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  • Grant will help fund traffic enforcement

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Municipal officials have approved a resolution for two grants that will help to ensure safety in the township. At a recent meeting, Township Committee members gave approval for Freehold Township police Lt. Robert Brightman to apply for a New Jersey Department of Transportation grant in the amount of $48,000. According to the…

  • Female Mayors of Howell

    Suzanne Veitengruber 1991 Phyllis Kavett 1979

  • Colts Neck meets SJV in state title game

    By Tim Morris Colts Neck meets SJV in state title game By Tim Morris The next stop for the Colts Neck High School girls basketball team will be the championship game of the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions on March 23 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford. With guards Lauren Clarke (23 points) and Brooke…

  • Omnipoint Communications seeking OK to add antennas

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Twelve additional antennas may make their way to an existing monopole situated along Route 520. On Feb. 17 the Zoning Board of Adjustment began hearing an application from Omnipoint Communications to add its antennas and equipment cabinets at the site. The 150-foot tall monopole on the property of…

  • Township Managers

    post was created Sept. 1971 Jacqueline A. Ascione June 1999- Jan. 2001 Helene Schlegel Aug. 2007 (interim); Nov. 2007 accepted full position

  • Extra state aid leads to tax decrease

    Marlboro council pleased to hear school news BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer With the help of a $624,999 increase in state aid over the current school year, Marlboro taxpayers can expect to see a small decrease in the taxes they pay to the Marlboro K-8 School District in 2009-10. Marlboro Board of Education members discussed…

  • Residents air concerns over plan for 8 homes

    Applicant agrees not to build anything for three years; gains preliminary OK BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Planning Board has granted preliminary approval for an eight-home subdivision on property behind Holly Hill Estates. The approval was granted during the board’s March 4 meeting. Holly Hill Estates is off Dutch Lane Road near…

  • Colts Neck students host 5K run March 29

    COLTS NECK — Safe driving practices are essential to keep drivers of all ages alive. To help raise awareness about the importance of safe driving, a group of six seniors at Colts Neck High School are working to organize the Keep the Kids Alive 5K run on March 29 at the school, Route 537 and…

  • Township will pursue grants to retain cops

    Freehold Twp. officials say federal funds may eliminate need for layoffs BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Township officials are hoping they have found a way to keep three police officers from being laid off from their jobs in the Freehold Township Police Department. On March 17 the Township Committee approved a resolution to…