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  • Friendship breakfast set

    The postponed January annual Jewish-Black Friendship Program of the Jewish War Veterans Lt. Seth Dvorin Post 972 of Manalapan-Marlboro will be held during its annual Abraham Lincoln Birthday Breakfast. The traditional annual breakfast honors the nation’s Civil War Commander in Chief, as well as the Civil War Union Army veterans who established the Jewish War…

  • Freeholders to vote on $435M spending plan

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer The cost of running Monmouth County continues to rise steadily, but the county’s tax rate has continued to decrease at the same time. The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders recently introduced a $435,548,909 spending package for 2005, an increase of $19.6 million, or 4.7 percent, over…

  • Smith served Marlboro as employee, volunteer

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Ed Smith, 67, the former superintendent of the township’s department of public works, died Feb. 15 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Smith, 67, was a lifelong resident of Marlboro before moving to Howell two years ago. He had been the superintendent of the…

  • Mayor restates request for pair to leave board

    Giudice says he has no intention of stepping down BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Renewing a call he has made in the past, Mayor Robert Kleinberg once again asked Planning Board members Mario Giudice and Stanley Young to resign from the panel. Kleinberg said he does not believe Giudice…

  • ‘Cinderella’ will come to life on school stage

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MARLBORO — Audience members will be counting the minutes until midnight as the Marlboro High School drama club presents Richard Rodgers’ and Oscar Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” The fairy tale for young and old will be presented in the high school auditorium Feb. 24-26 at 7:30 p.m. “We…

  • Monmouth Girl Scouts name board of directors

    Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, Howell, introduced its Board of Directors for 2005-07 during its 43rd annual council meeting, held on Jan. 20 at its new activity center. The Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts Board of Directors includes officers, members-at-large and four teenage girls who currently are Senior Girl Scouts. New officers include Jeanine Willis…

  • Lunch ladies steamed at reduction in hours

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — Cafeteria employees who work in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District lunchrooms are angry about cuts made by their employer, Chartwells Food Services, Monroe Township. Approximately 30 of the school district’s 40 cafeteria workers met on Feb. 17 with Superintendent of Schools Maureen Lally and…

  • Filing deadline approaches for school board candidates

    Citing challenges facing the state’s public schools, the president of the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) urged eligible citizens to consider service on their local boards of education. The deadline to file nominating petitions to run for office in this year’s school election is 4 p.m. Feb. 28. The election will take place on…

  • Friend of Freehold police lends hand to local PBA

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Ric Miele likes the Freehold Borough Police Department and because of the friendship between Miele and the police, the members of PBA No. 159 have been able to own things they would not otherwise have. Miele, a Freehold Township resident who works…