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School board announces contract with teachers
MEEA president angry that details were made public BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – After a yearlong, often acrimonious tug of war, representatives of the Manalapan-Englishtown Education Association (MEEA) and the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education appear to have come to terms on a contract that is expected to be adopted by…
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Volunteers being sought to count New Jersey’s bats
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is looking for volunteers to help protect one of the most endangered land mammal groups in the United States – bats. According to a press release, New Jersey is home to nine species of bats, including the Indiana bat, a federally protected species whose population has declined by approximately…
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Howell planners say yes to Walgreens pharmacy
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Members of the Planning Board have given the green light for a Walgreens pharmacy to be constructed on Route 9. Approval was granted at the board’s June 19 meeting. An application filed by Fort Partners sought site plan and subdivision approval to build a Walgreens pharmacy and a…
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Lawsuit raises issues with operation of partnership
FREEHOLD – A lawsuit has been filed against the Freehold Center Partnership, the Freehold Special Improvement District (SID) and Freehold Borough by two Throckmorton Street property owners. Carl Steinberg, who owns the Carlton Station commercial property at 2 Monmouth Avenue, just off Throckmorton Street, and Freehold Center Cleaners Inc., 78 Throckmorton St., are listed as…
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Dog training center OK to stay on Brown Road
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Following nearly two years of hearings, the Kindred Souls Canine Center has received approval from the Zoning Board of Adjustment that will allow it to remain in operation on Brown Road. Brown Road is off Ford Road, west of Route 9 and just north of Lakewood. Approval of…
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Council awards contract for soil cleanup on fields
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Township Council has awarded a contract for the cleanup of contaminated soil on soccer fields at the municipal complex. Work is expected to begin in the near future. The council awarded the contract for the soil remediation project during its meeting on June 26 to Enterprise Network…
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Freehold Township schools announce personnel moves
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – At the June 24 meeting of the Freehold Township Board of Education, several appointments were made to fill vacant positions within the Freehold Township K-8 School District. According to information provided by the district, Neal Dickstein, the former principal of the Joseph J. Catena School, Burlington Road, will take Sandra Brower’s place…
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Filmmakers have friend in the ‘Script Specialist’
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Aspiring filmmakers may want to check in with the “Script Specialist” before sending that great screenplay to Hollywood. George Taglianetti George Taglianetti, a veteran of adapted and original screen scripts, shares his more than 15 years of movie experience in Hollywood through his Internet Web site, www.thescriptspecialist. com, and by teaching…
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Boy Scout’s renovation of shrine earns Eagle rank
MARLBORO – Timothy Lee, a member of Boy Scout Troop 86 of Marlboro, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Lee completed the requirements for the rank of Eagle by planning and carrying out a leadership project renovating a shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the surrounding landscaping at his high school, Christian Brothers…
