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  • School officials watch enrollment

    Small increase in number of pupils seen for next year BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer School officials in Marlboro’s K-8 district are projecting a total increase in enrollment of 41 students in the 2007-08 school year. At a recent meeting, Assistant Superintendent Marc Gaswirth presented the Marlboro Board of Education with…

  • 2006 in photos

    CHRIS KELLY staff The British troops take the field and fire a cannon during the annual re-enactment of the Battle of Monmouth in Manalapan during the weekend of June 24-25.JEFFGRANIT staff Kristen Branchizio gazes at a rose during graduation at Allentown High School in June.CHRIS KELLY staff Millstone Township’s Samantha Giglia and McKenzie Brennan enjoy…

  • New Jersey’s standardbred industry on shaky ground

    Breeders call for bigger purses and slot machines at state BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Horses graze in the pasture of Fair Winds Farm in Upper Freehold Township on Dec. 1. UPPER FREEHOLD — While the annual standardbred horse sale in Harris-burg, Pa., on Nov. 3-8 set record…

  • Are We There Yet?

    Oh, boy! A new power washer for Christmas Lori Clinch When my husband of many years returned home this evening, he was beaming with pride. “I’ve been thinking about you all day long,” he said as he buried his hands deep in his pockets. Then he smiled wildly, looked at me with love and reported,…

  • Legislature reconsiders clean elections process

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Fair and clean elections in New Jersey? Perhaps it’s not so far-fetched after all. In the Garden State, where wheeling campaign donations and pay-to-play for municipal jobs are still part of the day-to-day political landscape, an updated version of FACE (Fair and Clean Election…

  • State dismisses complaint lodged against Kleinberg

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Mayor Robert Kleinberg MARLBORO — An ethics complaint that was filed against Mayor Robert Kleinberg in April has been dismissed by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA). The complaint filed by resident Steve Glickman raised issue with the mayor’s use of a township-owned vehicle. Glickman…

  • Resident charged with theft from foundation

    COLTS NECK — On Dec. 22, Mark A. Vernaglia, 44 of Jockey Terrace North, was arrested and charged with second degree misconduct by a corporate official, second degree theft by deception, second degree misapplication of entrusted property, third degree issuing a false financial statement, fourth degree deceptive business practices and fourth degree forgery. According to…

  • Board awards Narozanick ‘Freeholder Emeritus’ title

    Ted Narozanick FREEHOLD — In honor of Freeholder Theodore J. Narozanick’s 48 years of service to the citizens of Monmouth County, the county Board of Freeholders on Dec. 21 awarded him “Freeholder Emeritus” status upon his retirement at the end of this month. According to a press release from the county, the term “emeritus” is…

  • Hiring of professionals to be on council agenda

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials will interview candidates for about 30 professional positions (special attorneys, engineer, planner, etc.) after Jan. 1. At its reorganization meeting on Jan. 1, however, the newly configured Township Council is expected to name a township attorney, public defender, alternate public…