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  • Auction benefits foundation

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro Educational Foundation, a group of Marlboro residents and business people dedicated to raising funds for innovative and creative programs not covered in the Marlboro K-8 school district’s regular budget, held its first art auction and deemed it a success. The event took place at the home of Teja Anderson and Frank…

  • Officials warn students consequences are real

    Drinking, drugs and cars do not mix, high schoolers are told during program BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Following a performance that dramatically illustrated what can happen on prom night when high school students mix drinking and driving, Freehold Borough Traffic and Safety Officer William Bismarck and Freehold High…

  • Developer pitches plan for Village apartments

    Residents appear split on plan for units above stores BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Representatives of The Village at Manalapan explained part of their residential development plan to members of the Manalapan Township Committee during a special presentation on May 11. The Village at Manalapan is a proposed mixed-use development at…

  • New ordinance changes lot coverage regulations

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council has adopted a lot coverage ordinance that offers relief to residents looking to build accessory structures on their property. According to the ordinance, “The Township Council desires to minimize the potential for overdevelopment on residential sites in the future by limiting…

  • Taxpayers will dig deeper to support town’s budget

    Marlboro council introduces budget with 8-cent hike BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Property owners in Marl-boro are facing an 8-cent increase in the municipal tax rate under the 2005 budget that the Township Council introduced on May 5. If adopted as proposed, the $28.2 million budget will increase the municipal tax…

  • Organizers believe housing fair provided needed help

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — People who may be thinking about buying a home in the borough were given something you can’t have too much of when you’re hunting for a house — a little help from their friends. Municipal representatives and school administrators teamed up in…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Howell High School’s Kellee Hand starts in the middle of the pack during the 800-meter run at Saturday’s Monmouth County Championships at Brick Township. For story, see sports.

  • BRAC head invited to check out fort’s mission

    Congressmen: Pentagon number-crunchers don BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Two area congressmen are inviting the head of a federal commission created to determine the fate of military bases throughout the nation to look closer at Fort Monmouth’s service to soldiers in the field, before choosing to shut…

  • Inmates tell students ‘it’s all about choices’

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Growing up is all about making choices. The good ones help you to move forward safely and the bad ones can send you to prison. Just ask Jen, Morris, Jesse or Shekirah. They are just four among thousands of young adults who are serving…