Tag: Freehold Township
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Community honors youngster by displaying acts of kindness
A community has come together to ensure that one young girl’s legacy to “Liv like a Unicorn” is encompassed in kind acts toward others. Olivia “Liv” Lipnicky, 8, of Freehold Township, the daughter of Emma Lipnicky, passed away in November 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. The youngster had an aggressive stage IV tumor…
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Freehold Township fails residents in long-standing cell tower battle
By Ron Saputo Unfortunately, it appears we are at the end of the road in our fight to prevent the construction of a 128-foot-tall cell tower on residential property at 169 Robertsville Road in Freehold Township. Township Administrator Peter Valesi authorized the granting of a work permit to T-Mobile to build the tower, despite the…
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Freehold Township will purchase land for open space preservation
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee in Freehold Township will purchase a 54-acre parcel on Route 33 to prevent the property from being developed. On Feb. 25, committee members adopted an ordinance that authorizes the acquisition of the development rights and a development easement at 853 Route 33 (near Crow Hill Road) for open space…
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Late Freehold Township resident inducted into Hall of Fame
The late Jeanine Willis of Freehold Township has been posthumously inducted into the Monmouth Ocean Soccer Association (MOSA) Hall of Fame. The MOSA Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on Feb. 27 at the Colts Neck Inn, Colts Neck, according to a press release. According to the press release, Willis served on the MOSA…
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Freehold Township issues permit for construction of cell tower
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A permit has been issued to T-Mobile that will allow the company to construct a long-planned cellular communications tower at 169 Robertsville Road, Freehold Township. The permit was issued to T-Mobile by construction official Paul Vitale on or about Feb. 13, according to Township Administrator Peter Valesi. The permit is part of…
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Feb. 23 crash in Freehold Township remains under investigation
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – As of the morning of Feb. 24, the Freehold Township Police Department and the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART) were continuing to investigate the cause of a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash that occurred at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 23. According to Freehold Township police, the crash occurred on the Route…
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Freehold Township planners approve application for Trader Joe’s
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – If all goes well in the planning, permit and construction phases, a Trader Joe’s supermarket could be open by the fall in a space that was previously occupied by a Walgreens pharmacy in the Pond Road shopping center, Freehold Township. The space on Route 9 north has been vacant for almost five…
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Stephanie Parze remembered during candlelight walk; foundation announced
On Feb. 19, the day Stephanie Parze would have turned 26 years old, her friends and family members remembered the young woman’s life during a solemn candlelight walk on Main Street in Freehold Borough. When the participants reached the plaza in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records, Stephanie’s parents, Edward and Sharlene Parze…
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Freehold Township officials moving forward with open space purchase
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Municipal officials in Freehold Township are moving forward with the purchase of a 54-acre parcel on Route 33 with the goal of preventing the property from ever being developed. On Feb. 11 the Township Committee introduced an ordinance that, if adopted, will authorize the acquisition of the development rights and a development…
