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  • Building, zoning departments benefit from town hall work

    Staff Writer By Theresa A. Boschen MARLBORO — Mayor Matthew V. Scannapieco, Township Councilwoman Jo Ann Denton and about 40 municipal employees ended their workday on Aug. 1 by enjoying cake and coffee in the new, but bare, zoning and building department additions on the lower level of Town Hall. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place…

  • Farmer says future could depend on zoning decision

    Staff Writer By clare m. masi JERRY WOLKOWITZ Don, Kathy and Alan Patterson (l-r) place plants out for sale on their Howell farm. Farmers and landowners say a proposed rezoning ordinance could negatively affect the equity in their property. The proposal would reduce the number of homes that could be built in certain areas of…

  • Okerson Road realignment planned

    Staff Writer By PAUL GODINO FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP —A state Department of Transportation (DOT) plan is in the works that would realign Okerson Road and make it an intersection with Willowbrook and Halls Mill roads. The plan, which is yet to be approved, would realign and extend Okerson Road around several businesses and align it with…

  • Rezoning proposal to have special hearing in Howell Mayor supporting proposed changes in area along Route 524

    Staff Writer By Kathy Baratta Rezoning proposal to have special hearing in Howell Mayor supporting proposed changes in area along Route 524 HOWELL — If adopted as the mayor hopes on Aug. 13, a rezoning package in north Howell is expected to result in litigation being brought against the town by at least one resident…

  • Accident spills fuel, closes road

    MANALAPAN — The driver of a 1997 Mack dump truck had to be extricated from his vehicle after it experienced mechanical failure and swerved off the road near the intersection of Gordons Corner Road and Old Queens Boulevard at 9:04 a.m. July 31. According to Manalapan Police Capt. Michael Rumola, the dump truck, driven by…

  • Man’s complaint against store alleges malicious prosecution

    Staff Writer By Mark Rosman Man’s complaint against store alleges malicious prosecution MARLBORO — A township resident has filed a civil complaint against Wawa convenience stores and one of its employees alleging malicious prosecution in the wake of an alleged incident of theft. Israel Martinez, 38, states in a May 3 state Superior Court complaint…

  • Yesteryear 100 years ago

    Yesteryear 100 years ago William A. Newell, New Jersey’s oldest surviving ex-governor, died at his home in Allentown on Aug. 8. In him the public loses a faithful servant, the people of Allentown and vicinity a skillful and self-sacrificing physician, and his family a true and tried friend. Dr. Newell’s death did not occur unexpectedly…

  • Freehold AAUW honors high school achievers

    Freehold AAUW honors high school achievers AAUW scholarship co-chairwoman Denise Cole (l) joins scholarship winners (l-r) Elena Hassan, Lauren Siciliano, Rebecca Silberberg, Marion Protano, Van Vo and Sonia Tewani. The Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women finds much to admire in the senior girls they honor each year who have the…

  • Space on ballot sought for preservation query

    Staff Writer By Mark Rosman Space on ballot sought for preservation query MANALAPAN — A resident is asking municipal officials to place a nonbinding question on the November general election ballot. Speaking to the Township Committee during the public comment portion of the July 25 meeting, Ray Kalainikas, of Sweetmans Lane, asked municipal officials to…