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  • Karaoke, bowling expected in Marlboro

    Planning Board grants approval to Route 9 entertainment center BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer An existing office/warehouse facility at the border of Marlboro and Manalapan will eventually give way to a multi-use entertainment center. Day 2 Night will be coming to a location on Route 9 north, Marlboro, just south of Pinos restaurant. The project…

  • ‘Winter Delights 2010 — Plein Air and Beyond’

    The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is hosting the Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast (PAPJC) annual exhibition, “Winter Delights 2010 — Plein Air and Beyond,” through Jan. 2. “Lake in October” by Jim Ferrier The show features nearly 200 works celebrating the beauty of the central New Jersey coastal region and more by artists…

  • Woman honors dad at Boston Marathon

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent COLTS NECK — Susan Miller had never participated in a marathon before, but said she had to enter the annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk to honor her father, Al Miller, who passed away this year. According to Miller, her father became involved with the Jimmy Fund in 1967. The Jimmy…

  • Officials renew call for ‘polluter pays’ tax

    Superfund was created by Congress in 1980 to clean nation’s toxic sites BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Flanked by Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik and state Sen. Jennifer Beck, former New Jersey Gov. James Florio discusses the need for the renewal of the “polluter pays” Superfund tax during a press conference at the Imperial Oil toxic…

  • Woman wonders where her little dog has gone

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Has anyone seen has Polly? That is the question Gina Krantz is asking people these days. Polly Krantz, who lives and works on a horse farm on McCaffery Road, Manalapan, is continuing to search for her missing brindled boxer/pit bull mix, her beloved Polly, who has been her friend…

  • Marlboro certified by Sustainable Jersey

    MARLBORO — On Nov. 16, representatives of the Sustainable Jersey organization determined that Marlboro has met the requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey certification. Marlboro is one of 67 New Jersey municipalities that have attained certification since the program began in 2009. Township officials were honored at the Sustainable Jersey awards luncheon held on Nov. 16…

  • Christmas show to raise funds for food pantry and veterans

    The Company of Music, Theatre and Dance and its performance workshop youth ensemble will bring a taste of Broadway to the Jersey Shore with its “Christmas and New Year’s Spectacular,” created and directed by Alison Gertner Mann, to be performed Dec. 18-19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Millstone Performing Arts Center, Dawson Court, Millstone Township,…

  • Santa Clauses are coming to town

    FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Historical Association presents a special loan exhibition of vintage Santas on view now through Jan. 15 at the museum and library, 70 Court St., Freehold. Santa figures and toys have been a part of holiday decorating since the 19th century. The examples on view were imported from Japan or Germany…

  • Fundraiser was not ‘good fit’ for Howell

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education decided last month not to use the services of a professional fundraiser to help subsidize the cost of school sports. It just wasn’t a good fit for Howell at the moment, board President Mary Cerretani said this week. “It doesn’t…