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  • Re-enactor specializes in Colonial dentistry

    Care was primitive, not widely available in 18th-century America BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Marjy Wienkop FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Marjy Wienkop, a Revolutionary War re-enactor, has become a specialist in 18th century dentistry. She is probably better trained for that trade than were those who were treating people in the 1700s.…

  • Farkas says his ideas will manage growth

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Democratic mayoral candidate Steve Farkas says he has a lot of ideas on how to manage Howell’s growth. Farkas is running for a four-year term as Howell’s mayor against Republican Joseph M. DiBella and independent candidate James P. Garvey in the Nov. 2 general…

  • Council, mayor debate return of ethics board

    BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — Members of the Township Council and Mayor Robert Kleinberg engaged in a partisan debate about ethics reform during the council’s meeting on Oct. 14. Republicans, including Kleinberg, argued that the council should move quickly to resurrect Marlboro’s Ethical Standards Board. The ethics board is…

  • Matawan girl turns selfless, sweet 16 at party

    In lieu of gifts, asks for donations to breast cancer foundation BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer MATAWAN — Turning sweet 16 is a very special time in a girl’s life. It’s a time for a big, fancy party, and, of course, presents. Alexandra (Ali) Jones, of Matawan, is no different from…

  • Building food pyramid teaches pair of lessons

    Marlboro students learn about diet & community service BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Mary Jane Prezios (bottom right) takes a picture of Marlboro Elementary School fifth-graders who helped collect provisions for the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and placed them on a food pyramid that helps people…

  • Affordable housing program questioned

    Memos from BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer As officials with the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) work to establish new guidelines for the next round of New Jersey’s affordable housing obligations, memos written in 2002 and 2003 paint a picture of a system that was not working. The News Transcript…

  • Activist may pursue seat on Howell council

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer If Howell Republican Township Councilman Joseph DiBella is elected mayor on Nov. 2 that will create an open seat on the Township Council. Community activist Sharon Carpenter-Migliaccio told the Tri-Town News this week that she would “probably, even likely” seek to be the person appointed to…

  • Former supt. honored with naming of facility

    Joseph F. Scozzari always put emphasis on school bus safety BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Joseph F. Scozzari (l), former superintendent of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, accepts congratulations from Board of Education President James Mumolie at the dedication ceremony of the district’s new transportation facility. MANALAPAN — A…

  • Costume party planned for dogs

    MARLBORO — The operators of Dog-Ease, a full-service daycare facility for dogs, will hold a Halloween costume party and fund-raiser on Oct. 23 from 1-3 p.m. at 234 Boundary Road, Building 3. Dog owners can bring their canine friends dressed in a Halloween costume and compete for prizes. All dogs will have their picture taken…