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  • Howell casts eye on buffers

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — A proposed ordinance that would have completely reworked Howell’s present riparian buffer law has been temporarily tabled. Following remarks from Donald Smith and Bobbie Sue Bowers, both of whom serve on the township’s environmental commission, and Smith’s wife, Pauline, who serves on the Planning…

  • A warm, fuzzy greeting

    CHRIS KELLY staff Brendan Lewis, 3, of Freehold, walks into the arms of McGruff the Crime Dog during a visit by the crime-fighting canine and members of the Monmouth County Crime Prevention Officers Association with youngsters in the CentraState Medical Center pediatrics unit on Dec. 13 in Freehold Township.

  • Program will provide food, shelter

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Those who have will once again be sharing with those who have not. The working poor in Freehold will be provided with food, a hot drink and sanctuary for several hours a day, three days a week during the winter months. This…

  • It takes a village to celebrate Christmas

    Couples enjoy hobby of creating special scenes at holiday time BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer For Rona and Jim Martucci, the Christmas season is the time to enjoy their hobby of creating a beautiful miniature holiday village in their home. For many people the Christmas season is a time for family,…

  • Immigrant served with honor during Civil War

    Thomas Fallon came to Freehold from home in Ireland BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer PHOTOS BY PAT HICKEY American flags mark the grave at St. Rose of Lima cemetery, Freehold Township, of Thomas Fallon, a Medal of Honor winner in the Civil War who returned home to Freehold at the end…

  • Vuola sentenced to term of 50 months in prison

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Richard Vuola, a longtime Democratic political operative and official in Marlboro, was sentenced Dec. 16 to a term of 50 months in federal prison for attempting to bribe officials in Marlboro and Manalapan, extorting a builder, illegal possession of a firearm, and filing false…

  • Stabbing charges land Howell man, 21, in jail

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — An argument that occurred in the late evening hours of Nov. 12 among a group of young men resulted in the stabbing of two Howell residents. It also resulted in the arrest and incarceration of Christopher Paul Vallecillo, 21, of Howell.…

  • Marlboro enacts plan for affordable housing

    Four parcels deemed OK for construction of state-required units BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Municipal officials have put a plan in place that they believe will satisfy Marlboro’s state Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) obligation until 2014. With approval granted by the Planning Board and the Township Council last…

  • YMCA of W. Monmouth signs deal with Old Bridge

    Freehold Twp.-based organization will build 30,000-square-ft. facility BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Amidst smiles and applause, the Old Bridge Township Council formalized an agreement on Dec. 12 to bring a YMCA facility to Peter A. Mannino Park. Mayor Jim Phillips and YMCA of Western Monmouth County President and…