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Buchalski’s capable service on local board remembered
FREEHOLD — More than 400 people filled St. Rose of Lima Church on Feb. 14 to say good-bye to borough resident and sitting Planning Board Chairman Michael Buchalski. A mother came to say good-bye to a precious son, loving brothers and a sister came to say good-bye to a sibling, saddened children came to say…
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Bill would require signs on proposed building sites
A state assemblyman from Middlesex County wants to require towns to erect signs notifying residents of proposed building applications. Democratic Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. introduced legislation on Feb. 6 that would require the signs and alert communities about upcoming public hearings. The effort comes in the wake of a Feb. 2 Appellate Court decision…
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Little named to seat on freeholder board
Highlands official surprise victor in GOP vote for freeholder BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Going into Saturday’s Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders election, Howell Mayor Joseph DiBella had the support of some of the county’s political heavy hitters, such as state Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, who nominated DiBella, and…
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Upper Freehold official called to service in Iraq
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Stephen Alexander An Upper Freehold Township municipal official will answer a different call of duty this month. Maj. Stephen Alexander will report to Baghdad, Iraq, during the first week of March. Alexander, 40, a township committeeman in the western Monmouth County community, is an Air Force…
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Worship center seeks approval for building
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Testimony began in front of the Planning Board last week on an application that proposes the construction of a 49,000-square-foot house of worship on Vanderburg Road. Representatives of the Monmouth Worship Center appeared before the board on Feb. 15 to seek site plan approval,…
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Train line data to be reviewed
Don’t expect to board a passenger train in Lakewood, Freehold or Manalapan anytime soon. According to a press release from state Assemblyman Michael J. Panter (D-Monmouth and Mercer), NJ Transit has reopened its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) study to re-examine the data previously gathered regarding the three MOM (Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex) passenger rail line proposals. NJ…
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Survivor recounts story of Holocaust’s horrors
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Imagine you are a 12-year-old child, separated from your parents and on your way to a concentration camp, Holocaust survivor Robert Kaldor told Marlboro High School students. In an effort to inform young adults about the hardships of the World War II-era Holocaust, Kaldor,…
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All options on table in budget talks
Fees for clubs, sports among items being discussed in Marlboro BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer It’s crunch time for the K-8 Marlboro school district as budget discussions continue among Board of Education members and district administrators. Although final numbers for the 2006-07 budget have not been calculated, district projections indicate that…
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Howell mayor makes bid for freeholder’s position
GOP representatives will gather and name Handlin FRAIDY REISS Correspondent FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent Joseph M. DiBella HOWELL – Tax relief, ethics reform and preservation of open space are the three reasons Mayor Joseph M. DiBella believes he is qualified to hold county-wide office. “Those have really been the three pillars of what I’ve worked hard to…
