• Job of purchasing agent approved

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Following the establishment of a new position, the municipal administration now has more financial leeway to negotiate contracts without approval from the Township Council. The council recently adopted an ordinance that created the position of purchasing agent in Marlboro’s municipal government. Under state law, a qualified purchasing agent…

  • Group to search for artifacts from Revolutionary War on local tract

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Relics of the Battle of Monmouth could be buried just beneath the surface on a piece of property in Manalapan. Members of the Battlefield Restoration and Archaeological Volunteer Organization (BRAVO) would like the opportunity to retrieve and preserve those pieces of American history. During the public comment portion…

  • Resident does not believe in gun buy-back programs

    Greater Media Newspapers’ recent article, “Triggering Business,” about firearms sales being a booming business was terrific because it showed what no other newspaper in New Jersey would print, on what a gun-buying frenzy has been started over already ridiculous laws forced upon lawabiding gun owners. If this is happening in New Jersey, think what must…

  • Time for people to be tolerant of wild animals

    I attended a Colts Neck township meeting several weeks ago to hear about their proposal to allow hunting of deer at a distance of 150 feet from a building, rather than the current 450- foot requirement. Thankfully the Township Committee voted down the ordinance until further consideration. I am writing this letter because some of…

  • Photo

    This praying mantis, which was relaxing in Jackson, Ocean County, might be praying for some warm, sunny weather following a long, cold winter. DAVE BENJAMIN

  • Marlboro Educational Foundation restaurant tasting event set for April 8

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro Educational Foundation’s “All in Good Taste” restaurant tasting evening will be held from 6-10 p.m. April 8 at the American Hotel, Freehold. The event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the foundation, which is a nonprofit organization that raises money to enhance the quality of education in the Marlboro…

  • Marlboro plans projects to upgrade infrastructure

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — A smorgasbord of upgrades are billed to take place in Marlboro as part of the municipality’s 2013 capital improvement program. The Township Council on March 14 introduced three ordinances that could issue nearly $3.7 million in bonds or notes to pay for a series of projects. The governing…

  • The bathroom scale will not cooperate

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Now that spring has sprung, I believe it’s time to ceremoniously drop my winter weight, firm up my abs and attempt to squeeze back into last summer’s fat clothes. It’s just too bad that my body isn’t willing to comply. In fact, my body has been downright stubborn about…

  • Barbara Buono: She dares to dream the impossible dream

    CODA GREG BEAN You know just how far state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) has to go in her gubernatorial run against Chris Christie when the guy who runs the prestigious Quinnipiac University Polling Institute asks, “Who is that woman?” As of March 29, Buono was the only candidate to throw her hat into the ring…

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