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  • Local volunteers provide special prom experience

    Volunteers from Holiday Express, along with students from Colts Neck High School, Rumson-Fair Haven High School, and Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, joined together to provide the students of the Matheny School in Somerset County, a special education school for children with developmental disabilities, a prom they will never forget. The Matheny School is part of…

  • Alliance volunteers honored at luncheon

    The Marlboro Township Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse held its first volunteer recognition luncheon on June 15 in the Marlboro Recreation Com-munity Center. Alliance Coordinator Nancy Geist said about 35 people attended. Stepan Charton, who concluded his tenure as principal of the Marlboro Middle School in June, was honored along with 12 other…

  • Guild of Creative Art still thriving after 46 years

    Guild hosts exhibits, classes BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer PHOTOSBYCHRISKELLY staff Collage artist Vicky Culver is the gallery director at the Guild of Creative Art. On a wall in the entryway of the Guild of Creative Art in Shrews-bury hangs a painting of an attractive woman named Yvonne Aubert. A French…

  • Improvements coming to Texas-Spring Valley rds.

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Marlboro officials are making plans for improvements at the intersection of Texas and Spring Valley roads in the Morganville section of the community. MARLBORO – A plan to control traffic at the intersection of Spring Valley and Texas roads is in the works.…

  • Young woman released after hospital stay

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – A former Marlboro High School athlete who was injured in a July 4 motor vehicle accident has been released from the hospital. Manalapan police Lt. Michael Fountain said on July 10 that Hayley Derris, 24, of Marlboro, had been discharged from Robert Wood Johnson…

  • Adult community settlement gains approval from council

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – The Township Council has voted 4-1 in favor of supporting a settlement involving Crawford Holdings, LLC, paving the way for the construction of an adult community on Route 33 on the Flame Motel property. Council members Juan Malave, Cynthia Schomaker, Peter Tobasco…

  • Auditions

    Women of Song, a female vocal group, is seeking sopranos and altos. The group performs a variety of music. Rehearsals are held Friday mornings in the Marlboro area. Some sight-reading skills would be helpful. Details: Randy, (732) 787-1697. Phoenix Productions will hold auditions for “Hair” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 15 at Phoenix…

  • Volunteers quit in wake of Manalapan hearing

    Planning Board chair was called to answer for letter to applicant BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – A recent hearing held to investigate actions taken by the Plan-ning Board chairman ended up vindicating that appointee, while netting an unforeseen development: the resignation of two volunteers and the announced retirement of…

  • Applicant sues over housing development

    Marlboro Planning Board has until the end of July to answer allegations BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Another day, another lawsuit. Once again, issues regarding residential development will bring Marlboro representatives back in front of a judge. A lawsuit filed by Sunny Acres in June stems from a dispute over whether…