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Area men proud to serve with Marines in Mongolia
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Lance Cpl. Adam Giampiccolo, 22, is from Manalapan and Lance Cpl. Daniel Tacopino, 22, is from Freehold Township, but they had to go all the way to Mongolia to make each other’s acquaintance. Giampiccolo and Tacopino are U.S. Marines who are attending a special three-week training exercise with about 90…
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Judge: Manalapan’s case vs. Moskovitz may proceed
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer FREEHOLD – A state Superior Court judge has ruled that legal action filed against the lawyer who served as Manalapan’s municipal attorney in 2005 may proceed. State Superior Court Judge Richard W. English delivered his ruling on Aug. 20 in the case of Manalapan’s litigation against attorney Stuart Moskovitz. The…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Josean Saez, 9, has a big smile as he reaches for cotton candy during a picnic at the Kateri Day Camp, Marlboro. For the story by staff writer Rebecca Morton, see page 48.
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Friendship leads teens to form charitable club
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Five young men who live in Marlboro have taken their friendship and formed a new club with the goal of raising funds for Ocean Harbor House. Ocean Harbor House is a nonprofit agency committed to being a safe haven for youths. The facility is in Toms River, Ocean…
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Feds deny application for solid waste transfer station
Sludge Busters and elected officials praise decision BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Township now has a nickname – “The Little Engine That Could,” according to Annemarie Howley. And the little engine that could, did. What it did was stop a plan that sought to establish a solid waste transfer station on Route 33…
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Police, fire depts. put equipment on display at National Night Out
BY ELANA ARON Correspondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The rain held off for Freehold Township’s first edition of National Night Out. The event, which was held in the parking lot of the municipal complex, Stillwells Corner Road, on the evening of Aug. 7, attracted hundreds of residents. Organized by Freehold Township Community Policing Officer Todd R.…
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Kateri day camp offers opportunity to children
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Campers of the Collier Services’ Kateri day camp, Conover Road, enjoyed a special treat on a recent afternoon. With sponsorship from the State Street Corporation the campers devoured an assortment of food and took turns on a giant moon bounce amusement. Jackie St. Angel, the developmental director of…
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Council targets owners of loose shopping carts
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Municipal officials have had enough with abandoned supermarket shopping carts scattered about the streets of Freehold Borough. With that in mind, council members voted 4-2 on Aug. 13 to amend the town’s shopping cart ordinance. The public hearing about the shopping carts brought Gerard Norkus, the owner…
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Grant will help to produce environmental inventory
The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) has selected Howell to re ceive a 2007 Smart Growth Planning Grant to develop an envi ronmental resource inventory. According to a press release, 24 New Jersey municipalities and one county will receive matching grants for planning projects that facilitate sustainable, resourcebased land use. This is the…
