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  • Six candidates vie for three seats in Howell

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – Despite differences of opinion in other areas, ask the six people running for seats on the Township Council and they will tell you the same topic is their biggest concern – taxes. Three four-year terms on the council will be up for…

  • On Campus

    Mark Schwartz, son of Iris and Charles Schwartz of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. He is a 2004 graduate of Marlboro High School. Jenna Karmel, daughter of Laurie and Arthur Karmel of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring…

  • Residents may have chance to deny home solicitation

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Freehold Borough FREEHOLD – Most people are aware of a “no call” list implemented by the federal government to help people avoid unwanted telephone solicitations. Now there is a proposal for a “no knock” list in Freehold Borough. An amendment to the borough’s solicitor…

  • Monster Mania comes to town

    MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Parks and Recreation Department will host its annual Monster Mania on Oct. 27 at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522 at Taylors Mills Road. The program is open to children ages 2-9. This year’s event will begin with Mad Science putting on a Halloween show at 6 p.m. A Halloween parade…

  • Broderick receives 4-month sentence in federal prison

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Thomas Broderick escaped a possible 20 years in prison last week and was sentenced to four months in prison for money laundering. Broderick’s attorney, Robert S. Bonney Jr., of Freehold Township, credited the light sentence to the judge’s recognition that Broderick’s case was not one of…

  • Official suggests ban on renting to illegal aliens

    REGIONAL INTEREST BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer A proposed ordinance would make renting housing to illegal immigrants in Keyport a crime, punishable by hefty fines to landlords. On Oct. 3, Keyport Councilman Joseph Wedick proposed an ordinance that would be aimed at controlling overcrowded housing in the borough. He…

  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago There was great excitement at the Opera House on Wednesday evening, where Dr. W. M. Hepburn, one of Freehold’s theretofore highly respected citizens, was placed on trial before a jury of his peers on a charge of having feloniously and willfully converted to his own use Plymouth Rock rooster, the alleged property…

  • Council will try to offer assistance on water woes

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Howell HOWELL – Residents of The Reserve at the Manasquan River residential development who have received exceptionally high water bills may have been thrown a life preserver. During the Township Council’s Oct. 10 meeting held at Memorial Middle School, scores of residents assembled before…

  • Restrictions on parking enacted near local school

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – The Township Com-mittee has adopted an ordinance that restricts parking on the west side of Pease Road between Old Queens Boul-evard and Pine Brook Road. Specifically, parking will be prohibited on the same side of Pease Road as the Pine Brook School. The committee…