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  • Marlboro reaches deal with blue collar union

    Agreement calls for unpaid furlough days BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — After some tense negotiations between the two sides, a contract agreement has finally been reached between the township’s representatives and Marlboro’s blue collar employees. The Marlboro Township Council voted 4- 0 on Oct. 1 to approve the contract between Marlboro and the…

  • Employers, job seekers will meet at job fair

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Sometimes, you just cannot get enough of a good thing. So it is with the Freehold Borough Job Fair. Building on the success of the initial job fair that was held in April, Debbie Keelan and Anthony DiFlumeri, co-chairs of the Freehold Borough Neighborhood Pride Committee, announced…

  • Local event reaches milestone

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Zachary Foundation’s annual run/walk will be extra special this year, as the event celebrates its fifth anniversary. The run/walk will be held on Oct. 18, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. and the race starting at 9 a.m. The event will feature a 5- kilometer run and…

  • Marlboro voters give nod to Defino School addition

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A six-classroom addition proposed for the Frank Defino Central School, Route 79, was approved by the public during a referendum vote held on Sept. 29. Unofficial results provided by the Marlboro K-8 School District indicate that the project was approved by a count of 1,153 yes votes to…

  • Great Depression is theme for Archives Day at library

    Monmouth County in the Great Depression is an exhibit that will be on display at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan, for the month of October. The display is part of this year’s Archives and History Day, which will be held at the library headquarters on Oct. 10. The keynote speaker will be…

  • Gym members aid female soldiers

    MARLBORO — The women of the Ladies Workout Express gym in Marlboro recently saw that people were in need and jumped into action. When one of the members of the gym, Barbara Verga, saw an article in a newspaper about a female soldier from Toms River who is stationed in Iraq, she brought it to…

  • After years, plans on table for homes

    AST Sunnyside Road will include affordable homes and market rate units BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — A plan to build 220 residential units on a former Route 9 egg farm was partially heard by the Planning Board on Sept. 17 after the Howell Township Council made certain concessions for its construction in April.…

  • Men live dream on Appalachian Trail

    Freehold Twp. friends hike thousands of miles from Georgia to Maine BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Danny Robertson and Brain Poucher lived the adage of “A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step” when they made approximately five million steps needed to complete a hike of the entire Appalachian Trail (AT), that measures about…

  • Issues with police chief remain at center stage

    Manalapan meeting includes comments about ongoing disputes BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Municipal officials and Manalapan Police Chief Stuart Brown will apparently attempt to reach a settlement out of court on a one-day suspension that has been levied against the chief. The suspension stems from actions taken and/or remarks made by the chief…