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Preschool opportunity available
MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 school district is offering an integrated preschool program for residents. Morning and afternoon sessions will be held five days a week at the Marlboro Early Learning Center, corner of Tennent and Harbor roads. No tuition is charged. Parents are responsible for the transportation of the regular preschool students. This program…
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School seeks memorabilia for big bash
MARLBORO – This year marks a very special milestone for Defino Central Elementary School – its 50th birthday. As part of the yearlong celebration, Principal Sandra Morris and Vice Principal Nicholas Camera are creating a Defino “museum” in the school’s hallways, where memorabilia depicting the school’s 50-year history will be displayed. Former students and teachers…
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State law will ease licensing process in racing industry
Legislation sponsored by state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer of Plumsted (R-Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington and Mercer) that would make New Jersey a member of the National Compact Licensing Program and streamline the licensing process for participants in live horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering, was approved by the Assembly. The bill, A-2464, would enact the Interstate Compact for…
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Movie career beckons Manalapan graduate
Film with Michael Dean to be shown April 1 at Asbury Park fest BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Michael Dean A Manalapan High School graduate is making his way up the industry ladder after landing a feature role in a family film. Michael Dean, known to his friends and former classmates…
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Town plans to revise sex residency law
BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – On second thought, you might not be required to check the Megan’s Law Internet Web site before you sell or lease a home, because that requirement might violate state law. In December the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that required anyone seeking to sell, lease…
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Freehold Borough officers make four arrests for DWI
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Police officers are continuing their effort to keep the borough’s streets free of people who chose to drink and drive. Four motorists were arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) between March 17-21. According to police Sgt. Mark Wodell, charges of…
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Sims gets 30-year sentence for setting fatal 2003 fire
FREEHOLD – On March 10, state Superior Court Judge Ira E. Kreizman sentenced Manalapan resident Tomango Sims, 34, to a 30-year period of incarceration with no parole eligibility for purposely lighting a fire, which killed 68-year-old Freehold resident Elijah Jenkins Jr. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Sims was convicted…
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Committeeman announces break with township Dems
Gennaro denounces fellow official; will serve as independent BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Anthony Gennaro MANALAPAN – In a move that seemed to take everyone but himself by surprise, Township Committeeman Anthony Gennaro announced at the March 22 Township Committee meeting that he was resigning from the Democratic Party. Gennaro, who…
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Former mayors say new govt. not right for town
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Two of the township’s elder statesmen, one Democrat and one Republican, weighed in this week with their thoughts on a current initiative to change Manalapan’s form of government. A petition that advocates a change from a Township Committee to a mayor and council is…
