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  • On Campus

    Joelle L. DiNardi, a junior at Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y., is among 15 students spending the spring semester in Dijon, France, with Bernadette Lintz, associate professor of romance languages and literature. DiNardi is the daughter of Janet and Joseph DiNardi of Freehold. She is concentrating in French at Colgate.

  • Police investigating Howell bank heist

    HOWELL – The New Friendship branch of PNC Bank in the Friendship Mall, Route 9 south, was robbed by a single individual on May 1 at 4:45 p.m. Police said the suspect was wearing a black-striped motorcycle helmet with a face shield. Howell police Capt. Steve Dreher said the suspect showed a black handgun and…

  • First-class mail stamp price to rise to 41 cents

    New postage rates go into effect on Monday, May 14, including a 2-cent increase in the price of a first-class mail stamp. Post offices nationwide are now selling the new 41-cent stamps and also 1- and 2-cent stamps for customers who still have a supply of 39-cent stamps, according to a press release from the…

  • Odd intersection will become four-way stop

    BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERT Staff Writer BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERTStaff Writer MARLBORO – The implementation of a four-way stop at the intersection of Spring Valley and Texas roads received reluctant approval from the Township Council after much debate at the council’s April 26 meeting. Residents who live near Spring Valley and Texas roads said they would rather…

  • Brookdale names WWII center after Narozanick

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer DAN NEWMAN Holding the scissors (l-r) are Brookdale Community College President Peter Burnham and Freeholder Emeritus Ted Narozanick as they get ready to cut the ribbon at the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution, which was named for Narozanick. MIDDLETOWN – For nearly…

  • Young actor featured in ‘Law and Order’ episode

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer GINNA DiLEO John D’Leo of Manalapan (r) takes a break on the set of “Law and Order” with Chris Meloni, who plays Detective Elliot Stabler. MANALAPAN – Who knew that doing your homework could lead to an acting career? Certainly not 11-year-old John D’Leo, who will…

  • Officials rally opposition to waste station

    Concern is that site could become a garbage way station BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer A photograph taken on May 5, 2003, shows a waste transfer station at 16th Street, North Bergen (property owned by New York Susquehanna and Western Rail-way), operated by Rail Tech. Government officials are concerned…

  • Opera tenor to perform in concert at church

    Eduardo Villa FREEHOLD – Eduardo Villa, a tenor who frequently performs at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, will hold another benefit concert at First Baptist Church, 81 W. Main St., at 7 p.m. May 20. Villa, of Manalapan, said he will perform sacred arias written by Bach, Dvorak, Haydn and Mozart. He also will…

  • ‘Billboard’ sparks summons from town officials

    BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERT Staff Writer BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERTStaff Writer Signs placed in front of a home on Robertsville Road, Marlboro, express displeasure with Mayor Robert Kleinberg and the township government. Photo at top is from April 23, photos in middle and at right are from April 26. MARLBORO – You can’t make this stuff up:…