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Van plan boosts center in effort to feed people
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Barry Tobias and Regina Finn stand next to the van that is making it more convenient for volunteers with the Samaritan Center, Manalapan, to pick up donations of food. MANALAPAN — When you put people like Barry Tobias and Anthony Morelli together to work for a worthy cause, good…
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Public hearing set on zone change
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township Planning Board will conduct a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at town hall on proposed rezoning amendments to the land use element of the township’s master plan. According to information provided by the township, the amendments include revising an area along Route 537 between the Holland Ridge…
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Comic-con is coming to Manalapan
Meet superheroes and comic book authors and artists! Be part of a podcast with Mike and Ming from Jay and Silent Bob’s! Come dressed in your anime/comic best to win a prize, join a Jedi school, and take in an old-fashioned Batman radio play. All that and more will be part of the Monmouth County…
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Squad dedicates new ambulance
MARLBORO — Members of the Morganville First Aid and Rescue Squad, which has its headquarters on Tennent Road, will be answering emergency calls in a new ambulance. Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik dedicated the ambulance in a ceremony on Sept. 8. The dedication took place in conjunction with the squad’s annual open house that invites all…
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Young Marlboro men want to make the world nicer
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Two local youths came before the Marlboro Township Council at its Aug. 9 meeting to promote movements that are designed to create a happier and more just society. Kintan Sampat described “Smiling On,” which is an effort undertaken by the Marlboro High School senior to bring joy to…
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FoodBank to benefit from grant
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) recently made a joint announcement of grant monies awarded to state food banks. DCA Commissioner Richard E. Constable III and NJDA Secretary Douglas H. Fisher announced the grants at the Lacey Food Bank, Forked River, on Sept. 4. The…
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Teens embrace learning on journey to Nanto City
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Local teenagers recently took a trip around the world to get a taste of everyday life with a typical Japanese family as part of the Marlboro-Nanto City Youth Exchange Program. Accompanied by two chaperones, 12 Marlboro youngsters spent Aug. 1-16 in Japan, chaperone Haidi Biala said. The youths…
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U.S. Marine Sgt. from Colts Neck receives NJ Heroes scholarship
COLTS NECK — New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie recently announced that U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James Adams of Colts Neck has been awarded the New Jersey Heroes Heart of a Hero Scholarship. Ten recipients from across the state will receive $10,000 to help pursue a post-secondary education or vocational training. In June, Wal-Mart…
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Plan for fee-based leaf pickup is put on hold
MANALAPAN — The municipality’s request for proposals for a leaf collection initiative produced only one offer from a private landscaping company headquartered 60 miles away in Bergen County. With that response as the only offer, Committeeman Ryan Green announced at the Aug. 15 meeting of the Township Committee that Manalapan’s professionals “have determined that this…
