Tag: Freehold Township
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Freehold Township school board names district’s new superintendent
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Neal Dickstein has been named the new superintendent of schools in the Freehold Township K-8 School District. Dickstein’s appointment became official after approval from interim Monmouth County Superintendent Lester Richens and a vote from the Board of Education on Sept. 25. He will serve a four-year term from Sept. 26, 2018 through…
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Flavor of Freehold returns Oct. 9-10
FREEHOLD – A trip to Freehold Borough during October will support efforts to fight substance abuse in the community. On Oct. 9-10 from 5:30-8 p.m., the downtown district will host the fourth annual Flavor of Freehold featuring offerings from local businesses. The event is presented by Downtown Freehold, which schedules and promotes events in the…
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Public hearing set on Freehold Township plan to ban cultivation, sale of marijuana
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee in Freehold Township is taking action to ban the production and sale of marijuana in the municipality by introducing an ordinance which would, if adopted, prohibit the cultivation, harvesting and sale of marijuana. The ordinance would prohibit retail or wholesale establishments, businesses, persons or entities from selling or offering…
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Newark man faces life in prison after guilty verdict in Freehold Township murder
Richard Busby, 61, formerly of Newark, was found guilty on Sept. 25 of robbery, felony murder and attempted murder involving a July 31, 2011 home invasion robbery and arson in Freehold Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Busby now faces a sentence of life in prison. In the early morning hours of July…
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Freehold Township stocks up on supplies to battle winter storms
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Municipal officials planning for the winter weather have authorized a contract for the purchase of sodium chloride (rock salt). The contract is for an amount not to exceed $375,000. On Sept. 11, Township Committee members passed a resolution authorizing a contract with Chemical Equipment Labs of DE, Inc., Newtown Square, Pa., for…
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Freehold Township police officers providing security at community’s schools
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Special law enforcement officers employed by the Freehold Township Police Department will provide security in two school districts in Freehold Township following the execution of shared services agreements between each school district and the Township Committee. Freehold Township is home to seven elementary schools, two middle schools and an early learning center…
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Bows of Hope raises money, awareness in fight against cancer
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Four women from Freehold Township are working to make the public aware of multiple cancers through a campaign that features the sale of bows for the third consecutive year. The goal of Bows of Hope is to raise awareness of ovarian cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and childhood cancer through the display…
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Police investigate act of vandalism at Freehold Township cemetery
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Police are investigating an act of vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Freehold Township. Freehold Township police reported that on Aug. 26, officers responded to the Congregation Agudath Achim cemetery on Business Route 33 at Cardigan Bay Lane to investigate a report that four headstones had been knocked over from their bases.…
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CentraState earns Joint Commission Reaccreditation for its Total Joint Program
CentraState Medical Center once again earned The Joint Commission’s two-year accreditation for its Total Joint Program by demonstrating compliance with the commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care. The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification was earned only after The Total Joint Center of New Jersey at CentraState underwent a rigorous…
