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Kissing series captures emotions of simple act
Middlesex artist displays 16 works at Marlboro Library BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer “Hunger” Kissing and the feelings that lead up to a kiss are the themes of Cynthia Yurcisin’s paintings that are on display now through Dec. 1 at the Marlboro Library, Wyncrest Road. Yurcisin, a 50-something artist who lives…
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Catwalkers to stage comedy
DAVE BENJAMIN Alice (Rory Fish), the youngest child in the Sycamore family, gets advice from Grandpa (Paul Pontrelli) as the Colts Neck High School Catwalkers prepare to stage “You Can’t Take It With You.” COLTS NECK — The Sycamores are coming to the Colts Neck High School stage. The Cougar Catwalkers Drama Club will entertain…
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Ceramic tiles will create lasting legacy
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The playground committee of the West Freehold School PTO is managing a fund-raiser that will benefit children attending the school now and in the future, and the larger community. The new West Freehold School opened in September. As a way to commemorate the…
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Speakers, singing help school honor veterans
BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — Students at the Frank Defino Central School, Route 79, celebrated Veterans Day on Nov. 11 by singing patriotic songs and listening to a speech by an army colonel. Members of the third-grade chorus sang favorites like “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “You’re a Grand…
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Marlboro hit with suit over denial of BJ’s plan
Applicant claims proposed buffer would protect homes BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — The entity that sought permission to build a BJ’s Wholesale Club at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 520 is suing the township in state Superior Court in a bid to overturn the Planning Board vote…
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Officers name winners of trading card contest
DAVE BENJAMIN Grand-prize winners of the Manalapan Police Department’s trading card contest, Alex Hausler, 13, and Brook Sovern, 8, receive new bicycles from Patrolman Joe Felicia (l) and Patrolman Gerald Bruno. MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Police Department’s trading card collection contest has ended with the naming of winners. The police officer trading card program featured…
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YMCA gets initial OK to expand
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The plan to expand the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, East Freehold Road, was for the most part approved by the Planning Board on Nov. 4. The approval is conditioned on a review of the application by the township’s Historic Preservation Commission, according…
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Howell voters elect DiBella new mayor
Schomaker captures second 4-year term on Township Council BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — An overwhelming majority put Howell Councilman Joseph DiBella into the mayor’s seat and returned Councilwoman Cynthia Schomaker to her second term on the Township Council on Election Day, Nov. 2. DiBella and Schomaker, two Republicans, each…
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Law seeks donation info from applicants to boards
BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council has introduced an ordinance that would require developers who have major applications before the Zoning Board of Adjustment or the Planning Board to disclose any local political contributions they may have made. The ordinance, if adopted, would require all applicants who…
