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  • Scout attains rank of Eagle

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Stephen Klepner MARLBORO — Stephen Klepner has been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout by the leadership of Boy Scout Troop 86. Stephen, 16, a township resident, has achieved many accomplishments throughout his six years of involvement with the Boy Scouts. He was awarded the rank…

  • Robilotti, Simon, Carr victors in Englishtown

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — The Borough Council became an all-Republican governing body on Nov. 8. Republicans Cindy Robilotti, 197 votes, and Steve Simon, 196 votes, defeated Democrats Jayne Gallagher, 185 votes, and Barbara Paula Kuchinski, 181 votes, in the race for a pair of three-year terms.…

  • Salkin, Golub appreciate support from residents

    BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent Freehold Township FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – They ran unopposed in the Nov. 8 election, but that did not make David M. Salkin and Eugene B. Golub any less sentimental about winning another term on the all-Republican Township Committee. “It’s an honor and a privilege to serve on the governing…

  • Synagogue to install new cantor

    MARLBORO — Temple Rodeph Torah of Western Monmouth announced its formal welcome of Cantor Jacqueline Shu-chat-Marx. The congregation will hold a special installation service Nov. 18 at 8 p.m., and the community is welcome to attend. The guest speaker will be Dr. Martin A. Cohen, professor of history at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of…

  • Marlboro GOP will control government

    Township Council winners express satisfaction BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Voters chose to keep Republicans in control of Marlboro’s governing body after a slate of candidates swept three Township Council seats in the Marlboro municipal election on Nov. 8. Republican candidates Steve Rosenthal, incumbent Council-man Jeff Cantor and Rosa Tragni defeated…

  • Heating assistance available to income-qualified people

    With home heating costs at sky-high rates and no expectation of a decline, Commissioner of Human Services James Davy is reminding New Jersey residents there is help to keep warm this winter. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded, state-administered program that provides an annual grant to income-qualified people. Those whose…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Legendary concert promoter Sid Bernstein, 87, who will forever be known as “The Man Who Brought the Beatles to America” in 1964, recounts stories from his long career in entertainment to guests who greeted him during his appearance at Jesse and David’s delicatessen, Manalapan, on Nov. 9.

  • Marlboro native primed for move in music career

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Jonathan Zucker Musician Jonathan Zucker went from the hustle and bustle of New York City’s Wall Street to the trendy sounds of the Los Angeles music scene. Zucker, 29, a native of Marlboro, began his musical career in 2004 after working for several years as an…

  • Minority membership on council at issue

    Freehold Borough officials defend recent appointment BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer A discussion of the lack of ethnic diversity on the Borough Council in Freehold Borough as well as the municipality’s hiring practices took center stage at the Nov. 7 meeting of the governing body. More than 100 people…