Author: PETER ELACQUA, Staff Writer
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Two Holmdel teachers honored
HOLMDEL – Two teachers from the Holmdel School District were recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as Exemplary Secondary Educators. Holmdel High School Mathematics Teacher Nicole Fiorletti and William R. Satz School Science Teacher Jennifer Flynn were visited by Superintendent of Schools Robert McGarry and other district administrators to announce this distinction in…
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Colts Neck ordinances focus on hunting, feeding deer
COLTS NECK – Two ordinances have been adopted by the Township Committee that amend the municipal code regarding the hunting and feeding of white-tailed deer in Colts Neck. One ordinance will remove language from the municipal code that limits the discharge of a weapon or firearm on parcels 3 acres or larger for the purposes…
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Hammer, Sockol and Urbanski elected to Holmdel school board
HOLMDEL – Joseph Hammer, Michael Sockol and Elizabeth Urbanski have been elected to three-year terms on the Holmdel Board of Education. The trio outpolled incumbent Lori Ammirati and newcomers Jaimie Hynes and John Martinez in the school election on Nov. 5. Hammer is a former board member and served as board president for two years. Sockol…
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Liu and Weber gain seats on Holmdel Township Committee
HOLMDEL – Republican Chiung-yin Cheng Liu and Independent Cathy Weber have been elected to three-year terms on the Holmdel Township Committee on Election Day, Nov. 5. The pair defeated Holmdel’s sitting Mayor Eric Hinds and newcomer Independent candidate Prakesh Santhana for seats on the Township Committee. According to official election results posted by the Monmouth…
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Four residents win seats on Marlboro K-8 school board
MARLBORO – Patricia Branch, Randy Heller, Jennifer Silacci and Robert Daniel have been elected to seats on the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education. In the Nov. 5 election for three three-year terms, Branch, an incumbent, received 3,432 votes, Silacci, a newcomer, received 3,468 votes, and Heller, an incumbent, received 3,167 votes to claim…
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Pezzullo: Police officers will strive to improve quality of life in Marlboro
MARLBORO – Peter Pezzullo, who became chief of the Marlboro Police Department on Aug. 30, has several goals for the officers who are now under his command. He discussed his goals during a recent interview several months after he succeeded Bruce Hall as the top officer in the department. “I would like to improve upon…
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Voters reject three questions in Freehold Regional High School District referendum
Voters in the Freehold Regional High School District rejected a $41.7 million facilities improvement referendum on Nov. 5. School district administrators had dubbed the referendum “Ensuring Excellence.” The regional district has eight sending municipalities – Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell, Manalapan and Marlboro. The total vote from all eight municipalities combined…
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Marlboro Multicultural Day welcomes community on Nov. 24
MARLBORO – All members of the community are invited to attend the 12th annual Marlboro Multicultural Day event to be held from 1-5 p.m. Nov. 24 at Marlboro High School, 95 N. Main St. (Route 79). The event is free to the public. This year’s multicultural day will have representation from China, Colombia, India, Italy,…
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Scalea, Marder re-elected to Marlboro council seats
MARLBORO – Incumbent Democrats Randi Marder and Michael Scalea were re-elected to four-year terms on the Marlboro Township Council on Election Day, Nov. 5. According to election results posted by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Scalea received 3,735 votes, Marder received 3,596 votes and Republican Alan Ginsburg received 3,079 votes. The election results are unofficial…