• Resident shocked by billboard on Route 9 in Marlboro

    I magine my surprise this morning as I drove north on Route 9 in Marlboro, just as I have every morning for the past 20 years. A giant, hideous billboard assembly seems to have arisen overnight at the Willow Pointe shopping center, almost as if whoever approved it was afraid that residents would rise up…

  • Soldier On program will be coming to Fort Monmouth

    A n exciting new program for veterans is among recent positive developments in the ongoing redevelopment of Fort Monmouth. As Monmouth County’s representative to the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority, (FMERA), and chairwoman of its Veterans Sub-Committee, I am proud to announce that Soldier On, a nonprofit organization that works in partnership with the U.S.…

  • Howell senior citizens are grateful for community’s support

    A s the new year is under way, it seems most fitting to reflect on the kindness and generosity of others. The spirit of caring and compassion that has been showered throughout the past year upon the senior citizens who live in Howell by business, the school community, service agencies and the governing body is…

  • Planning board members listened to concerns

    I would like to thank and acknowledge the members of the Manalapan Planning Board for making what I consider to be a very prudent long-term decision for the town at their meeting on Feb. 23. The board voted to maintain the current uses in the township’s master plan as relates to the OP-3 and OP-10…

  • Officials erred by keeping election in April

    I t was bad enough when the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education allowed itself to be mugged and otherwise abused by the New Jersey Education Association during its contract negotiations several years ago where a more than 16 percent increase in wages was approved over four years. Now, in its infinite wisdom, the…

  • Share a Story seeks donations of books at library, local school

    Whether it is the ever-popular Harry Potter series, a classic like Winnie the Pooh, or a modern best-seller like “A Ball for Daisy,” books continue to play an important role in children’s lives. For the past seven years, the Monmouth County Library Children’s Department and New Jersey Natural Gas have been partners in the Share…

  • Planning board signals OK for proposed zone change

    Township Committee will take up matter of adult community project BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Planning Board has approved a resolution which recommends that the Township Committee change a single-family housing zone to a planned adult community on Route 537 near Siloam Road. The board took the action at its Feb.…

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    • The Mourning After, a grief counseling program led by licensed professional counselors Bob Szita and Bernice Garfield- Szita, is designed to help people with recent and not-so-recent losses adjust to the powerful emotions of grieving and the longterm changes in the months and years that follow. The group meets monthly on Fridays from 11:30…

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