Borough has been designated as one of the “Great Places of New Jersey 2013” by the American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter (APA-NJ). Representatives of Freehold Borough, Monmouth County and the local business organization Downtown Freehold gathered in front of the Monmouth County Hall of…
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Colts Neck officials moving forward on energy program
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Municipal officials hope to save residents and business owners cash on their electric bill through the establishment of the Colts Neck Community Energy Aggregation (CNCEA) program. The Township Committee adopted an ordinance to create the program at its Oct. 30 meeting. The decision allows the governing body…
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Life-saving training pays off for coaches
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Parent Neven Puharic, Pop Warner youth football coach Dan Hall and a Pop Warner youth football board member had no idea when they got up on the morning of Oct. 13 that by mid-afternoon they would be responsible for helping to save a man’s life. Puharic,…
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