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Undersized fall zone dooms cell tower plan
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Safety regulations established by a township ordinance recently nudged members of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment to deny an application that proposed the construction of a cellular communications tower in the Morganville section of Marlboro. The applicant, T-Mobile Northeast LLC, proposed to build a 150-foot-tall monopole at 112 Amboy…
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Tab Ramos Sports Center gearing up for busy season
Open house Sunday will showcase summer camp; sports for youth and adults available BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The skybox and bar at Tab Ramos Sports Center, Aberdeen, affords spectators the opportunity to watch practices and games in comfort. PHOTOS BY LAUREN CASSELBERRY I t was a Monday morning typical of many business offices and organizations…
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Marlboro entertainer ready for ‘West Side Story’ tour
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Melanie Wildman Like many aspiring entertainers, Melanie Wildman of Marlboro knows how it feels to dance, sing and act her way through a demanding audition process, only to be let go at the final moment. But when Wildman, who is a Boston Conservatory freshman, boards a plane destined for Berlin,…
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Latino resident sought to serve on council
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township Human Relations Council is seeking a Latino resident to fill the seat of Ismael Garcia, who recently stepped down from the panel after serving his community since 2006. The Human Relations Council was founded in 1993. It was established to promote diversity in the community and to help combat…
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Residents make council members aware of issues
MARLBORO — Members of the public stood before the dais at the March 22 meeting of the Township Council to vent their frustrations about several issues in Marlboro. Raul Gonzalez, of Union Hill Road, said speeding automobile drivers are creating dangerous conditions on the 35 mph street. “I have two children. There are plenty of…
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Burglars hit homes in Marlboro
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Burglars struck three homes in the township during the early evening hours of March 18, Marlboro police Capt. Steve Mennona said. As ofMarch 20, police were still searching for the suspects, he reported. The targeted homes were off Vancouver Road, Gary Drive and Ottawa Road South, Mennona said.…
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Cop killer gets life in prison
The man convicted of murdering Lakewood Police Officer Christopher Matlosz in 2011 was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole on March 22, closing the books on a slaying that shook Ocean County. Jahmell Crockam, 20, of Lakewood, was sentenced in state Superior Court, Toms River, by Judge Wendel E. Daniels. The…
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Sewer charge going up $10 per quarter in 2012
FREEHOLD — Homeowners in Freehold Borough will pay more for sewer service in 2012 as an increase of about $10 per quarter will be added to the bill they receive for combined water and sewer service. Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said the municipality is passing along a rate increase that it is be assessed by…
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Toys R Us awards Collier $25K grant
Collier Youth Services has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Toys R Us Children’s Fund through its 2011 New Jersey grant initiative. The one-time grants were given by the Fund to alleviate economic challenges and sustain organizations that favorably impact children across New Jersey. Collier Youth Services was one of 54 organizations selected from…
