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  • Legislation aimed at closing railroad loophole approved

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 17 approved an amendment offered by U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) and Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) to the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 that would give states the authority to regulate solid waste facilities. The amendment was unanimously approved by voice vote, according to a press…

  • Mayoral hopefuls address quality-of-life matters

    Hornik, Kleinberg in race for 4-year term in Marlboro BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The mayoral election in Marlboro has thrown numbers and information at residents concerning taxes and other issues, but this week the two candidates who are seeking office addressed the quality-of-life projects they would like to pursue if they are elected on…

  • Art, technology mix in mural

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Elementary school students and teachers at the Joseph J. Catena School, Burlington Road, had the opportunity to learn about a worldwide project known as the Signature Project during an assembly at the school. Patrick Dunning, an artist from Dublin, Ireland, visited the school on Oct. 5 to discuss the multifaceted project that…

  • Health care center moves from trailer to new offices

    Facility’s directors call upgrade significant milestone BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Moving day can be fraught with problems, but when it takes you to the place where you have always wanted to be, it is a little bit like heaven. And so it is with the Paul McGuire Family Health Care Center of Freehold…

  • Council plans symphony performance, charity ball

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Marty Gelfond, a member of the Mayor’s Arts Council, wants residents to know that reports of the demise of the Manalapan Symphony have been exaggerated. He said the symphony will hold its annual holiday concert under the direction of new conductor Michael Avagliano. The future of the symphony…

  • Local artists honored at Guild juried show

    The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury is featuring a multimedia show of contemporary American artists through the end of October. Departing from tradition, the Guild asked Michael Cagno, curator of the Noyes Museum in Oceanville and an experienced photographer and painter, to judge the entries. “This was a difficult show because of the large…

  • Freehold resident indicted in wake of April accident

    On Oct. 10, a Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment charging Garin Cayetano- Rodriguez, 25, of Freehold Township, with one count of third-degree assault by auto and one count fourth-degree assault by auto. The indictment follows an investigation into a two-car collision which occurred at about 10:49 p.m. April 22 in Howell. According to…

  • Design team’s visit focuses on Englishtown’s future

    Experts to wrap up visit with public presentation at town hall on Oct. 24 BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – Residents are being asked to come out and listen to a presentation to be given by a Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) that has been visiting the borough for the past several days. The…

  • Manalapan home height proposal draws objections

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – An ordinance concerning the height of homes to be constructed or renovated in Manalapan was tabled following a two-hour public hearing at the Oct. 10 meeting of the Township Committee. The matter was carried to the committee’s Nov. 7 meeting. Prior to the Oct. 10 meeting of the…