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  • Two accused in attempted home robbery of man, 75

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Police arrested a 20-year-old man and a teenage boy who allegedly forced their way into a township home on the evening of Oct. 18. No one required medical attention following the incident that occurred at about 8:35 p.m. in the Silvermead…

  • Suspect’s claim leads to full alert

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — One sentence changed the course of the entire morning in downtown Freehold Borough on Oct. 21. At about 4 a.m. a passer-by called police to report that someone was breaking windows at the Unique Nails salon, West Main Street near the corner…

  • Developers will be required to pay street lighting costs

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that requires developers in town to pay a fee toward street lighting. According to the ordinance, developers will be required to pay the fee and, as a condition of beginning construction, they have to pay into an…

  • Halloween curfew will be in place

    MARLBORO — A Halloween weekend curfew will be in place for people under the age of 18. According to a municipal ordinance, the curfew restricts anyone under the age of 18 from being in any public place, street or property in Marlboro between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. from Oct. 29 through Nov. 1. Exceptions…

  • Black, Hispanic reps knock Le Vine’s return to council

    Councilman says he will work to represent all residents of Freehold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Representatives of the borough’s Hispanic and black communities are not happy with the recent appointment of former Councilman Marc Le Vine to the Borough Council. Le Vine was named to fill…

  • Damage reported to signs

    MANALAPAN — Police are inves-tigating the reported vandalism to lawn signs having to do with The Village at Manalapan development proposal. The signs that are at the heart of the matter have a red circle with a red line through the words “No Mega Mall.” The Village at Manalapan is proposed for the corner of…

  • Council sues zoners over Grande

    Residential use on commercial property approved in Marlboro BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg and the Township Council have filed a lawsuit against the Zoning Board of Adjustment that takes issue with the board’s approval of a residential development to be built on Route 9 north near Union…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Michael Connelly, 6, has a good time decorating a candy pumpkin with some help from Lori O’Shaughnessy while attending the Fall Halloween Harvest Fest at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center on Oct. 23.

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Ryan Feldman, 3, of Marlboro, waits in line for the costume parade while attending the Fall Halloween Harvest Fest on Oct. 23 at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center.