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  • Pumping the pedals

    CHRIS KELLY staff Jesse Siver, 3, of Freehold Borough, puts his riding skills to the test during a tri-cycle race fundraiser sponsored by the Freehold MOMS Club. The June 3 event, which was held on Ravenwood Court in Freehold Township, supported St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

  • Change in name of Haley St. suggested

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The Borough Council has been asked to rename a street in honor of a long-serving member of the clergy. Resident Norma Randolph attended a recent council meeting and asked officials to consider renaming Haley Street in honor of the late Rev. Paul M. McGuire. McGuire served as…

  • Howell’s 2008 budget checks in at $43.7M

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL- A$43.7 million municipal budget to fund Howell’s operation in 2008 has been introduced by the Township Council. The budget was introduced on June 10. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for the council’s July 10 meeting, to be followed by a vote to adopt the spending…

  • Take care to protect homes, cars

    MANALAPAN – Although there is no cause for alarm, there is always cause for precaution. That is the message Manalapan police Capt. Louis Moreto wants to get out to the public in an effort to thwart would-be thieves of homes and automobiles. He said Manalapan is a safe community, but no town is free of…

  • Home, garden entries sought

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Do you think you bake the best cookies, grow the biggest and juiciest tomatoes, or make the most creative crafts in your neighborhood? You may have what it takes to earn a blue ribbon in the 2008 Monmouth County Fair home and garden competition. So gather up your best needlepoint, knitting and…

  • Marlboro will pay Trenton to take affordable housing

    MARLBORO – To help satisfy the township’s state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) obligation without building additional homes in Marlboro, the Township Council last week approved a resolution authorizing an addendum to a regional contribution agreement (RCA) between Marlboro and Trenton. The council took the action during a special meeting held June 12. The RCA…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Children at the Acelero Head Start program in Freehold Borough listen attentively as pupils from the Marlboro Middle School present stories they wrote in their Spanish class. The children in Freehold are native Spanish speakers who are learning English. The Marlboro Middle School students tested their acquired Spanish skills on youngsters who…

  • Hanging out

    CHRIS KELLY staff Fun was the name of the game at Manalapan Under the Stars, the township’s annual community event held June 14 at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522. This youngster tried to stick around on a ride during the day.

  • Cleanup required on site of soccer field upgrades

    Marlboro seeking bids for project behind middle school BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer As Marlboro’s synthetic turf field project comes to a close, the second portion of the Marlboro Township Park Improvements, Phase II, (soccer fields) is now facing issues of contaminated soil. John Saffioti, the superintendent of the Marlboro Recreation Department, recently told the…