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  • Marlboro puts off action on pay-to-play

    Council wantsmore time toreview ordinance BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Marlboro puts off action on pay-to-play Council wants more time to review ordinance BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer For the second time in six months, the Marlboro Township Council has delayed taking action on so-called "pay-to-play" reforms. Representatives of Common Cause New Jersey, a citizen lobby…

  • Proponents of pay-to-play reform seek local support

    Split committee OKsexpansion of EconomicDevelopment Council BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Proponents of pay-to-play reform seek local support Split committee OKs expansion of Economic Development Council BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Township Committee members have been asked to consider adopting a "pay-to-play" reform ordinance. Princeton University students Caitlin Sullivan and Grace Huang attended the…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Red Hawk dancer Wayahsti Richardson performs for pupils at the Laura Donovan School, Freehold Township, during a program that focused on the cultural significance of the dances. For more, see page 26.

  • Freehold will begin effort to close day laborers’ area

    Notification willinclude radioads in Mexico BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Freehold will begin effort to close day laborers’ area Notification will include radio ads in Mexico BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Preparations for closing a day laborers’ muster zone on Throckmorton Street will begin Nov. 10. The area on Throckmorton Street opposite…

  • Immigration reality hits Freehold school district

    Changing demographics,need for more spaceare issues for board BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Changing demographics, need for more space are issues for board BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Borough’s new superintendent of schools is making every effort to join forces with the Borough Council to ease the silent separation that has plagued the two governing…

  • Four firefighters injured at blaze

    Four firefighters injured at blaze MARLBORO — Four firefighters were injured while battling a blaze in a house on Old Mill Road, near Route 79, just after 5 p.m. Oct. 25. Marlboro fire official Walter Holtz said one firefighter received a low-voltage shock from the house’s electrical system; a second was injured by water that…

  • N.J. welcomes teens from around the world to Games

    Correspondent BY ADAM RIBACK N.J. welcomes teens from around the world to Games Jewish boys and girls from around the world enjoyed a week of competitive sporting events at the Maccabi Games held over the summer in Tenafly, Bergen County. More than 4,000 spectators attended the events. One of the 46 participating delegations represented the…

  • Rutgers libraries seek war-related documents

    As Veterans Day approaches, the Rutgers Living History Society is asking New Jersey residents to consider donating their war-related documents to the special collections and archives at the Rutgers University libraries. Many of the documents that tell the story of our nation during times of war — letters, diaries, photos, etc. — can be found…

  • Radio hosts to participate in discussion of Abraham

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Radio hosts to participate in discussion of Abraham BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Three distinguished religious thinkers — a Jew, a Christian and a Muslim — will come together for a discussion of Abraham, the one man to whom all three religions trace their roots. The panel discussion, to…