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By kathy barattaStaff Writer School construction plan has town’s OK to proceed By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — The mayor has signed the sewer endorsements for the Howell Board of Education’s sewer extensions for new schools under construction on Ramtown-Greenville Road and on Route 524. An elementary school is being built on Ramtown-Greenville Road…

By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Council approves more tests on farm eyed for purchase By karl vilacoba Staff Writer MARLBORO — As matters of standard procedure and protecting taxpayer money, the Township Council has authorized an engineering firm to conduct thorough environmental tests at a site the township will likely buy for open space uses. A…

Mayor: Pop Warnerwill address concernsdiscussed at meeting By dave benjaminStaff Writer Residents say football field disturbs neighbors’ peace Mayor: Pop Warner will address concerns discussed at meeting By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Pop Warner youth football officials are promising to fix a situation that has neighbors of its new field throwing penalty flags.…

Family, friends believe longtimeManalapan resident answeredcall to action on Flight 93 By kathy barattaStaff Writer Hundreds turn out to honor Joe Driscoll Family, friends believe longtime Manalapan resident answered call to action on Flight 93 By kathy baratta Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ Runners leave the starting line at the Sept. 14 Walk With…

By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Henry Jackson, 1, keeps up a family tradition as he gets his first haircut from John Ialeggio at the Style Barber Shop, Freehold Township, on Sept. 6. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A first haircut is a big event for a family and can be a…

Goal is to raise $107,000for 9/11 monument attownship arboretum By dave benjaminStaff Writer Manalapan organizations support memorial effort Goal is to raise $107,000 for 9/11 monument at township arboretum By dave benjamin Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN A thermometer sign standing outside the Manalapan municipal complex, Route 522, will gauge the progress of a fund-raising drive…

By mark rosmanStaff Writer Monument dedicated to victims, heroes of 9/11 By mark rosman Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Under a setting sun on a warm late-summer evening, hundreds of township residents gathered at town hall on Sept. 10 for ceremonies dedicating the community’s 9/11 memorial. Carved out of 165,000 pounds of granite and built…

By dave benjaminStaff Writer By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Score one for the Planning Board. State Superior Court Judge Lawrence M. Lawson, sitting in Freehold, has affirmed the decision of the board in a complaint that centered around the development of homes in a project known as Autumn Estates. On July 9, 2001,…

By linda denicolaStaff Writer Freehold Township authorizes funds for Opatut Park project By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The last Township Committee agenda meeting in August was a full one, highlighted by a number of recognition items. In addition to thanking two companies for their 9/11 memorial contributions, T&M Associates, Middletown, and Seacoast…