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  • Holocaust survivor tells teens to ‘love each other’

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Holocaust survivor Fanya Gottesfeld Heller recalls the difficult days she experienced as a teenager more than 65 years ago. HOWELL – She stared into the audience of teenagers and was reminded of her adolescent years. She spoke about the turbulence she and her family endured as they…

  • Firm’s owners sentenced to prison

    The brother co-owners of International Trucks of Central Jersey were sentenced to prison terms on Jan. 16 for bribing Monmouth County public officials, U.S.Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced. U.S. District JudgeWilliamJ.Martini sentenced Matthew Appolonia, 43, of Berkeley Heights, to 24 months in prison and fined him $25,000. Appolonia must surrender to the federal Bureau of…

  • Holland to chair Planning Board

    MANALAPAN – The Planning Board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 10, electing new officers from among its members and appointing the board’s professionals. Richard Cohen, who served as chairman of the panel in 2007, was elected vice chairman for 2008. Don Holland, who served as vice chairman of the board in 2007, was…

  • For the Record

    Manalapan Township Committeewoman Michelle Roth was elected mayor of Manalapan for 2008 by a 3-1 vote during the committee’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 2. Roth voted for herself and was supported by Committeewoman Susan Cohen and Committeeman Richard Klauber. Committeeman Anthony Gennaro voted no on Roth’s nomination as mayor. Committeeman Andrew Lucas did not cast…

  • Educator will meet challenges of new post

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Angela O’Cone says she has always had a passion for learning. She has turned that passion into a career and is now serving as the acting vice principal at Howell’s Adelphia School. O’Cone, 29, holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a bachelor’s degree…

  • The eagles have landed in western Monmouth

    Upper Freehold residents boast of rare raptor sightings in the area BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Wildlife sightings happen daily in a place like Upper Freehold Township, a rural community in western Monmouth County that is still largely untouched by development. PHOTOS COURTESY OF VICKI WRIGHT A male bald eagle perches on and then swoops…

  • State DOT grant will fund Symmes Drive realignment

    MANALAPAN – Mayor Michelle Roth announced that Manalapan has been awarded a $160,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation to be used for the realignment of Symmes Drive at the bend in the road near Craig Road and CaitlinWay. Speaking at the Jan. 9 meeting of the Township Committee, Roth also announced thatmany calls…

  • Marlboro board updates policies; accepts donations

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Three Marlboro K-8 School District policies were updated at the Board of Education’s meeting on Dec. 18. The updates were done to comply with new legislation, according to Sharon Witchel, the district’s public information officer. The policies receiving the updates were those concerning Married/Pregnant Pupils, Equal Educational Opportunity…

  • Marlboro board may ask for do-over on ballot law

    MARLBORO – A resolution will soon appear before the Marlboro K-8 Board of Education that will address special budget questions that are placed on the ballot in the annual school election. The resolution, requested by Superintendent of Schools David Abbott, is titled “Restore the principle ofmajority rule in the state of New Jersey as it…