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Eye doctor to move office
MARLBORO — Patients of Dr. Steven Mishkin who visit his present location in a strip mall on Route 9 South in Old Bridge will soon be able to have their eyes examined at Millennium Eye Care’s newest location on Route 9 South in the Mart Centre in Marlboro. The Mart Centre is near the Route…
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Council addresses commuter issues
Permit fee increased; parking banned on Willow Lane BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Commuters who park in municipally owned parking lots at or near Route 9 will see an increase in their parking permit fee this year. The price of the permit will rise from $120 to $150. The members of the Township…
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Relay for Life kickoff event set for Feb. 26
The Freehold Area Relay for Life kickoff rally is when families, caregivers, cancer survivors, schools, companies, etc. come together to celebrate the beginning of the Relay for Life season. The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance, and take turns walking or running…
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Freehold seeks Smith’s help to keep postal unit
USPS rep says agency is under directive to rein in costs BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough officials are gearing up for the effort it will take to keep a postal facility in town. One step municipal officials have taken is to reach out to Congressman Christopher Smith (R-N.J.), whose district includes…
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Union rep suggests options to furloughs
Howell employees get unpaid time off in cost-saving measure BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal employees and residents have questioned what they called the equity of the recently implemented periodic unpaid furloughs that Howell’s union, non-union and management personnel are being required to take this year as a costsaving measure. During a Township…
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Talented cast to stage ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The story of Princess Winnifred and Prince Dauntless will be brought to the stage at Marlboro High School, Route 79, as the school’s Drama Club presents the musical comedy “Once Upon a Mattress.” The show will run Feb. 27-28 at 7:30 p.m. and at 3 p.m. March 1…
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Teens attend national conference
MANALAPAN — Local teenagers Morlie Agor, Sarah Abramow and Rachel Shafrir represented Manalapan at the Leadership Weekend, a national conference for teen volunteer leaders that was held in West Bloomfield, Mich., over the weekend of Feb. 6-8. According to a press release, the weekend was part of the Friendship Circle organization, a program which pairs…
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Trainer opens studio doors to special trio
Autistic youngsters get attention during weekly session in Marlboro BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Three young men who might not otherwise gone to a gym each week have been getting a weekly session at The Training Studio, Route 79 in Marlboro. ERIC SUCAR staff Tyler Risley, 14, performs a bridge exercise during his weekly workout…
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Engineer gets no jail for paying ‘gratuity’
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Howard Schoor, 70, a founding member of the Schoor DePalma engineering firm, was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 10 to two years’ probation for paying a $15,000 “gratuity” to Stephen Kessler, the former chairman of the Township of Ocean Sewerage Authority (TOSA), in exchange for help securing contracts in…
