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  • Marlboro moves to repeal sex offender residency law

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — An ordinance that will eliminate a Marlboro law which regulates where in the township a person who has been convicted of a sexual offense may live was presented to the Township Council on Aug. 6. Township Attorney Nancy Kist said the removal of the existing law comes following…

  • Local rescue group helps to save 41-year-old horse

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Helping Hearts Equine Rescue in Millstone Township helped rehabilitate Finnigan, a 41- year-old horse who was abandoned when his owner moved out of state. MILLSTONE — For a person, 41 years of age is the prime of life. For a horse, it is absolutely ancient. A horse that age was…

  • Monument to be restored

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A contract has been awarded to help restore Marlboro’s Reflections Memorial which honors people with ties to Marlboro who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. In December 2008 a 62-year-old Marlboro man and his wife were leaving the municipal…

  • Riders will pay respects at 9/11 sites

    BY DEVIN ALESSIO Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Butch Budai has promised never to forget the heroes and victims America lost during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Manalapan resident is keeping his promise through his involvement in America’s 9/11 ride, a 500-mile memorial motorcycle ride. On Aug. 20 the ride will stop at…

  • ‘Edge of the Day: Watercolors’

    An exhibition of color-saturated watercolor paintings by internationally known artist Graham Nickson is at the Main Gallery at the Monmouth Museum. “Red Uluru with Storm Clouds and Rain” “Edge of the Day: Watercolors” will run through Aug. 30 at the museum on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Route 520, Lincroft. Over the past decade,…

  • Freehold plans to reassess properties

    Decline in market values prompts move to assure ‘level playing field’ BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer In an effort to “level the playing field” due to a decline in property values, Freehold Borough officials have decided to reassess all properties in town, Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said. Bellina said the most important purpose of…

  • Bulldogs coming to town

    MARLBORO — They may look grumpy, but a host of adorable, friendly “sour mug” bulldogs will be out in full force at the Bulldog Club of New Jersey’s puppy match on Aug. 23. The dog show will be held at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and entries for…

  • In the Service

    Air Force Airman Tyree Mabson, the nephew of Duane Mott of Freehold, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed a program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training…

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    FRANK GALIPO Armann Malhotra, 3, gets his face painted by Oakie-Dokie the Clown during National Night Out in Freehold Borough on Aug. 4. The annual event brings residents and local law enforcement officers together for an evening of fun and camaraderie.