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  • ‘Shop Marlboro’ effort to kick off on May 22

    MARLBORO — Get your shopping bags ready and prepare for a weeklong shopping extravaganza when Marlboro’s “Shop Marlboro” campaign kicks off on May 22. The campaign will offer deals and discounts to shoppers at participating Marlboro businesses from May 22-31. Shoppers must remember to save their receipts to take part in the “shop ’til you…

  • Youngster to appear on ‘Maury’

    Nina Waga Mojares, 11, of Freehold Township, will be a featured performer on an upcoming episode of the “Maury” program. Nina is pictured with Adrienne Bailon, singer and actress from Disney’s Cheetah Girls. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Elevenyear old Philippine-American singer Nina Waga Mojares will be a featured performer on an upcoming episode of the nationally…

  • Monmouth County’s population at 664,916

    The Monmouth County Planning Board has released its 2010 estimate of the county’s population, showing that the county’s population reached 664,916 on Jan. 1. The new estimate shows that the total population of Monmouth County increased by 0.29 percent between January 2009 and January 2010. Since the 2000 U.S. Census, Monmouth County’s population has increased…

  • Farm property will be tested

    MARLBORO — The Township Council has authorized testing to be conducted in order to determine how far contamination on a piece of township-owned property spreads. The property in question is the DiMeo site at the corner of Conover and Pleasant Valley roads. The 77-acre parcel was purchased for the preservation of open space in 2004…

  • Mayor is ‘very optimistic’ cop layoffs can be avoided

    Howell officials plan to introduce budget at May 25 meeting BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Members of two unions were slated to vote on May 19 on items that could save the jobs of 16 Howell police officers, Mayor Robert F. Walsh said. “There have been suggestions made that the action will…

  • Police will host academy for youths

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Police Department will host its third annual Youth Police Academy from July 19-30. The 10-day summer program for youths between the ages of 12 and 16 will introduce participants to all aspects of law enforcement using hands-on activities. Guest speakers will include members of the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, U.S.…

  • Prehistoric play

    Marlboro’s 11th Dinosaur Discovery Day brought fans of the prehistoric creatures to the Marlboro Recreation Community Center on April 25. Left: Gabriel Kingman, 4, of Warren, and Janna Tepperman, 8, of Marlboro, have some fun with toy dinosaurs. CHRIS KELLY

  • Dispatch switch to county system not a crowd pleaser

    Freehold Boro officials say tough economic times are behind move BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — An issue that has sparked controversy in Freehold Borough is not going away quietly. The transfer of the Freehold Fire Department’s dispatch operation from the town where it has been for more than a century to the…

  • Exchange program reaches a milestone

    Marlboro students will travel to Japan this summer BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Twenty years of international friendship will be marked by 16 Marlboro students visiting Nanto City, Japan, during a special Japanese holiday as part of Marlboro’s sister city agreement with the Japanese city. The sister city agreement between Marlboro and Nanto…