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  • Howell Twp. code

    official commended By kathy barattaStaff Writer Howell Twp. code official commended By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Construction code official Ed Mack was the recent recipient of a special commendation presented by the Township Council. Mayor Timothy J. Konopka said Mack was being recognized for proposing and creating Howell’s unsafe structure ordinance which was…

  • Committee honors Little League state champs

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Members of a Freehold Township youth baseball team that won a state championship this summer have been honored by the Township Committee. During the summer, a squad made up of players from the Freehold Township Little League won the Little League 2002 New…

  • Seniors work to bring golf games up to par

    Manalapan Senior Centeroffers course at practice Seniors work to bring golf games up to par Manalapan Senior Center offers course at practice DAVE BENJAMIN Teaching professional Bob Corbo gives instruction to Stanley Franklin at the Hole In 1 Golf Center, Millstone Township, during a program being offered by the Manalapan Senior Center. facility in Millstone…

  • Marlboro college student joins foundation’s speakers bureau

    Marlboro college student joins foundation’s speakers bureau Rachi Govil, 19, recently was appointed to the speakers bureau of the American Legacy Foundation. As a speakers bureau member, she travels throughout the United States, motivating and preparing teenagers to take local action to prevent tobacco use. The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services announced…

  • Open house to feature learning centers

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer By dave benjamin Staff Writer Area eighth-graders who may be interested in attending one of the Freehold Regional High School District’s specialized learning centers will be able to find out more about those programs at an open house to be held at Freehold Township High School, Elton-Adelphia Road, on Oct. 8…

  • Post office remembers resident killed at WTC

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer Post office remembers resident killed at WTC By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Jack Lennon, 70, an employee with the recreation department, made an especially poignant trip to the Howell Post Office, Route 9 and Aldrich Road, on Sept. 11. Lennon regularly picks up the township mail at that location…

  • Law would provide relocation assistance to families in need

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Law would provide relocation assistance to families in need By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A new relocation assistance ordinance has been introduced by the Township Committee. The ordinance would establish an Office of Relocation Assistance and also establish the powers and duties of a director. According to Doug…

  • Clerk was key to borough operation for four decades

    Vivian Taylor recalledas a knowledgeable,dedicated employee By dick metzgarStaff Writer Clerk was key to borough operation for four decades Vivian Taylor recalled as a knowledgeable, dedicated employee By dick metzgar Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Nobody epitomized the public servant more than Vivian Storey Taylor, the borough’s municipal clerk for 25 years until her retirement in…

  • Zoners OK Habitat homes after reconsidering plan

    Subdivision of eighthomes will be allowedon Institute Street tract By clare marie celanoStaff Writer Subdivision of eight homes will be allowed on Institute Street tract By clare marie celano Staff Writer The Freehold Borough zoning board has unanimously granted the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity the use variance it needed in order to build…