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JEFF GRANIT staff Anthony Russo places a circuit board into the robot he built during a two-day program that was sponsored by the Marlboro Recreation Department over the winter break. Children created jungle robots that were able to walk hand over hand along a string.
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Affordable housing plan gains approval
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has endorsed an affordable housing plan and submitted it to the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). The council approved the plan at its meeting on Dec. 16. According to COAH, Howell officials were required to plan for the construction of 847 housing units between…
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Law would give victims of stalker options
Bill needs one more vote in state Assembly before Gov. can sign legislation BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer With a unanimous vote the state Senate passed a bill that would make it easier for police to assist the victim of a stalker. The action came during the Senate’s final voting session of 2008 on Dec.…
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Bird buffs staying busy during winter months
BY ALEX SANDERS Staff Writer During New Jersey’s winter season, more birds show their beaks than in the summer. That’s why this is the perfect time of year to see different species of birds. Dena Temple, publicity chairwoman for the Monmouth County Audubon Society, said the winter season brings a variety of ducks to the…
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Klauber elected mayor
Holland, Roth sworn in to begin 3-year terms BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The members of the Manalapan Township Committee have elected Committeeman Richard Klauber to serve as mayor for 2009. Richard Klauber Klauber, a Democrat who is beginning his third year of service on Manalapan’s governing body, was elected mayor for the first time…
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Veteran rec director retires
COLTS NECK — Harold Nolan, who served as the director of the Colts Neck Department of Recreation and Parks for 30 years, retired on Jan. 2. According to a press release from the township, when Nolan began his tenure Colts Neck’s population was about 6,500 residents and the recreation program only had six offerings per…
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A soldier’s home he can call his own
Volunteers build apartment for Lt. Brian Brennan BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Looking in from the street, one would never be able to tell that a 1,000-squarefoot addition has been constructed onto the Howell home where U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan resides. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan sits…
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Council satisfied builder handled residents’ issues
MARLBORO — Members of the Township Council thanked representatives of the K. Hovnanian corporation for addressing a list of residents’ concerns in regard to a development known as Saratoga Estates/Triangle Valley on Pleasant Valley Road. K. Hovnanian was requesting a reduction of performance guarantees at the council’s Dec. 18 meeting. The matter of performance bonds…
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High Tech High School named one of the best
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — High Technology High School Principal Daniel Simon does not have a ready answer to the question of how the school went from ranking seventh among the best high schools in the nation to the fourth-place slot. “Our program hasn’t changed,” Simon said. “We have continued to do what…
