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  • Unresolved issues stall final approval

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Planning Board members once again put a hold on the Old Mill Estates final major subdivision approval, requesting that all conditions be met before the board will give the go-ahead for the development. Old Mill Estates, which is proposed to be constructed on Old Mill Road, off Route…

  • Plaintiff lauds ruling on govt. records requests

    The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled on May 21 that people requesting access to government records under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) are not required to obtain, fill out or submit government agencies’ official request forms. To be valid, the request need only be in writing, including letters, faxes…

  • Police dispatchers may face loss of jobs

    By Clare Marie Celano Police dispatchers may face loss of jobs By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Joel Halpern has been working as a dispatcher for the Freehold Township Police Department since 1977. Now he fears that he and his coworkers may lose their jobs. Halpern came to the Township Committee meeting on May…

  • Manalapan will take initial look at tract

    Engineer to prepare preliminary assessment of Daum Road property BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A 40-acre parcel on Daum Road is on the radar screen of the Township Committee for possible purchase and preservation as open space. At its meeting on May 27 the governing body passed a resolution authorizing CME Associates to…

  • Area towns pace growth in county

    The Monmouth County Planning Board has approved the county’s 2009 population estimates that sets the official total population estimate for the county at 662,987 people. According to a press release from the county, the new estimates show that the total population of Monmouth County increased by just over a half a percentage point (0.55 percent)…

  • Child luring reports stir up neighborhood

    Wyndham Place residents meet to discuss situation By Mark Rosman Child luring reports stir up neighborhood Wyndham Place residents meet to discuss situation By Mark Rosman FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Residents of the Wyndham Place development off Gully Road are rallying in response to a pair of reported incidents of child luring. At a meeting held…

  • Zoning board denies billboard’s placement

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Zoning Board of Adjustment members said no to the addition of a billboard on the northbound side of Route 9 in the area of Union Hill Road, denying an application filed by Outdoor Media Systems, LLC. The board decided the issue at its May 5 meeting. The applicant,…

  • Young man dies in boat accident

    Fisherman leaps onto crippled moving boat to rescue passengers By Amy Rosen Young man dies in boat accident Fisherman leaps onto crippled moving boat to rescue passengers Click Here to view Exclusive On-Scene Photos. As the Memorial Day weekend was just getting under way at 7:40 p.m. May 22, a rescue effort began on the…

  • Seniors’ work filled with emotion, skill

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Artist Susan Winter, who is known as a painter of color and light, brings her years of experience in the art world to her art students at the Freehold Township Senior Center every week. Winter, a former Freehold Township resident who now resides in Upper Freehold…