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Campers get instruction in nutrition, good health
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Correspondent FREEHOLD – The frequency of obesity in children between the ages of 6 and 11 has doubled in the last 20 years and the occurrence of obesity in adolescents has more than tripled in that same time frame, according to the Centers for Disease Control Internet Web page. But in…
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Town hall expansion set
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Plans for expansion of the municipal building will be set in motion following the Township Council’s recent authorization of a contract for the project. The contract was awarded to Tri-Form Construction Inc., of Metuchen, and is not to exceed $691,800. Tri-Form Construction was the lowest qualified bidder, according…
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Senators’ bill becomes law
Abill sponsored by state senators Loretta Weinberg and Ellen Karcher which will educate families about a vaccine to inoculate against the Human Pappilomavirus (HPV), which is linked to the development of cervical cancer, was signed into law last week. “The HPV vaccine may very well be one of the biggest healthcare advancements in our lifetime,”…
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Exhibit traces history of comic book superheroes
Montclair Art Museum hosts one-of-a-kind tribute to genre BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The American cultural phenomenon known as the comic book is getting the royal treatment at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, Essex County. Fans of this genre of entertainment will be coming from near and far between now and Jan. 13, 2008, to…
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Indictment charges man with running pot farm
AFreehold Borough man has been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury and charged with running a marijuana farm in his home. On Aug. 8, the grand jury returned an indictment charging Todd C. Wade, 34, of Freehold Borough, with the first degree crimes of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) with intent to…
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Zoners hear more details on medical building plan
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Testimony continued in front of the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Aug. 7 from an applicant seeking approval to construct a two-story, 40,000- square-foot medical services building on Route 520 about a quarter-mile east of Route 79. Representatives of SFC Enterprises initially appeared before the board on March…
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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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Photos
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.
