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Marlboro does not want to deal with truck firm
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council has rejected a bid to purchase dump trucks from a company that was previously alleged to have been involved in corrupt activity. On Dec. 7 a contract was awarded to Freedom International Trucks Inc. for the purchase of two dump trucks…
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Rape care program seeking volunteers
The Rape Care Program of 180, Turning Lives Around has received numerous community service awards for its members’ dedication to victims of sexual violence in Monmouth County. The nonprofit 180’s rape care advocates are members of the Monmouth County Sexual Assault Response Team, and volunteer their time helping victims in crisis. The Rape Care Program…
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Impact of reval will become clear in ’07
New school, town budgets must be approved before real bottom line is known BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer The recently completed property revaluation of 14,720 taxable properties in Manalapan resulted in 700 property owners requesting an appeal of the new assessment they received. Manalapan Tax Assessor Sharon Hartman said informal hearings…
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New assessments appear to be delayed for a year
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Marlboro MARLBORO — The Monmouth County Tax Administrator believes a revaluation of every property in Marlboro is on track to be completed by January 2008. Township officials were ordered in December 2004 to conduct a revaluation of every property in the municipality and have the new…
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Friends meet face to face in Italy-U.S.A. exchange
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Bring 20 Italian high school students to the United States and they can’t believe how warm and amicable Americans are compared to Italians. Go figure. On Nov. 30, 20 girls from Milan, Italy, came to the Freehold Township High School Italian…
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Developers’ arrests leave local projects up in the air
Federal indictment is latest blow against corruption in Marlboro BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer The future of two Marlboro developments and the developers who proposed them are now in the hands of the legal system. Brothers Steven Meiterman, 44, of Marlboro, and Bernard Meiterman, 42, of Manalapan, and their business partner…
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Master gardeners honored for service to Monmouth
COLTS NECK — The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County, a group of gardeners dedicated to educating the public about horticulture and the environment through community service, recently celebrated the Class of 2006 graduation with a covered dish supper at Hominy Hill Golf Course. This year, in addition to the milestones of individual members, the group…
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Pupils’ creation inspires permanent piece of art
Wall hanging unveiled during Dec. 7 ceremony BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Marlboro Early Learning Center Principal Kathryn Arabia gives Lisa Naboulsi, who was the school’s PTO president last year, a hug as a special mosaic creation is formally presented to the school. Parents and grandparents of pupils…
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Watchdog wants close look at council’s closed sessions
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL — John Paff, a member of the New Jersey Libertarian Party who serves as what he called an “open government advocate,” has filed a complaint with the Monmouth County’s Prosecutor’s Office regarding a discussion the Township Council had in January during a closed…
