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  • NJ Transit Gets Federal Dollars To Explore MOM Line 

    by Colleen Curry on August 31st, 2010 | Comment

    A transit line that could connect Freehold Borough & Township to New York City, Philadelphia, and Trenton is on the move again, according to an article in the News Transcript.

    The federal Department of Transportation awarded New Jersey Transit $534,375 to investigate the potential Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex line, according to the NT.

    Plans for the

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    • christopher 8:00 am on September 1, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      get this project going-its been talked about fors years-get going njt and njdot

    • mark 1:06 pm on September 1, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I hope the only route to be considered is the north-south route, the Freehold-Matawan route. A route that goes any other direction will not have sufficient ridership

    • john 9:56 pm on September 1, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Mark, that is not correct. The Matawan would not have as many daily riders as the Jamesburg route. The Red Bank will have the least amount of daily riders.

  • JR Smith’s Guilty Plea Not Admissible in Lawsuit 

    by Colleen Curry on August 31st, 2010 | Comment

    Freehold native and NBA star JR Smith plead guilty last year to reckless driving following a car accident in which the passenger of the SUV Smith was driving died.

    Yesterday, a panel of appellate court judges ruled that Smith's plea could not be used against him in a civil wrongful-death suit brought by the [...]

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  • Freehold’s Center Players Bring Charlotte’s Web to Life 

    by Colleen Curry on August 24th, 2010 | Comment

    The players on South Street are acting like animals these days, running around moo-ing and oink-ing as if it were, well, their jobs.

    The Borough's favorite community theater troupe, the Center Players, are presenting Charlotte's Web, with an all-human cast that has taken the dictum to "get into character" quite seriously.  The cast- human and [...]

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    • Bernice Garfield-Szita 8:17 pm on August 24, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Thanks so much for this lovely article. We are moving Charlotte and her egg sac to Applewood Estates performing arts center this weekend in order to have a larger space for more children of all ages to enjoy this delightful show. The Applewood performance is open to the public. To buy tickets in advance or at the door.,go to Centerplayers.org or call 732 462 9093 to order tickets or get further information

  • Freehold’s Inn at South Street Gets New Tenant 

    by Colleen Curry on August 12th, 2010 | Comment

    A landmark Freehold restaurant has a new tenant.

    In the South Street restaurant that was most recently the Inn at South Street, Don Guiseppe's Restaurant has set up shop.

    More on the ownership, menu, and opening coming soon.

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  • Tonight in Freehold Borough: “Best of Freehold” Winner Mission Dance 

    by Colleen Curry on August 12th, 2010 | Comment

    Here's your mission if you choose to accept it, Freehold: DANCE.

    Tonight, downtown Freehold will be rocked by the party band Mission Dance, a local favorite who recently gained national recognition by the US Commerce Association.

    Mission Dance, a rare change-up for the typical cover-band fare of the Borough's Thursday night concert series, will inspire [...]

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  • Immigration Reform Rally at Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office 

    by Colleen Curry on August 9th, 2010 | Comment

    Immigrants rights advocates gathered at the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office last week to protest detention policies of the Obama Administration and implore the County to cut ties with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

    Casa Freehold, the Monmouth County Coalition for Immigrant Rights, and the New Labor party gathered with signs and bullhorns outside Sheriff [...]

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    • Bill 7:07 pm on August 9, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Illegal immigrants have only one right..the right to be tossed out of this country. No medical, no schools and certainly NO jobs. We also need to stop witht he bilingual phone messages and signs. Its America..English spoken here ..learn it. Az has the right Idea and all states should take up the cause to drive the illegals out of the country. No Amnisty.

      • Kevin 5:02 am on August 10, 2010 Permalink | Reply

        Bill,
        I think you need to think about what this country is based on and that is immigrants. The great majority of which came here illegally. The fact lies in that Americans are lazy I work with some of the most hardworking people I have ever met and you know what? they’re immigrants who had to work for countless hours and years to get citizenship for themselves and their families. Im sick and tired of people complaining that “theres no jobs out there” where I work we’ve had job openings for years and years but who applies not adults instead teenagers and legal US citizens because the lazy people would rather stay at home, complain about not having a job and collect unemployment. Its the sad truth we, as a people, are lazy. Maybe if we reform the way that the naturalization process is done more people would not come here illegally. As for the language topic, how would you like it if when you went to a foreign country they told you the same thing “Japanese-Learn it” “Arabic-Learn it”. People fly off the handle as soon as they go into any restaurant and hear someone speak Spanish but if they go into the Chinese restaurant and they’re speaking Chinese thats perfectly okay with everyone they same thing with Italian restaurants etc. because people think “its really authentic”. People would get more mad at those who speak Spanish and that are here illegally than those who speak a different language (ie. Chinese, Italian etc. ) and are here illegally too. People just do not understand how hard it is to become a naturalized US citizen in todays world. America is a melting pot of cultures and ideas and I think we all need to step back and realize that

    • Marc LeVine 9:51 am on August 10, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      In tis particular case, I fully agree with the demonstrators. This is America and when we incarcerate people, we do so in the most humane manner. Border security and deportation are completely different matters.

      America must secure its borders and reform it’s immigration system – AND THEN ENFORCE IT’s LAWS. Even then, those placed in our jails and detained – FOR ANY REASON – must be treated with dignity and humanity. Anyone who doesn’t agree needs to to rent a copy of the film “Midnight Express” to see why America must continue to take the high road in its treatment of those jailed in OUR COUNTRY.

  • South Street Players Perform “Spider’s Web” in New Home 

    by Colleen Curry on May 10th, 2010 | Comment

    The South Street Players rehearsing for an earlier production in Freehold.

    In their new home in Spring Lake, the Freehold-born South Street Players will present an Agatha Christie murder mystery throughout the month of May.

    From the APP preview:

    Granted, even Scooby-Doo and Shaggy might have turned up their noses at the outlandish coincidences, trap doors and blurted confessions that make up a typical [...]

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  • Election Day! Spring Photo Contest Kick-Off 

    by Colleen Curry on May 7th, 2010 | Comment

    Happy Election Day everybody! We love elections here at FinJ, and this is our favorite one yet. This time around, readers of FinJ can vote for their favorite Spring Photos from around Freehold.

    Over the past two months, readers have submitted springtime-themed photos to our website and Facebook event, sending in [...]

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  • Freehold Dispatch Bond up for Vote 

    by Colleen Curry on May 3rd, 2010 | Comment

    The Borough Council is expected to vote today on a bond ordinance that would help pay for the transition to county fire dispatching services.

    The ordinance calls for the appropriation of $250,000, which includes authorization to issue $237,500 in bonds or notes.

    The money would pay for several Fire Department purchases that have been deemed necessary for the handover of fire dispatching services from the borough to the county, which is set to occur in July.

    The purchases include:

    Security upgrades, smoke alarms and a new telephone system for the borough firehouse.

    An automatic fuel-dispensing system.

    Mobile data terminals for two fire chief vehicles.

    Pagers that can receive the county dispatch radio frequency.

    The security changes are needed because once the switch occurs, the firehouse will be vacant at times. Dispatchers are currently stationed in the firehouse around the clock.

    Dispatchers also currently pump fuel for borough vehicles. The automatic fuel-dispensing system will take over that duty, Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said.

    Borough officials also plan to use the appropriated funds to replace the deputy chief's vehicle, which Bellina said is 10 years old.

    The ordinance vote is set to be held during the Borough Council's meeting, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Borough Hall, 51 W. Main St. A public hearing will be held before the vote.

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  • Google Search Stories: Freehold Edition 

    by Colleen Curry on April 22nd, 2010 | Comment

    So we've all seen the adorable, swoon-worthy Google Search commercial about falling in love in Paris, right?

    Well, now those geniuses over at Google are allowing the public to make their own search videos, and here's what we came up with for our little town. Check it out, make your own, and share [...]

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  • Summer Fun in Freehold 

    by Colleen Curry on April 8th, 2010 | Comment

    From the APP's archive gallery today comes this photo, Freehold Raceway in 1957.

    Like this photo? Check out more photos of fun down the shore at the APP gallery.

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  • Remember When: Christmas and Other Memories in Freehold 

    by Colleen Curry on April 6th, 2010 | Comment

    Next to the theater, upstairs, was the office of Dr. David Carey. He was the people's doctor. If you didn't have the money, he would never charge.

    On the corner of Main and Court streets was the huge Monmouth County Courthouse. In the back of the courthouse was the county jail. Now there [...]

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    • Julia Hays 4:01 pm on April 6, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      That’s a really neat series to share. I look forward to reading memories posted by other residents as well.

  • Freehold, Monmouth Do Well in Census Participation 

    by Colleen Curry on April 5th, 2010 | Comment

    Residents of Monmouth and Ocean counties have filled out their forms at a higher rate than either the state or the nation, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Freehold area has done particularly well.

    Monmouth County's participation rate is 57 percent, and Ocean County's participation rate is 60 percent. [...]

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  • Another Freehold Youth Rocking NY Knicks Competition 

    by Colleen Curry on March 31st, 2010 | Comment

    It must be something in the hydrant-flushed water around here.

    Following yesterday's story on Applegate student and singing sensation Nina Mojares becoming a finalist in the New York Knicks KidzBop singing competition, we found out she's not the only talented Freehold student in the competition.

    Lianah Santa Anna, the 10-year old [...]

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  • Freehold Flooding Possible 

    by Colleen Curry on March 29th, 2010 | Comment

    Monmouth County is under a severe flood watch until tomorrow morning, according to reports by the National Weather Service.

    An average of two to four inches of rain is expected to fall in some parts of he state, and two major highways are closed in other parts of the county.

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