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  • Trustees hope new signs will cut speed in Villages

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff WriterHOWELL Trustees hope new signs will cut speed in Villages BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — It has been alleged that a misplaced bolt on a street sign is confusing drivers entering The Villages adult community, off Route 9. According to Villages resident Barbara Dixel, the bolt on a 15 mph…

  • Barkalow pupils learn lessons about hunger

    Barkalow pupils learn lessons about hunger FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — In the words of Barkalow Middle School student Justin Davidson, "Be grateful for what you have." Justin, a seventh-grader, became more aware of how lucky he is after participating in a hunger banquet as part of an ongoing effort to raise pupil awareness of global hunger.…

  • Marketing professionals sought

    BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — A township official is looking for marketing professionals who live in Marlboro and want to help bring more commercial ratables to the town. Interested professionals would be asked to work on the project on a volunteer basis, said Marty Karasick, Marlboro’s director of economic…

  • Spalliero wants new hearing on affordable housing

    Developer continues long-standing struggle with Marlboro officials BY LARRY RAMER & MARK ROSMANStaff Writers Spalliero wants new hearing on affordable housing BY LARRY RAMER & MARK ROSMAN Staff Writers Local developer Anthony Spalliero is trying to convince a state Superior Court judge to allow him to build about 680 new houses in Marlboro, his attorney,…

  • Marlboro mayor sets goals for first term

    More space needed inmunicipal complex;ethics panel considered BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Marlboro mayor sets goals for first term More space needed in Robert Kleinberg municipal complex; ethics panel considered BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — In a wide-ranging speech, Mayor Robert Kleinberg, who took office in January, outlined several of his goals for the…

  • Bauhaus connection: Roosevelt housing has German roots

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Roosevelt resident Michael Ticktin presents a history of Roosevelt to Monika Markgraf, research director of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation in Germany, during a recent visit. Roosevelt resident Michael Ticktin felt right at home while visiting Dessau, Germany, in February. He saw the same flat-roofed, boxy houses…

  • Naming of liaisons irks pair

    BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — Republican Township Council members Patti Morelli and Joseph Pernice have objected to council President James Mione’s decision to independently select two people as the council’s representatives to a new subcommittee that will recommend changes to Marlboro’s master plan. The subcommittee, suggested by Mayor Robert…

  • Mayor taking new look at affordable housing

    Proposes plan to have nonprofit group build homes on public land BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — Township Attorney Andrew Bayer has reported that Marlboro is between 165 and 195 units short of meeting the second round of its state-mandated affordable housing obligation. Mayor Robert Kleinberg said he would like…

  • Voters give thumbs up to Marlboro school tab

    Waldman, Levy, Stoy win three-year seats on Board of Education BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — Voters approved the Marlboro K-8 school district’s $65.5 million budget for the 2004-05 school year as 2,008 residents (55 percent) voted in favor of the budget, while 1,713 (45 percent) voted to oppose the…