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  • Council set to adopt car cell phone code

    By bob fleming Council set to adopt car cell phone code The Marlboro Township Council’s plan to adopt an ordinance at its regular meeting Thursday regulating motorists’ use of hand-held cellular telephones continues to attract local and regional attention. But a situation has come to light that calls into question just how supportive the township’s…

  • Jones recalled as Freehold booster

    By dick metzgar Someone reading this newspaper’s "Yester-year" column a century from today will undoubtedly note an item about one of Free-hold Borough’s most illustrious personalities — Jeff Jones. Jones, the owner of the Court Jester restaurant and bar on East Main Street and similar operations in Hightstown and Aberdeen, died on July 2 at…

  • Jeff Jones

    The funeral procession for Jeff Jones leaves the Court Jester, Freehold, on Thurs-day, while a sign in the window of Sweet Lew’s Cafe recalls Jones’ commitment to the community. JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • Town awaits hearings on recycling facilities

    By Bob Fleming MARLBORO — The Monmouth County Planning Board has yet to schedule public hearings on the proposed relocation of an existing concrete recycling facility and the expansion of another concrete storage and distribution facility, both on Amboy Road. Both operations, which have received approval from the county’s Solid Waste Advisory Council (SWAC), must…

  • Manalapan official ponders cost of town’s arboretum

    MANALAPAN By kathy baratta Manalapan official ponders cost of town’s arboretum Recently, Township Committeeman William Scherer voiced his displeasure over spending the $300,000 needed to get the project started and maintained in front of town hall, Route 522. Over the course of a couple of discussions of the project by the Township Com-mittee, Scherer told…

  • June gala benefits Collier Services

    Two hundred guests gathered at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge on June 23 for Monte Collier Night III, the 14th annual "A Chance to Grow Gala," which raised approximately $76,000 for Collier Services’ programs for special needs children and youth at Collier Services’ facilities in the Wickatunk section of Marlboro. Featured speaker Andrew Christopher…

  • Flea market undergoes renovation

    Artist’s rendering shows the new Regal Plaza at Route 9 north and West Farms Road, Howell. The plaza is being developed from the structure which formerly housed the Great American Flea Market. HOWELL — The complete renovation of the building that housed the Great American Flea Market on Route 9 north at West Farms Road…

  • Township hoping to shine a light on ‘forgotten’ war Bringing information to schools is one idea 50 years after Korea

    By dave benjamin Township hoping to shine a light on ‘forgotten’ war Bringing information to schools is one idea 50 years after Korea FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Though the Korean War is sometimes referred to as America’s forgotten war, municipal officials want to bring it squarely into the public’s consciousness. In an effort to honor, thank…

  • Harassment complaint, workers’ compensation claim are settled

    By Bob Fleming MARLBORO — Township officials have reached an out-of-court settlement to resolve a workers’ compensation claim and a pending sexual harassment complaint filed by the supervisor of police records. According to Joseph Orlando, township business administrator, the settlement brings to a close the workers’ compensation claim filed by Patricia Vacchiano, a 12-year employee…