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License approval denied for two mobile home parks
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— License renewals for two mobile home parks in Howell were denied at a recent Township Council meeting due to multiple deficiencies at each property. According to Township Engineer Bill Nunziato, the deficiencies were discovered at the Oak Hill Mobile Home Park, West Farms Road, and at the Winding Brook…
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Howell closes on Global
HOWELL– Municipal officials closed on the purchase of the Global office building on Sept. 26, according to Township Manager Helene Schlegel. Plans put forth by the mayor and Township Council call for municipal offices to be moved from the existing municipal complex on Preventorium Road to the office building on Route 9 north near New…
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Madden, Guy honored as McGackin winners
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Bill Madden FREEHOLD — John G. McGackin’s desire for a renaissance in Freehold Borough, the town he so loved, has been carried on by those with the same desire. To that end and to honor the man who died in 1985 while serving as mayor at the start of…
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Essays earn honors for Marlboro pupils
MARLBORO — Two Marlboro Memorial Middle School students, Rajaamatangi Pillai and Tiffany Zhao, received honorable mention recognition in the 2011 National DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition, Junior Division, for grades seventh through nine. Supported by science honors teacher Christine Farrell, each student submitted an original 700- to 1,000-word essay plus bibliography about a fascinating aspect…
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Wiesel: Teacher & student
Nobel Prize winner discusses ethics and politics BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Elie Wiesel Like any good teacher, Elie Wiesel freely acknowledges that he is still a student. Even if he did not mention it during his Sept. 18 lecture at Congregation Torat El in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, itwas easily noticeable in the…
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Overnight events to be permitted
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee has opened the door to the possibility of overnight events being held at the new iPlayAmerica indoor theme park. iPlayAmerica is expected to open in November on Schanck Road. At its meeting on Sept. 27, the committee adopted an amendment to an existing ordinance that governs iPlay America’s hours…
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Rosemont Estates residents have questions for council
Marlboro adult community has issues that concern current homeowners BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The unfinished status of Rosemont Estates and concerns about motorists speeding on neighborhood streets brought residents of the gated adult community out to a recent Township Council meeting. The council held its Sept. 22 meeting at the community clubhouse in…
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‘Ethereal Images’
“Tribal Blues” Exhilarating patterns, color and imagery combine in Rande Johnson’s photographs that will be on display throughout October at Band on a Budget, 630 Mattison Ave., Asbury Park. The show, “Ethereal Images,” opened on Oct. 1. “I believe the universe is constructed of patterns that follow certain rules and nature uses these rules to…
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Honorary street name may be considered
MARLBORO — Residents of a neighborhood in Marlboro want to have an honorary street name placed on their block so people will always remember a neighbor who lost his life in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. During the Marlboro Township Council’s Sept. 22 meeting, resident Bernie Sokal asked council members to commemorate Sami Court…
