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Board rejects billboard at Route 79-Ryan Road
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Planning Board’s recent denial of an application seeking approval to place a billboard at the corner of Route 79 and Ryan Road in Marlboro could result in legal action against the township. The property where the billboard was proposed for construction is occupied by a storage facility.…
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Soccer league sets sights on building turf fields
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A dministrators in the Freehold Soccer League are working toward a day when youngsters from Freehold Borough and Freehold Township can play some of their matches on synthetic turf fields. League President Bryan Patmore said having synthetic turf fields in place would allow matches to be played all year…
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NJ Sea Grant offers scholarships
The New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) is accepting applications for its Stew Tweed Fisheries and Aquaculture scholarships. Interested applicants can download application materials at StewTweed.org. The deadline to submit the application is March 30. The scholarship program attracts applicants from all over New Jersey and is open to graduating high school seniors as well…
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Garden State Film Festival to mark 10th anniversary
This year the Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The festival, co-founded in 2003 by film industry veteran Diane Raver and the late actor Robert Pastorelli, runs March 22-25 in the Paramount Theatre/ Convention Hall complex in Asbury Park, and at other local venues. To commemorate his contribution to the festival,…
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Howell introduces municipal budget
HOWELL— The Township Council has introduced a 2012 municipal budget of $44.3 million. The 2012 budget is up about $250,000 from the 2011 budget of $44.05 million. According to Township Manager Helene Schlegel, the 2012 budget anticipates raising $24.9million through local property taxes, an increase over the 2011 amount of $23.4 million in local property…
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Prom dresses available via Becca’s Closet
FREEHOLDTOWNSHIP— Promis one of the most memorable moments in a young girl’s life. The Freehold Township High School chapter of Becca’s Closet wants to make this prom even more special by making more than 150 gowns available for girls in need. FTHS is one of only a few schools in New Jersey to host a…
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Driver will face charge of vehicular homicide
On March 14, a Monmouth County grand jury handed up an indictment charging Shayna Zalcberg, of Rhode Island, with one count of vehicular homicide and three counts of vehicular assault, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Zalcberg, who was 28 at the time of the accident, had previously been charged…
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Residents fighting cancer to be honored at Beauty Ball, March 24
Five New Jersey residents, including a husband and wife who are both fighting cancer, will be honored for their courage in battling the disease at the Beauty Foundation’s sixth annual Beauty Ball on March 24 at Trump National Golf Club in Colts Neck. The Beauty Foundation, a nonprofit organization that serves to alleviate the physical,…
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Northpointe discussion will resume on March 21
MARLBORO — By the time that representatives of Ohad Associates took to the microphone at the Marlboro Planning Board’s March 7 meeting, only about 15 minutes remained before the mandatory 11 p.m. conclusion of the meeting. Ohad Associates is proposing to build Northpointe, a development that would include 300 units priced at market rates and…
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