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  • Four seats will be filled on Marlboro school board

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – Residents will elect four members of the K-8 Board of Education on Election Day, April 18. Three three-year seats are on the ballot. Vying for those positions are Raymond Eng, Joel Golub, Joe Hsia and Edwin Madari. Eng is an incumbent. He served on…

  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago The question of sufficient and suitable houses for the employees of the Freehold carpet mills was discussed at length at a meeting on Monday evening. At that time there was an exchange of desires and views between members of the Freehold Merchants Association, members of the firm of A&M Karagheu-sian and their…

  • Special counsel to check conflict of interest claim

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – In a surprise decision, Democratic Mayor Drew Shapiro voted with Republican township committeemen Andrew Lucas and Joseph Locricchio to direct a special counsel to investigate a conflict of interest allegation made by Locricchio against Township Attorney James Kinneally III. However, before voting to have…

  • Traffic nightmare

    SCOTT PILLING staff An accident that occurred when a truck pulled down wires and a utility pole in front of David Michael Mercedes, Route 9, Freehold Township, closed the highway for most of the day and night on March 8, and caused huge traffic problems throughout the area.

  • Newspapers announce nominees in Greater Women of Central NJ

    Greater Media Newspapers is pleased to announce the list of nominees for the second annual Greater Women of Central New Jersey award. This year, 108 women were nominated in the categories of business, health care and nonprofit. These nominations were submitted by family, friends, co-workers and spouses in an effort to recognize the amazing and…

  • Fundraiser for player March 22

    MARLBORO – As a way of lending support to members of the community, the Kiwanis Club of Marlboro is raising money to help an injured resident. The club is a group that raises funds to help children’s organizations. Kiwanis has been involved in projects such as the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Freehold…

  • Hoops game will benefit DARE effort

    MANALAPAN – Trinity Financial, Sports and Entertainment Management Company and the Manalapan English-town Educational Foundation will sponsor the Manalapan Police Department’s “Basketball Extravaganza” on March 17 to support the Manalapan Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) programs. New York Jets legend Joe Klecko and former New York Giants and Indianap-olis Colts running back Keith Elias, both…

  • On Campus

    Rider University, Lawrenceville, has named the following local students to the fall semester dean’s list: Amy Albataew, Kelly Allen, Anita Argenzio, Ryan Donohue, Caroline Kelly, Adam Kiszka, Hope Patterson, Christina Pecce, Jenna Reycraft, Brandon Rosen, Geraldine Sultana and Matthew Vecchione, all of Freehold. Ashlee Belovin, Kristin Camme, Michael DeRosa, Robert Fink, Samantha Frange, Alexandra Khashkes,…

  • Petition certified for recall

    HOWELL – Township Clerk Bruce Davis has certified a petition form that can now be circulated in order to recall Mayor Joseph M. DiBella from office. Davis certified the form on Feb. 27 after receiving it the prior week from residents John Pearson, Joseph Parente and Howard Malsbury. Last month, Pearson, Parente and Malsbury filed…