Tag: Freehold Borough
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Reich, Rogers seek new three-year terms in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – Two incumbent members of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough are seeking re-election to new three-year terms on the governing body. According to the municipal clerk’s office, Democrats Adam Reich and Margaret Rogers filed nominating petitions to run for office in 2022. No other Democrats filed to run for office so Reich and…
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Lee Deedmeyer, founder of Bystander and Mission Dance, passes away at 65
Members of the Freehold community are mourning the loss of Lee Deedmeyer Jr., who passed away unexpectedly on April 15. Deedmeyer, 65, was a native and longtime resident of Freehold. His career on the local music scene spanned almost 50 years. According to an obituary posted online by the Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold Borough, Deedmeyer…
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Center Players will present ‘Crimes of the Heart’ in Freehold
Center Players continues its return to live theater with a production of Beth Henley’s 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Crimes of the Heart.” Directed by award-winning filmmaker and playwright Anthony Marinelli of Manalapan, the production will run from May 6-22 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough, according to a press release. The tragicomedy tells the…
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Freehold Borough officials will fund firehouse relocation
FREEHOLD – Municipal officials are taking action to appropriate $5 million that will be used to relocate Freehold Borough’s firehouse, develop a modern bus station and improve a borough park. On April 4, members of the Borough Council introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, appropriate $5 million for capital improvements. The ordinance will…
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Marion Vinyard, early supporter of Springsteen, passes away at 87
Marion Vinyard, who along with her late husband, Gordon “Tex” Vinyard, provided support and a space to practice for the Castiles in their Freehold Borough home in the 1960s, has died. The Castiles were a popular local band who counted Bruce Springsteen and the late George Theiss among their members. Springsteen, 72, is the last…
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News Transcript News Briefs, April 6
Englishtown Police Chief Peter S. Cooke Jr. has announced that officers from the Englishtown Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey’s UDrive. UText. UPay. enforcement campaign. The enforcement campaign began on April 1 and will run through the end of the month. According to a press…
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Freehold Borough school board introduces budget for 2022-23
FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a $46 million budget to fund the operation of the district during the 2022-23 academic year. Following a discussion among district administrators and board members, the budget was introduced on March 21. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for…
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Freehold wrestlers perfect in winning B North Division championship
FREEHOLD – The members of the Freehold High School wrestling team made history during the 2021-22 season by winning the Shore Conference B North Division championship. The title was the first division wrestling championship in the long history of sports at the high school in Freehold Borough. And the Colonials won the B North title…
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Freehold Borough school employee honored for assisting child
FREEHOLD – A staff member in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District has been recognized for her role in saving the life of a pupil. During their March 7 meeting, the members of the Board of Education recognized Tina Williams, a staff member at the Park Avenue Elementary School who, according to district administrators, was…
