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  • Pedestrian struck, killed on Route 9

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Route 9 south was the scene of a fatal accident on Jan. 26 at 6:21 p.m. Freehold Township police Capt. James Lasky said Toribio Garcia-Jiminez, 40, of Freehold Borough, was killed when he was struck by a car. Garcia-Jiminez was a pedestrian and he was struck on Route 9, just south of…

  • Motor vehicle agency debuts new facility

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Reaffirming the Motor Vehicle Commission’s (MVC) commitment to bringing more effective service to New Jersey’s nearly 6 million licensed motorists, Chief Administrator Sharon A. Harrington, joined by state and local officials on Jan. 27, officially opened a new, modernizedmotor vehicle agency in Freehold Township. The facility is the first MVC Model Agency…

  • 3 three-year terms on ballot

    The deadline to file a nominating petition to run for a seat on the Manalapan Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education is 4 p.m. March 2. The annual school election is scheduled for April 21. The terms of current board members Joseph DePasquale, Diana Stafford-Napier and Lori Semel will be ending in April. Three…

  • Audit describes police force with many woes

    State report contains recommendations for Marlboro department BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The good, the bad and the ugly about the Marlboro Police Department’s activities were revealed in an audit that was completed by the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services (DLGS) during 2008 and released to the public last week. The…

  • Colts Neck board seats available

    COLTS NECK — Three seats will be up for election in April on the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education. Any resident who is interested in running for a three-year term on the board can pick up a nominating petition at the school district’s administrative office on Conover Road. The nomination petitions are…

  • Howell sewer rates expected to rise

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — There is an anticipated deficit of $466,000 in the township’s 2009 sewer budget and customers of the utility will have to dig deeper to make up the shortfall. Howell officials said all of the sewer utility’s customers will experience an increase of $80 a year in their sewer…

  • N.J. officials meet with vaccine choice group

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer As a follow-up to the recent Vaccination Choice Rally in Trenton, a group of parents who believe their children have been injured by vaccines got a chance to meet with Heather Howard of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS). The five parents who are also members…

  • Optimist Club returns with Hot Shot tourney

    For more than 10 years, Frank Dalotto has been holding Hot Shot basketball tournaments for children. Dalotto, a 10- year member of the Sunrise Optimist Club, an organization dedicated to serving youths, said children are enthusiastic about life. Dalotto said he plans to hold the Kylie Pinheiro Memorial Hot Shot Basketball Tournament at 1 p.m.…

  • Graffiti issue gains council’s attention

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — In an effort to retain Freehold Borough’s hometown appearance, municipal officials have discussed an idea for an ordinance that would, if enacted, address the removal of graffiti on borough properties. The discussion occurred at a Borough Council meeting on Jan. 20. The item was brought to the…