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  • Shared services would be focus of new agency

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — In a time of decreasing state aid to municipalities and increasing costs to operate, a call has been sent out for governments to come together and form the Central Jersey Council of Governments (CJCOG). Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik proposed the creation of the state’s second council of governments…

  • Indoor tennis center wins planners’ approval

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Tennis players can grab their rackets and get ready to play in a new $4 million facility that recently gained approval from the Marlboro Planning Board. The Marlboro Tennis and Training Center will be built on Amboy Road, about 2,275 feet from the Texas Road intersection, on a…

  • Board considers request for property’s subdivision

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Zoning Board of Adjustment has opened a hearing into an application that seeks a variance for density on a piece of property zoned for residential use. The board began hearing testimony on the application at its Aug. 5 meeting. The property is on Robertsville Road, south of…

  • Officials want answers before paying for police

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Local municipalities hit by new fees for New Jersey State Police services are not just going to roll over and pay them. In late July, Gov. Jon Corzine’s office sent letters to officials in 89 small and/or rural municipalities stating that they would have to start paying for the state…

  • Too pooped to pop

    CHRIS KELLY staff Christine Barruzza and Fritter pay a visit to the Bulldog Club of New Jersey’s show at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center on Aug. 17. Fritter is almost 7 months old.

  • Rutgers group helps Howell get answers on road projects

    HOWELL — When a municipality has miles and miles of roads to keep in top condition, how do they decide what gets their attention — and resources —first? In the case of Howell, officials turned to the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT)…

  • Administrators urged to make concessions

    Marlboro rep wants benefits returned and end to use of ‘Dr.’ title BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — Katie Goon, who is Marlboro’s representative on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, last week called on several district administrators to stop using the title of doctor and to return any benefits they…

  • Staff attorneys expected to reduce legal expenses

    FREEHOLD – In a move that is expected to trim at least $130,000 a year from the county’s legal expense budget while maintaining the high quality of legal representation, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has decided to hire two staff attorneys and a paralegal. According to a press release, the decision to bring some…

  • Follow me

    CHRIS KELLY staff Josie, a 6-month-old bulldog, tries to pull Cindy Mabry around the Marlboro Recreation Community Center on Aug. 17 during their visit to a show that was sponsored by the Bulldog Club of New Jersey.