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  • Love of land creates deep bond for farmers

    Correspondentsi By clare m. ma PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ Chet Halka Jr., of Halka Nurseries, Millstone Township, examines a 25-year-old Japanese pagoda tree that has been loaded on the back of a flatbed tractor-trailer and is awaiting delivery to a customer. Chet Halka of Millstone Township has been farming for 50 years. He bought 3…

  • Voters give nod to increase in open space tax

    Voters give nod to increase in open space tax FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Voter approval of a nonbinding referendum on Election Day will result in a 3-cent municipal open space tax if the Township Committee enacts the change from the current 1-cent tax per $100 of assessed valuation. The town’s open space fund — established by…

  • Fall Student Showcase

    Esther Shim performs on piano during the Fall Student Showcase sponsored by the Cecilian Music Club of Freehold, Sunday at the Freehold Music Center, Freehold Township. JEFF HUNTLEY

  • Accident victims escape injury

    Emergency personnel examine the scene of a one-vehicle accident off Siloam Road, Freehold Township, on the morning of Nov. 9. One adult and four children escaped injury when the sport utility vehicle rolled on its side. JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • Panel rules lack of jurisdiction in request for additional homes

    Staff Writer By brian walsh MARLBORO — The Planning Board has rejected a request that could have allowed a developer to increase the number of homes allowed to be built on an Igoe Road property. Harry Kantor of Holmdel sought an interpretation from the board that would have raised the permitted number of homes on…

  • ‘Tiger Lady’ asks donation of property slated for deal Bathgate rejects notion of turning over land in two communities

    Staff Writer By Kathy Baratta ‘Tiger Lady’ asks donation of property slated for deal Bathgate rejects notion of turning over land in two communities FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Negotia-tions for a two-county purchase of 1,700 acres took on an interesting aspect last week when "Tiger Lady" Joan Byron-Marasek asked the owner of the land to kill…

  • Town, contractor dispute work

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — In order to "protect its interests," the Township Committee has filed suit against a contractor who was hired to complete renovations at the municipal building. Township Administrator Thomas E. Antus said the unfinished work is the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system at the municipal building, Stillwells Corner Road. The work had been…

  • Konopka elected to second term Republican Schomaker earns seat on council

    Staff Writer By Kathy Baratta Konopka elected to second term Republican Schomaker earns seat on council HOWELL — A split-ticket decision with a narrow margin of victory has resulted in a win for the town’s incumbent mayor and a seat for a new councilwoman. Democratic Mayor Timothy J. Konopka, with 8,764 votes, held off the…

  • Board gives superintendent powers in event of strike Marlboro board, union continue to haggle over contract

    Staff Writer By brian walsh Board gives superintendent powers in event of strike Marlboro board, union continue to haggle over contract The Marlboro Board of Education is taking precautionary measures in anticipation of a possible teachers’ strike. At a special meeting held Oct. 31, the board passed a resolution outlining the course of action that…