Tag: Freehold Township
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Freehold Township cell tower decision comes down to one vote
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The method that the Freehold Township Planning Board has of voting on applications and the number of votes required to grant a variance means an application submitted by Verizon Wireless to build a cellular communications tower on Route 537 still has a slim chance to gain approval.…
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Meridian medical facility gains approval in Freehold Township
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A new medical facility is expected to open at 315 W. Main St. (Route 537) in Freehold Township after Meridian Health renovates a vacant children’s daycare center. Following testimony from professionals representing Meridian Health on July 7, members of the Planning Board directed their attorney, Frank Accisano,…
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Complaint involving Freehold Township police settled for $80K
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A settlement has been reached between Freehold Township officials and a Neptune Township resident in a legal case that centered on a township police officer’s alleged behavior. At its meeting on June 28, the Township Committee passed a resolution that authorized an $80,000 settlement between Freehold Township and…
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Life-saving certificates presented to Freehold Township residents
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The life-saving actions of five Freehold Township residents have been recognized by the Township Committee. Municipal officials recently thanked and honored Colleen Gewirtz, Shannon Rittberg, Kristen Schandall, Erica Sinatra and Denise Sfrisi for their quick thinking and actions, and presented each resident with a certificate. Schandall was…
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CentraState’s cancer center lauded for high standards
The American College of Radiology (ACR), a national organization that sets quality standards for radiation oncology, has reaccredited The Karen Olbis Radiation Oncology Center at CentraState, demonstrating a consistently high level of patient care in this program. The ACR accreditation process involves a third-party peer review and evaluation of patient care, staff, equipment, treatment planning…
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Three ‘health foods’ that may be making you gain weight
By Caryn Alter, M.S., R.D. Let’s face it — we are all busy and most of us don’t have time to carefully evaluate the packaging of everything we eat. Every few years, there are new health food trends that everyone jumps on, but some of these trends can seriously derail weight management efforts. Many of…
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State champions Roche, Kern lead girls district track and field team
Led by state champions Ciara Roche and Rachel Kern, it was another big year for girls track and field in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). School, district and meet records fell by the wayside throughout the season, highlighted by the continual excellence of Freehold Township High School’s Roche and the emergence of Howell…
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Brannan, Amponsah, Staklinski head up district boys track and field team
Colts Neck High School’s distance runners were the highlight of the 2016 boys track and field season in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). Jordan Brannan and Anthony Russo ran a series of fast times that put them up with the state’s best. Brannan took fourth at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) in…
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Police seek truck that snagged wire, brought down poles
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Traffic on both sides of Route 9 in Freehold Township came to a halt on a busy Thursday afternoon after an accident caused telephone poles to collapse on the northbound and southbound sides of the state highway. On July 1, Freehold Township Police Sgt. Scot Hall said…
