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Freeholders split 3-2 on vote to retain attorney
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS – After a nine-month study aimed at removing politics from choosing a lawyer, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to reinstate politically connected Malcolm Carton as their top counsel. The contradictory decision occurred in Spring Lake…
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Democrats choose new candidate for freeholder
Middletown’s Gibadlo calls for closer scrutiny of county spending BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Critical of the recent rehire of politically connected attorney Malcolm Carton, the new Democratic candidate for freeholder says he wants to keep better tabs on the county’s legal spending. Greg Gibadlo, 59, of…
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On Campus
Carly Steinberg, daughter of Amy and Joel Steinberg of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Maryland, College Park, Md. She is a 2004 graduate of Marlboro High School. Andrew DeCastro, son of Wendy and Jim DeCastro of Manalapan, was named to the dean’s list for…
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Area musician pursues new course as solo act
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Don Lee has gone from boogying in bars to singing solo at coffeehouses. Following the breakup of a 10-year run with his pop funk band Red-Headed Boogie Child, Lee, 40, of Freehold Township, is continuing to pursue his musical career. According to Lee, the members of…
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Town issues violation notice in tree clearing
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – Meiterman Holdings Inc. was issued a notice of violation and a stop work order last week from the township engineering department in regard to the start of construction of a residential development. The Grande at Marlboro, formerly known as Brownstone Commons, will be a…
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A woman’s place is in the arts
‘Outside the Box Women’s Arts Festival’ runs through Sept. 21 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Performances by cellist Monica McIntyre (top left) and singer Dafna-Naphtali (above) and an artwalk of galleries displaying art by women artists will be among the events at the Women’s Arts Festival. Singers and songwriters, actors and…
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Yesteryear
100 years ago By the narrowest margin Mayor R.D. Norton of Hightstown escaped with his life at the Monmouth Street, East Windsor, crossing on Friday last. Mayor Norton was running his automobile slowly up Monmouth Street when it was struck by the train due there at 11 o’clock. The train was half an hour late…
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Library will host annual Archives Day
More than 50 organizations have reserved exhibit tables for the 11th annual Archives and History Day celebration at Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan. Archives and History Day, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Oct. 14, according to a press release from Gary Saretzky, an archivist for Monmouth County.…
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SportZone hearing now set for Nov. 2 meeting
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Manalapan MANALAPAN – A public hearing for a proposed 33,000-square-foot athletic complex off Route 33 has been carried to the Nov. 2 meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The public hearing was scheduled for the board’s Sept. 7 meeting but it could not be heard…
