• Sweet treats will disappear from pupils’ school parties

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Birthday parties in Marlboro K-8 School District classrooms may be a bit less sweet in the 2012-13 school year. The second reading of a regulation that will ban foods from birthday celebrations in the district’s schools is set to take place in August. The board held the first…

  • Resident will not pursue position on zoning board

    MARLBORO — Paul Schlaflin has withdrawn his name from consideration for an appointment to the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment. Schlaflin announced his decision at the Aug. 9 meeting of the Township Council. The move came after several residents spoke out against Schlaflin’s proposed appointment at the July 12 council meeting. Members of the governing…

  • Council discussing ways to serve service members

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Municipal officials have directed their efforts to develop an advantageous environment for veterans of the United States armed forces in Marlboro. Council President Jeff Cantor kicked off the conversation at the July 12 Township Council meeting. “I don’t know exactly how we can bring it forward, but I’d…

  • Pair charged in shoplifting

    MANALAPAN — Two unemployed individuals from Point Pleasant were arrested and charged with shoplifting almost $600 worth of merchandise at Wegmans, Route 9, on July 29 at 4:23 p.m. Manalapan police officers responded to the supermarket in the Epicentre shopping center after store personnel reported they had a suspected shoplifter in custody. When the police…

  • Costco taking steps to end traffic jams

    Customers seeking lower gas prices flocking to site on Route 9 in Marlboro BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro Planning Board and representatives of the Costco membership club have taken steps to rectify a growing traffic problem at Costco’s location on Route 9 north near Texas Road. On July 18, board members…

  • Mayor says Freehold Borough is rebounding from July storm

    Council appropriates $200,000 to help pay for cleanup, repairs BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — In a speech that came from the heart, Freehold Borough Mayor Nolan Higgins recounted the damage and devastation that befell the community on July 28 when a supercell storm hit the borough. The mayor delivered a report on…

  • on campus 

    Gillian Rosendale, daughter of Marcy and Thomas Rosendale of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Maryland, Smith Business School, College Park, Md., where she is majoring in accounting. She is a 2008 graduate of Marlboro High School. Amanda Schissel, daughter of Hope and Eric Schissel…

  • Staten Island man charged with attempted murder in Manalapan

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The suspect in a home invasion and shooting incident that occurred at a residence on Taylors Mills Road, Manalapan, at 11:30 p.m. Aug. 11 was expected to make his initial appearance in Superior Court, Freehold, on Aug. 13. Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Richard Incremona told the…

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