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Lack of news coverage inspires help for tornado-ravaged Alabama
Area woman reports back with message that people are still suffering there BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Liz Blaso searches for family photographs in the remains of an 86-year-old woman’s home in Hackleburg, Ala. The homeowner survived the April 27 tornadoes that destroyed 90 percent of the structures in her town because she had been in…
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Farmland funding remains at issue
Manalapan mayor seeks to place 95 acres into preservation program BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer A n effort by Manalapan’s Republican Mayor Andrew Lucas to place 95 acres of land on Iron Ore Road, Manalapan, into farmland preservation continues to be a topic of debate. The latest discussion of the matter took place at the June…
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Conservation projects could gain funding
State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) announced the unanimous passage of her Green Acres bill by the state Senate on June 9. The bill, S-2859, appropriates $45 million from the 2009 Green Acres Fund and $12 million from the 2009 Blue Acres Fund for state acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, according…
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Judges’ table has Starr power
Freehold Idol contestants receive feedback from professional entertainers BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Danielle Evangelista, 15, sings “Something to Talk About” during opening night of the 2011 Freehold Idol competition. The contest takes place each Wednesday night at the Monmouth County Hall of Records plaza, Freehold Borough. PHOTOS BY LAUREN CASSELBERRY FREEHOLD — Grammy…
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IRS offers income tax advice to students with summer jobs
Some high school and college students with summer jobs may not realize that they have to pay taxes on their income. The IRS is offering tips for students about income earned while working a summer job. All employees fill out a W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, when starting a new job. Employers use this form…
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Ethics board dismisses Schlaflin complaint
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Charges against resident Paul Schlaflin have officially been dismissed by Marlboro Ethics Board after the state ruled the board did not cite a specific violation of the township’s ethics code that Schlaflin had committed. The state Local Finance Board recently remanded the case back to the Marlboro Ethics Board.…
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Proposed state legislation concerns Freehold council
FREEHOLD — Borough Council members have unanimously passed a resolution which states Freehold Borough’s opposition to two pending pieces of state legislation that have to do with multiple dwellings of three or more units. One bill is in the state Senate and one bill is in the state Assembly. The council passed the resolution at…
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Airman gets warm welcome at school
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Fifth-grade pupils at the Marlboro Elementary School recently had a chance to meet a local hero they wrote letters to and sent gifts to while he was serving in Afghanistan. Airman Simone “Sam” Saracino, of Howell, took time to meet with the pupils on May 26. Saracino, 21, is…
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Email takes aim at local message board
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — An Internet message board that is owned and operated by a private individual was the subject of an anonymous email that was sent to Howell’s mayor and Township Council. The author of the email called on government officials to take action against the message board. Greater Media Newspapers…
