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Marlboro council OKs land purchase
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – The Township Coun-cil has adopted an ordinance authorizing the purchase of a 3.7-acre parcel on Tennent Road. The site will be preserved as open space. The council took the action at its Oct. 19 meeting. According to the ordinance, the municipality and the owners…
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Maintenance of detention basins covered in new law
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – The Township Council has adopted an ordinance creating a new fee structure for the operation and maintenance of detention basins. The ordinance was adopted on Oct. 19. A detention basin is defined as a facility that has been designed to temporarily store storm runoff…
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Italian American assoc. plans meeting
The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will hold a general meeting on Nov. 15 at Old New York, Route 516, Old Bridge, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is open to men and women age 21 and over. There is an admission fee of $ 25 ($15 for members who bring a guest who is…
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Committee approves health pact
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A resolution authorizing an agreement with the Paul M. McGuire Family Health Cen-ter/I Beseech Thee Community Develop-ment Corporation was passed at the Oct. 24 meeting of the Township Committee. The center, which is a nonprofit corporation providing public health care services, will offer health care services to uninsured residents between Oct. 1,…
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Two newcomers seek job of Monmouth surrogate
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Beverly Bova-Scarano Do you know what the county surrogate does? With a paid salary of $88,000, the full-time county job is vacant. On Nov. 7, voters will do the hiring. The county surrogate has the authority to qualify executors and trustees named in wills,…
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Howell officials grapple with housing mandates
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – The township has a 487-unit state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) obligation to fulfill and municipal professionals have unveiled a plan on how to meet that number. Under COAH rules, developing municipalities such as Howell are required to provide affordable housing for…
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Race for council seats heads into final week
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Three residents are running for two three-year terms on the Borough Council in the Nov. 7 election. Republican Joseph C. Liguori is challenging Democratic incumbents Sharon Shutzer and Marc Le Vine for a seat on the governing body. Democratic Councilman Jaye Sims…
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New church blossoms in congregation’s hands
Members volunteered to help build Marlboro house of worship BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Bob Nivison, chairman of the Robertsville Bible Church building committee, shows a beam that was preserved from the historic church, which was demolished several years ago and rebuilt as a modern structure…
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Activities encourage good character among students
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – As part of a statewide initiative, the week of Oct. 16-20 was designated School Violence Awareness Week at the Freehold Township elementary and middle schools. Activities were organized at each school in order to encourage good character and raise awareness for the prevention of violence. The Laura Donovan School began School Violence…
