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Artists will give public view of homes, studios
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent A self-guided art tour and art sale is coming to the small western Monmouth County municipality of Roosevelt. Naomi Brahinsky, vice president of the Roosevelt Arts Project (RAP), is one of the organizers of an open artist studio event and pre-holiday art sale that will feature a selfguided tour of homes…
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Council relaxes procedure for establishing a business
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Bringing a business into Downtown Freehold just got a little easier. On Oct. 7 the Borough Council adopted an ordinance amending the 2008 Vision and Revitalization Plan that is part of the Freehold Center Core Redevelopment Plan. Previously, applicants for new businesses and developers who wanted to…
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Route 537 improvements will end short of Freehold Borough
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The portion of a Route 537 improvement project that could have required the acquisition of property along West Main Street in Freehold Borough has been removed from the concept plan. The Monmouth County project was expected to bring improvements to a 2.8-mile stretch of Route 537 from…
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Mitzvah Day a success at Solomon Schechter
MARLBORO — Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, Marlboro, participated in the Jewish Federation of Monmouth County Mitzvah Day, 2013, by serving as the drop-off location for new or gently used toys. Solomon Schechter Middle School students collected and sorted the donations, and many of the school’s families contributed to the toy drive…
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Town limited on deer, turkey action
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Despite problems caused by deer and wild turkeys in the township, not much can be done to reduce the populations of the animals, according to Marlboro officials. Sylvia Schechter voiced her concerns at the Oct. 10 meeting of the Township Council, which was held at the Greenbriar at…
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Ocean County resident pleads guilty in fatal crash
An Ocean County woman pleaded guilty on Oct. 15 to vehicular homicide and other charges related to a 2012 fatal motor vehicle crash that took the life of a 26-yearold Freehold Township woman, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Bilgye Santamaria, 35, of the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, pleaded guilty to second-degree…
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Retiring library director honored
Kenneth Sheinbaum, the longtime director of the Monmouth County Library System, will retire on Dec. 31. The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders recently presented a proclamation to Sheinbaum in recognition of his many years of service to the library system. “Ken has definitely left his mark on the county over the last 40 years,” said…
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Howell resident named to board of Central Jersey Blood Center
Howell resident Michael Palladino was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Central Jersey Blood Center. He is dean of the School of Science at Monmouth University. “We are delighted to have Dr. Palladino join the board,” said Don J. Summa, chair of the Board of Trustees. “His leadership and experience in scientific…
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Freehold school board slates public hearing
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education will hold a public hearing at its regularly scheduled Nov. 11 meeting for the purpose of discussion regarding the Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC). Board members will discuss the proposed responses to the district performance review and declaration page, after which the board will…
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