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  • Municipal issues confront Englishtown candidates

    Two incumbents, one newcomer seek council seats BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — A sitting member on the Borough Council has changed her party affiliation because she no longer identifies with the Republican Party ideals she once found appropriate. This fall, Jayne Gallagher will be running for re-election…

  • Home confinement sentence issued in tax evasion case

    A Millstone Township resident has been sentenced for his actions in a case that involved tax evasion and a second violation of federal law. According to information provided by law enforcement authorities, David Hass, of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, was sentenced on July 14 to six months of home confinement by Judge Joel Pisano.…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Brandon Gilman, 6, of Marlboro, emerges from the waterslide and finds a wet finish in the pool as he enjoys the facilities at the Marlboro Aquatic Center on July 23.

  • ‘Night Out’ gives cops, kids a chance to share

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Residents and visitors to the borough are invited to spend the evening of Aug. 2 with the Freehold Borough Police Department as the community celebrates National Night Out 2005. The event is the police department’s way of “giving something back to the…

  • In the Service

    Coast Guard Seaman James E. Boguslawski recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center, Cape May, and was promoted to his current rank. The eight-week curriculum involved classroom academics and practical instruction in military customs and courtesies, water safety and survival, seamanship skills, first aid, fire fighting and marksmanship. A major emphasis was…

  • Camp Evans put forth as possible picture location

    Top-secret initiatives were conducted at site during WWII BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer One theory about this picture which Greater Media Newspapers is trying to identify is that it was taken at Camp Evans, Wall Township, near the end of World War II. Several theories as to when and where a…

  • Council prepares next group of rezoning laws

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council recently introduced two of nine rezoning ordinances that, if adopted, will implement the municipality’s revised master plan. The two principles of the master plan, which was adopted by the Planning Board in February and now awaits council approval, are to curb…

  • Inspirational author uses written expression as an outlet

    BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent Loretta Collins JACKSON — She giveth and she taketh away. “It keeps you very busy,” author Loretta L. Collins, of Jackson, said as she described the process of “giving” her characters problems and then “taking away” those problems. “It also gives you insomnia.” In fact, Collins, a former…

  • Marlboro council offers support for Senate bills

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council has passed a resolution offering its support for a pending state Senate bill which would require all health clubs and fitness centers to have automatic external defibrillators on site and employees who are trained in its use, along with ensuring that…