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  • Kelder resigns from Freehold Boro Council Local official is moving to Howell

    Staff Writer By dick metzgar Kelder resigns from Freehold Boro Council Local official is moving to Howell George Kelder After almost 25 years as a public servant in Freehold Borough, Councilman George Kelder was expected to announce his resignation from the Borough Council at the governing body’s Dec. 18 meeting. His resignation will be effective…

  • Kovalski to lead Marlboro council in ’01 New president wants to place a focus on the environment

    Staff Writer By brian walsh Kovalski to lead Marlboro council in ’01 New president wants to place a focus on the environment Marlboro Township Council members have selected Councilman Dr. Paul Kovalski Jr. to lead the governing body in 2001. The council reorganized for the new year during its Dec. 14 meeting. The agenda included…

  • Holiday party

    Shannon Kane, 8, of New Egypt, sings "Silent Night" with Nora Cashman as Nora’s husband, Sean, and Mora Tierney accompany them on accordion at the Manalapan-Englishtown Knights of Columbus Council No. 5903 holiday party for needy children in Englishtown Saturday. MARIE ORTIZ

  • Buildings may face demolition

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — In an effort to avoid "boarded-up eyesores," members of the Township Committee are considering enacting an ordinance that could provide for the forced demolition of any building left boarded and vacant for more than six months. Currently, if a building is deemed to pose a structural hazard due to the possibility of…

  • Plan proposes banquet hall behind Spike’s restaurant

    Plan proposes banquet hall behind Spike’s restaurant MARLBORO — An application proposing the construction of a banquet hall at the rear of an existing restaurant has been presented to the Planning Board. On. Dec. 6, the board was presented with testimony from architects, engineers and planners representing Steven Weinstein, the owner of Spike’s restaurant, Route…

  • Donors needed in blood shortage emergency

    John A. Giandelone, executive director of New Jersey Blood Services, (NJBS), New Brunswick has declared an emergency blood donor appeal effective immediately. Eligible donors are being urged to call toll-free, 1-877-902-5663 to schedule a donation appointment at one of the many blood drives held daily or at one of NJBS’s donor centers. Walk-in donors are…

  • School board to act on principal reassignment MEMS administrator acknowledges he will be among transfers

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin School board to act on principal reassignment MEMS administrator acknowledges he will be among transfers Reports of a plan to reassign school principals and staff members brought residents and employees to a Dec. 5 meeting of the Manalapan-Eng-lishtown Regional School District Board of Education. "I think it’s important for the…

  • Howell planning board may review homes near site of contamination

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta A residential development approved by the Howell Planning Board may get a second look from the panel. With residential well testing under way and contamination of a commercial well source by cancer-causing agents confirmed by a state official, the Planning Board may review an approval it granted for The Preserve,…

  • Santa arrives

    After pulling into Freehold Borough on a Conrail train Saturday afternoon, Santa Claus meets with his many friends who are anxious to tell him how they have behaved this year. JERRY WOLKOWITZ JERRY WOLKOWITZ Frosty the Snowman offers a candy cane to Christina Vitale, 4, held by her father, Michael, at the Marlboro holiday tree…