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  • Planner describes need for project variances

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — With the end of the public hearing for the Northpointe residential development in sight, representatives of the applicant made their case for an assortment of use variances at the May 2 meeting of the Marlboro Planning Board. Ohad Associates, the applicant, is proposing to construct 300 units priced…

  • Macedonia Freehold Church will host community day

    FREEHOLD — A “Community Day onAvenueA” (a health and wellness fair) will be held at the Macedonia Freehold Church, 163 Throckmorton St. at Avenue A, Freehold Borough, from noon to 4 p.m. June 23. The rain date is June 30. The event is sponsored by the church’s youth group and is an outreach effort by…

  • Freehold Borough council adopts municipal budget

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council has adopted a $14.58 million municipal budget for 2012. The budget was adopted on May 7. The spending plan calls for a municipal tax levy of $9 million. Other revenues (i.e., state aid and surplus from the water and sewer utility), will be applied…

  • Trainer and dog work together to win title

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Ira Dauer directs his border collie Oliver en route to winning the national championship in the 20-inch preferred agility category at the American Kennel Club’s National Agility Championships held in Reno, Nev. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ra Dauer and Oliver, his 8-year-old border collie, unseated a defending…

  • Jersey Shore Wine Festival will return

    The Lakewood BlueClaws will host the second Jersey Shore Wine Festival on June 2-3 at FirstEnergy Park, New Hampshire and Cedar Bridge avenues, Lakewood. The festival will help promote New Jersey wines and the many varietals produced in the area. The event’s hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily, and admission is $15 in advance…

  • ‘Paintings from the Eastern Seaboard’

    “Brunch” The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury is hosting a watercolor exhibit of work by Sally Brandenburg. Landscapes and seascapes, towns and gardens of New England and mid-Atlantic states are the subject of “Paintings from the Eastern Seaboard.” The exhibit will run through May 30. Hours at the guild are: Tuesday through Friday, 8…

  • New Hope Baptist Church plans festival

    FREEHOLD — The New Hope Baptist Church, First Street, will host a gospel and community festival on May 19 from 1-5 p.m. The rain date will be June 2. The event will feature singing, praise music bands, food vendors and fun. Individuals who are not registered to vote will have an opportunity to register, according…

  • Juveniles caught with drugs at high school

    MANALAPAN— Police were called to Manalapan High School, Church Lane, at 11:09 a.m. April 25 in reference to juveniles who were on school property and in possession of drugs. Police arrested three 16-year-old boys and charged each boy with distribution of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) and possession of CDS on school property. The juveniles, whose…

  • Marlboro council creates municipal rec. department

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Swim, sports and family fun will all fall under the same banner next year in Marlboro. The Township Council unanimously adopted an ordinance at its May 3 meeting that will consolidate the Marlboro Recreation and Parks Commission and the Marlboro Swim Club Utility into one entity to be…