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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Bears will be topic of May 20 talk
The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife will host a black bear education seminar on May 20. The “Living in Bear Country” presentation is being sponsored in conjunction with the Monmouth County Chapter of the New Jersey State Feder-ation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, and will be held at 7 p.m. at the YMCA of Western…
