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  • Tire slashers hit Ramtown, Brick

    HOWELL — According to township police, the owners of 24 vehicles parked at homes in Howell’s Ramtown section, near the Brick Township border, woke up on the morning of June 8 to find that the tires on their cars had been slashed. Detective Sgt. Steve Dreher said tires on another 24 cars parked at homes…

  • Konopka: Manager is under scrutiny

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Is Jacqueline Ascione about to become the latest Howell township manager to be dropped through the figurative trap door into which her most recent predecessors have passed? Two Howell police officers, one a township resident and the other a spokesman for the department’s Policeman’s Benevolent Association (PBA), addressed members of…

  • Chalk Art

    Carolyn Piassek, 13, (l) and Corissa Deluca, 13, both of Howell, complete their works of art in a sidewalk chalk contest at Aldrich Plaza sponsored by the Howell Community Alliance for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

  • Teachers rally as contract talks declared at impasse

    Staff Writer By Kathy Baratta KATHY BARATTA Their sentiments clear on the signs they carry, with slogans such as “Now do we look happy?,” Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District teachers and librarians rally for their cause. The contract between teachers in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District and the Board of Education is due to expire at…

  • JEFF HUNTLEY Minor injuries reported in school bus, car crash

    JEFF HUNTLEY Minor injuries reported in school bus, car crash A Freehold Township police officer directs traffic around an accident involving an empty school bus and two cars Monday morning at the intersection of Halls Mill and Okerson roads. The drivers of the two cars, one of which struck the second in the rear and…

  • Marlboro Airport operators welcome community Saturday

    Marlboro Airport operators welcome community Saturday MARLBORO — A day of fun, rides and exhibits is being planned by the new owners and management of the Marlboro Airport, Route 79 at Harbor Road, at an open house to be held at the facility on Saturday. According to William T. Bienes, airport manager, the day’s events…

  • Seniors find a friend in new coordinator

    Staff Writer By Bob Fleming Denise Barry MARLBORO — The township’s senior citizen community has found a new friend in Denise Barry, Marlboro’s new senior citizen coordinator. Barry, a Freehold Township resident, has been employed since February as the senior citizen coordinator, in charge of administering all senior-related programs and services, reporting to John Saffioti,…

  • Dinosaur enthusiasts share hobby at Marlboro event

    Staff Writer By Bob Fleming MARLBORO — Area residents recently got the chance to meet up with some prehistoric creatures during a Dinosaur and Environmental Awareness Day program held at the Marlboro Community Recreation Center. Under the guidance and direction of Councilman Dr. Paul Kovalski Jr., an environmental enthusiast, the town’s Recrea-tion and Parks Commission…

  • Marlboro woman is featured on talk radio

    Carol Abaya of Marlboro, a nationally syndicated columnist on aging and elder/parent care issues, is now being heard on a regular basis on the new talk radio programs being produced by The Payoff Years. Abaya has also been appointed senior lifestyle editor of The Payoff Years, which provides multimedia programming for those 45 years and…