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  • Superintendent to review security procedures

    Aim is not to turn district into ‘penal institution’ BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer In light of recent events involving violence in schools, administrators in the Marlboro K-8 district are planning to re-examine existing safety policies and procedures. Marlboro Superintendent of Schools David Abbott has stated that his No. 1 goal…

  • 3-2 council vote denies liquor license transfer

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – Some people may have welcomed a drink after enduring the three-hour hearing for the Hungry Quail’s failed liquor license transfer. And the denial might not have signaled “last call” either. The Township Council voted 3-2 at its Oct. 17 meeting to deny…

  • Marlboro actress, 12, gets ready for Broadway debut

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Jillian Mueller MARLBORO – Jillian Mueller was still in diapers when she decided what she wanted to be when she grew up. Jillian, 12, a pupil at the Marlboro Middle School, was only 1 when she told her mother, Denise, that she wanted to be an…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Emily King, 12, and Carolyn Rehm, 11, both of Colts Neck, look over a selection of handcrafted bowls at an Empty Bowls project held Oct. 21 at Colts Neck High School. By serving a simple meal, the event helped to raise awareness in the fight against hunger.

  • Builder’s bankruptcy raises many questions

    BY MARLENE CANTY Staff Writer BY MARLENE CANTYStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Kara Homes, the developer of two Old Bridge communities, has left creditors and clients in a quandary as to whether it will be able to meet its contractual obligations. Kara Homes, which is based in East Brunswick, filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 5.…

  • True value of old oak yet to be determined

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – It may cost a developer as much as $45,000 to replace an old oak tree that was mistakenly cut down. In September, attorney William Mehr, representing the Kensington Organization, appeared before the Planning Board. According to Mehr, an agent of his client inadvertently cut…

  • Freehold Borough Council Race Three in race for two 3-year council terms

    Republican challenger squares off against Democratic incumbents BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer The Freehold Borough Democratic team of (l-r) Jaye Sims, Marc Le Vine and Sharon Shutzer wants to continue its service on the Borough Council. FREEHOLD – Republican candidate Joseph C. Liguori is challenging Demo-cratic incumbents Sharon Shutzer…

  • Washington, D.C., trip set

    The Monmouth County Historical Association is sponsoring a fall get-away to Washington, D.C., and Mount Vernon, Va. Join the MCHA bus-trippers on Nov. 8-11 to tour the new museums in Washington and at Mount Vernon. The trip participants will be among the first to see the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center at Mount…

  • Planners say yes to buffet

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – The Golden Corral Buffet and its signature all-you-can-eat steaks is coming to Howell. The Planning Board at its Oct. 5 meeting voted 7-0 in favor of an application for the restaurant. The Golden Corral Buffet will sit between Route 9 south and…