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  • Howell man recognized as Principal of the Year

    BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDIStaff Writer Robert Murphy EAST BRUNSWICK – Award winners commonly book celebratory vacations to Walt Disney World, but East Brunswick High School Principal Robert Murphy had to cancel such plans after receiving the unexpected honor of New Jersey Secon-dary Principal of the Year. Murphy, a resident of Howell,…

  • Day of decision nears for church application

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – It is the Planning Board’s turn to voice an opinion on an application that has stirred up some controversy among residents who live near the proposed project. The public hearing on an application to construct a 39,000-square-foot house of worship on Vanderburg Road was…

  • Samaritan Center seeks a new home

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Unless the directors of the Samaritan Center can find a good Samaritan of their own, they may have to close the organization’s doors for good in December. The Samaritan Center is a full-time food pantry and crisis center that serves the Manalapan-Englishtown area. It is affiliated…

  • Seniors finish training and stand ready to help

    Crossroads at Howell provides CERT course for building residents BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO CERT graduate Yvonne Pinto receives her certificate from Howell Township Manager Thomas Czerniecki as Howell Fire Bureau Capt. Robert Lewis looks on. HOWELL – Some senior citizens weave baskets, take art lessons,…

  • Artist cuts deep through America’s horrors, joys

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Robert Emmett Mueller, a Roosevelt woodcut artist, prepares for an upcoming exhibit and displays a print he made from a woodcut of Ben Shahn. ROOSEVELT – Robert Emmett Mueller believes woodcutting is a social communicator that can help free people. Born…

  • Reps from two towns plan to discuss police coverage

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – A meeting is being planned that will bring together representatives of Englishtown and nearby Millstone Township to discuss police coverage in Millstone. Borough Councilwoman Jayne Carr confirmed that officials from both towns will meet in the near future to discuss the possibility of having…

  • Council tries again to rezone properties

    Resident promises to be like a ‘fish bone’ with another lawsuit BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – Several residents spoke out on May 18 against an ordi-nance that would upzone certain properties in Marlboro from 2-acre to 5-acre residential zoning. The ordinance was introduced on May 4 and would, if…

  • Annual book sale supports AAUW’s education goals

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Gloria Berman of Freehold Township helps to sort books in preparation for the Freehold Area Branch of the AAUW annual book sale, June 7-10, in Freehold Borough. FREEHOLD – Thousands of books await readers at the annual used book sale of the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of…

  • Revaluation process will get under way in township

    BY ELANA ARON Correspondent BY ELANA ARONCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – An ordinance authorizing the revaluation of property in the municipality was adopted at the May 23 meeting of the Township Committee. All parcels of residential and commercial property will be revalued by representatives of Realty Appraisal, a revaluation firm. The mandated revaluations are expected to…