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7 Manalapan residents seek school board seats
By AMY ROSEN MANALAPAN — Seven Manalapan residents are running for three three-year terms on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education in the Nov. 5 election. The candidates are Giovanna (Joann) Braun, Gerald Bruno, Brian Graime, Steven Kastell, Alana Nachmani, Christine Parisi and Joe Tringali. Graime is a current member of the board.…
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Fankhauser, Truszkowski vie for Howell seat on board
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The contest for a three-year term on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education representing Howell will pit a recent FRHSD graduate against an attorney on Nov. 5, Election Day. Amy Fankhauser and James Truszkowski are running for the Howell seat that is currently held by Ron Lawson.…
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Marlboro man, 28, faces charges of sexual assault
MARLBORO — Police have charged a Marlboro resident with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy during the summer. Adam R. Herr, 28, was arrested on Oct. 18 and charged with four counts of firstdegree aggravated sexual assault of a child under 13, four counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child under 13 and four counts…
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Cost of Freehold Borough reval pegged at $300K
By CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD — Municipal officials have introduced an ordinance authorizing the special emergency appropriation of $300,000 to fund the cost of a revaluation of all properties in Freehold Borough. The borough has been directed by the Monmouth County Board of Taxation to conduct a revaluation of all properties in the municipality in…
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Freehold man faces charges of burglary
FREEHOLD — A Freehold Borough resident was charged with burglary and receiving stolen property on Oct. 23. According to Freehold Borough police Lt. Michael Sweetman, Patrolman Walter Perski responded to Pepe’s Deli, 113 Throckmorton St., for a report of a burglary. Sweetman said Perski determined the business had been the target of a burglary sometime…
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Motorcyclist injured in Howell accident
HOWELL — A motorcycle and a car collided on the afternoon of Oct. 26, leaving one person injured. Howell police said Jonathan Thomas, 50, of Howell, was traveling east on Route 524 operating a 2011 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Police said a 2000 Hyundai Accent being driven by Joan Lamirande, 79, of Freehold, turned left toward a…
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IBEW members will assist JCP&L in storm response
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer In the wake of harsh criticism of its response to superstorm Sandy, Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) is set to join forces with union electricians in Monmouth and Ocean counties in order to more rapidly restore power if a storm knocks out power in any area of the two…
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Three terms on Colts Neck K-8 School District ballot
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — A late withdrawal has drained the competition from the race for three three-year terms on the Colts Neck K- 8 School District Board of Education. Incumbent Kimberly Eydelman and residents Joseph Cammarata and Jacquelyn Hoagland are vying for the open seats on Election Day, Nov. 5. Although…
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FRHSD board tightens policies on contracts for legal services
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has approved a corrective action plan for how the district will handle contracts for legal services. The board took the action at its Oct. 21 meeting in response to a report from the state Department of Education Office of Fiscal Accountability…
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