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  • Zoning Board OKs SportZone

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Approval for the preliminary and final site plan for an athletic complex on Route 33 was granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Dec. 7. The resolution of approval means the developers of SportZone, a 33,000-square-foot, two-story athletic complex, will likely break ground…

  • On Campus

    Michael Blocher, son of Shelley and Jeffrey Blocher of Manalapan, has graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in human development at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is a 2002 graduate of Manalapan High School. He is a graduate student at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, where he is…

  • 2nd Floor announces new features on Web site

    HAZLET — After two years of unprecedented growth in addressing broad adolescent issues, the 2nd Floor youth helpline, a program of 180 Turning Lives Around Inc., has announced the launch of a special outreach campaign available to Monmouth County youth. The helpline, which has received more than 9,700 calls to date and countless Web visits,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Couple overcomes obstacles to have ‘miracle baby’

    Surrogate mother helped to make a dream come true BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Shari and Glen Devora will celebrate their son, Jacob’s, first birthday on Dec. 21. After a series of medical issues prevented Shari from becoming pregnant, the Devoras were able to find a surrogate mother who helped to…