Tag: Freehold Borough
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Freehold Borough administrators eyeing pupils’ return in December
FREEHOLD – Administrators in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District are hoping to have students return to the district’s three buildings in December. In a letter dated Oct. 16, Superintendent of Schools Rocco Tomazic informed parents that Dec. 14 is the estimated date when students will be back in their classrooms. Since the start of…
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Freehold Borough school board members seek to continue service
FREEHOLD – Three members of the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education are running unopposed for three three-year terms in the November 2020 election. The current terms of board members Tomi Carter, Bruce Patrick and Joseph Santonacita will end in December. All three residents are running for re-election. Carter is a trustee on…
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Student launches Play Ball baseball equipment exchange
FREEHOLD – Play Ball, a new community service project founded by Ryan Tietjen, a current Freehold High School student, collects pre-owned baseball gear and offers and donates the equipment to players and teams in need of equipment, free of charge. In a press release dated Oct. 14, Ryan said Play Ball has received donations of…
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DiBenedetto, Schnurr run unopposed for seats on Freehold Borough governing body
FREEHOLD – Democrats Michael DiBenedetto and George Schnurr are running unopposed to retain their seats on the Borough Council in Freehold Borough in the November 2020 election. DiBenedetto is a lifelong borough resident and has served on the council since 1997. He is the owner of Joe’s Barber Shop, South Street. Schnurr has lived in…
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Freehold Borough will join coalition to pursue lower energy costs
FREEHOLD – Officials in Freehold Borough will participate in a Monmouth County coalition that will seek to provide cleaner energy and a cleaner environment to the community. During a recent meeting, Borough Council members voted 4-2 to authorize the town’s participation in the Sustainable Monmouth Alliance (SMA). According to a resolution, the SMA will pool…
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Inaugural events will support Stephanie Nicole Parze Foundation
In conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a local nonprofit organization that is dedicated to dealing with domestic violence will host its inaugural events in October. The Stephanie Nicole Parze Foundation will host a golf outing on Oct. 19 (Oct. 23 rain date) at the Gambler Ridge Golf Club, Upper Freehold Township. Lunch will be…
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Freehold Borough officials consider acquisition of historic Court Street School
FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Freehold Borough are examining the possibility of acquiring a historic school and preserving it as a community center. During the Borough Council’s Sept. 21 meeting, Business Administrator Stephen Gallo gave a presentation to the members of the governing body regarding the municipality’s potential acquisition of the Court Street School and…
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Three area men among five people charged in gun trafficking conspiracy
Three Monmouth County men and a man and a woman from Florida have been charged with conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, in and around Monmouth County, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on Sept. 30. Enrique Quijada, 23, of Freehold, Manuel Espinosa-Ozoria, 30, of Bartow, Fla., his brother, Waldin Espinosa-Ozoria,…
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Emergency Housing and Advocacy Program helps clients navigate ‘new normal’
By Andrea Noren The Emergency Housing and Advocacy Program (EHAP) in Freehold has not been operating with its usual open door policy since the beginning of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, but staff members and volunteers are working in whatever way they can to meet the ongoing needs of the homeless and very low income population…
