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By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer MARLBORO — Where an untrained eye might see a diagram of three buildings, some members of the Planning Board saw what they described as a dangerous shortcut that could be used to avoid an existing traffic light at the busy intersection of Ryan Road and Route…

By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Enrollment shows signs of slowing in Marlboro By karl vilacoba Staff Writer MARLBORO — With first-week attendance figures in, Marlboro’s K-8 school district administrators are reporting a slowed growth rate in the student population. Early figures show a growth of slightly more than 2 percent in the district’s student enrollment, about…

to resume at Oct. meeting By linda denicolaStaff Writer to resume at Oct. meeting By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A hearing on an application filed by American Cellular Network Co. (Cingular Wireless) to construct a cell tower on Route 9 is now scheduled to resume at the Planning Board’s Oct. 17 meeting.…

By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer Before buying or selling a home which relies on a well for its supply of drinking water, the well will now have to have to be tested for an expanded range of contaminants, according to a new state law. The Private Well Testing Act, which became…

Town seeks injunctionon redistricting planboard approved Sept. 9 By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Marlboro files challenge to FRHSD voting system Town seeks injunction on redistricting plan board approved Sept. 9 By karl vilacoba Staff Writer Representatives of Marlboro officially filed a legal complaint last week that aims to change the current voting apportionment of the Freehold…

By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer MARLBORO — The township will receive 12 acres of land dedicated for open space purposes as a condition of the zoning board’s approval of a housing development plan on Pleasant Valley Road. Applicant Meiterman Holdings Inc. was granted preliminary subdivision approval on Sept. 18 for an…

FARRAH MAFFAI Buddy Tonepahhote, 3, enjoys the powwow held at Bucks Mill Park, Colts Neck, on Sept. 14, sponsored by the New Jersey American Indian Center Organization. The powwow featured food, crafts and performances.

Building designedfor 1,100 pupilsnow houses 1,400 By dave benjaminStaff Writer Building designed for 1,100 pupils now houses 1,400 By dave benjamin Staff Writer Once again the members of the Manalapan-English-town Regional School District Board of Education have been told something they already knew. MEMS is maxed out. The Manalapan Englishtown Middle School (MEMS), Millhurst Road,…

By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Council considers options for sale of liquor licenses By karl vilacoba Staff Writer MARLBORO — A group of new liquor licenses will be on tap in Marlboro for the first time in nearly a decade. After the second discussion on the topic since April, Township Council attorney Frederick Raffetto was authorized…