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─Photo courtesy Freehold Township Veterans were honored in one of the few in-person ceremonies. By Alyssa Riccardi held small ceremonies Committee Members The memorial consists M O N M O U T H and virtual events this Anthony J. Ammiano, of two flag poles and COUNTY – On No- year due to COVID-19. Maureen Fasano and a large stone with a vember 11, veterans Nonetheless, some of- Alan C. Walker hosted tablet on it with the across the country came ficials and residents this year’s Veterans inscription “Gratefully together with their fam- came out to in-person Day Ceremony at the dedicated to all vetilies and friends to cel- ceremonies to honor Township’s All Wars erans who served our ebrate Veterans Day military veterans. Memorial at Municipal country in the cause of and honored those who Freedom. November In Freehold Town- Plaza. served in the United ship, Mayor Lester A. The All Wars Memori- 11, 1989.” States Armed Forces. The mayor and comPreston, Jr., Deputy al was installed in 1989 Many towns through- M a yo r T h o m a s L . and is a tribute to all mittee members were out Monmouth County Cook and Township veterans from all wars. (Veterans - See Page 2)
Fulfill Opens First Ever “Benefits Bus”
By Alyssa Riccardi ASBURY PARK – Fulfi ll has launched a Benefits Bus, the fi rstin-the-nation benefits station on wheels. Com mu nit y leaders, state and local officials, and residents all gathered around the brand new Benefits Bus that hit the streets recently in As-
bury Park. The Fulfi ll Benefits Bus brings ser vices directly to people in need while doing so in a COVIDsafe way. The Benef its Bus includes three socially distant workstations with plexiglass protection. Once the bus is parked, a “slide” mechanism on the bus
makes the space wide enoug h to allow at least six feet between the workstations. The bus also has a ventilation system, r u nn i ng water, heat, a restroom, and a chair lift. All bus team members will register families for SNAP (food st amps), affordable
health care, and Medicaid. They also aid with tax preparation, affordable housing applications, budgeting and money management, utility expenses, and senior services. “Fulfi ll’s mission is to end hunger in our community. But simply feeding the hungry does not address
the long-term root of hu nger. We believe connecting our neighbors in need to services that can improve their overall situation is key to breaking the cycle of poverty, and as such, hunger. Many of our clients do not drive, and there is no public transportation (Bus - See Page 4)
November 21, 2020
Library Receives Grant To Upgrade Old Building By Alyssa Riccardi FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough Library has received a grant from the state that will help renovate and modernize the building. Recently, Governor Phil Murphy proposed a list of projects to the Legislature for the first round of funding from the Library Construction Bond Act (LCBA). The Act approved $125 million in state bonds to fund important improvements to New Jersey public libraries. In November of 2017, the bond issuance was approved by New Jersey voters. Applicants had to identify a 50 percent match to fund their projects. Of the 16 counties represented in the proposed project list, the Freehold Borough was one of the selected projects to receive the LCBA award. “We’re all very excited about the grant. We worked very hard on the grant. There is a significant investment in money and time, just to even be able to apply for such a grant and then win it - it’s very gratifying,” said Kathy Mulholland, the Freehold Borough Library Director. “Our library is such a treasure and a gem in our community, to make it more available to everyone in our community is perfect. We are a small town. We’re really only supported by the borough of Freehold which has about a 12,000 population. So compared to some of the other libraries who have greater resources, we are not among those but we are very popular within our community. Everybody around us is just so excited about these changes.” The LCBA award will specifically focus on HVAC improvements as well as other improvements in the library environment. “Our library will benefit greatly from this. We’ll be getting a new roof which right now we put out buckets when it rains so it’s a great thing that will be fi xed. We still have steam heat radiators so we will be upgrading from that. We’ll gain some collection space once the radiators are gone and we’ll put shelving there,” Mulholland said. “These changes are focused on space and opportunities for people. All of our storage space is going to be converted into public space (Library - See Page 2)
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