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  • Former mayor upset by easing of hunting restrictions

    By the time I became mayor of Colts Neck in 1993, it had evolved from being a farming community to a primarily residential one. Consequently, for safety reasons, we amended our firearms ordinance to reflect the residential growth that had taken place, and developed a no-discharge map, which had the effect of prohibiting the discharge…

  • Marlboro streets need to be cleared of leaves, brush

    I t has been more than 90 days since superstorm Sandy struck New Jersey, and more than 100 days since the streets of Marlboro have been cleared of leaves. Mayor Jonathan Hornik is to be commended for the wonderful job he did during and after superstorm Sandy, along with the township staff; however, more than…

  • President’s family must be protected by armed guards

    I am writing in response to Jacquelin Duffy’s Jan. 30 letter to the editor (“Use of Children for Propaganda is Quite Depressing”). I found the one-sided nature of her letter to be appalling. She stated that she found it “depressing … to see the president again using children as propaganda props.” Where was her similar…

  • on campus 

    The University of Delaware, Newark, Del., has named the following residents to the dean’s list for the fall semester: From Marlboro, Gabrielle Alioto, Lindsay Canell, Brian Eiermann, Stephanie Freedman, Matthew Kornreich, David Liebers, Rachel Mahoney, Natalie Vulpis, Lindsay Nortman and Nathan Rosenwald; From Freehold, Devin Appel, Sarah Chalnick, Kyle Dettman, Delaney Frost, Alyssa Bagnato, Mackenzie…

  • Photo

    Children in the kindergarten class taught by Sharon Berger and Susan Reiter at the Ivy League Preschool, Manalapan, enjoyed a breakfast of bagels and juice — and they got to wear their pajamas to school — on Pajama Day, Jan. 25. PHOTO COURTESY OF IVY LEAGUE PRESCHOOL

  • Prank could have had deadly consequences

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN There is a very thin line separating stupidity from tragedy, and I think the Manalapan Police Department and several of its officers deserve a nod of thanks not only from me, but from the parents of a couple of dopey juveniles. Although this particular incident occurred in Manalapan, it could…

  • But what if she donned one of those for church?

    CODA GREG BEAN Next year, I’ve got you gentlemen out there covered if want to get your Valentine something more original than the box of chocolates and the bouquet of cheap roses you picked up at the gas station on the way home tonight (Feb. 13), in a panic, because you’d forgotten, once again, to…

  • Gary M. Markus

    Mr. Markus, 56, of Marlboro, died Feb. 5, 2013, at home. He was a self-employed contractor. He was predeceased by two brothers, Robert and Thomas; and a brother-in-law, Henry King. Surviving are three daughters, Lindsay and Paige Markus, both of Effort, Pa., and Stevie Leigh Morneault of New Hampshire; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Annette…

  • A box of dead cicadas, and a broach

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I ’ll never forget the day when our cousins shipped a box of bugs to our mailbox. When I first laid eyes on the package, I was oblivious to the contents and was, therefore, downright giddy. You see, Cousin Mary Ann shares my love of jewelry and I couldn’t…