Brush Collection Continues into 2013 for Freehold Township Residents

Brush left behind from Sandy is still being collected in Freehold Township. The Recycling Center is now allowing storm related brush to be dropped off.

While the calendar shows a new year, reminders of 2012 still line many of Freehold Township's streets in the form of brush waiting to be collected from when Hurricane Sandy hit Freehold. As of Dec. 31, Freehold Township’s brush collection map showed that the majority of the township’s districts have been cleared of brush left behind from the storm. However, some residents in districts E and F are still waiting for collection to begin. Freehold Township’s website states that Public Works has been taking an aggressive approach to the clean up, with crews working six extended work days a week, in addition to employing the services of multiple contracting agencies for equipment and services. To keep residents in the loop, a map was created to …

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Freehold Township Creates Brush Collection Map

Map shows in red which streets in town have had brush collected.

A special emergency brush collection update has been issued for Freehold Township residents. According to the township’s website, brush left from Hurricane Sandy has been continuously collected since the storm hit, however, despite the township’s best efforts, collection may continue well into January and February. In order to keep residents informed, the township has created a map that illustrates where brush has been collected in town. The red areas of the map show which streets have been completed. Areas that remain to be collected are not highlighted. The announcement states that the map will be updated often. The brush collection update states Public Works has been working six extended work days per week, and has employed the services…

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Mayor Higgins Reminds Residents About Brush and Leaf Collection

Mayor Nolan Higgins also discussed proper electronic and grass clipping disposal at Council meeting.

As the weather turns cooler, the Freehold Borough Council wants to remind residents of the autumn brush and leaf collection. During the Monday night Borough Council meeting, Mayor Nolan Higgins discussed the schedule of brush and leaf pick up, and asked for Borough residents' help with proper grass and electronic disposal. “Freehold Borough will be providing brush collection services in the month of October; this will be the last opportunity to place brush at the curb until March,” explained Higgins. “If you generate any brush after October, you can bring it to the Public Works Center on Center Street during normal business hours or simply tie it and place it at the curb on normal trash pick up days." Higgins reminded residents that brush …

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Sunny Skies on the Way

A list of five things you should know for Thursday, March 29.

According to the National Weather Service, today will start off cloudy and will gradually become sunny, with a high near 57. Overnight will be mostly clear with temperatures dropping to a low around 34. The Freehold Patriots baseball and softball teams will scrimmage today. The boys freshman, jv and varsity teams will face off against Red Bank Catholic High School today. The freshman will take on RBC at home, while the jv and varsity teams travel to Red Bank. All three teams will begin at 3:45 p.m. The girls jv and varsity softball teams will take on Brick Township High School on the road today. The varsity game will begin at 3:45 p.m. while the jv game will begin at 4 p.m. The First Presbyterian Church will have an AA meeting tonight at 8…

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