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New system in place for recycling
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP— Municipal officials are advising residents that starting Jan. 1, Freehold Township will no longer be sending permits to residents for the recycling drop-off center. Under the system now in effect, employees of the Department of PublicWorks will check identification and track the number of visits at the gate. For more information about recycling,…
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Affordable housing bill draws fire on both sides
State Council on Affordable Housing would be abolished BY DAN HOWLEY A bill aimed at substantially overhauling New Jersey’s affordable housing regulations could be voted on by the state Senate in early January. Senate bill S-1, initially scheduled for a vote before the end of 2010, was pulled from the Senate agenda after Gov. Chris…
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Howell council splits, but passes code of conduct
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH HOWELL — Some disagreement among members of the Howell Township Council led to a close vote, but in the end a code of conduct for elected officials and members of the municipality’s appointed boards, commissions and committees was enacted. The purpose of the code of conduct is to “have fair, ethical and…
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Marlboro will purchase farm for open space preservation
MARLBORO — A parcel of land will be purchased by the township and preserved as open space. The Marlboro Township Council at its meeting of Dec. 20 authorized the purchase of the 16-acre property known as the Smith farm. The Smith farm is on Tennent Road, near Church Road, in the area of the complex…
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FRHSD eyes solar panels project
Members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education have given the go-ahead for the first steps to be taken that could lead to solar panels being placed on the roofs of the district’s six schools. During the board’s Dec. 20 meeting at Howell High School, a resolution authorizing the submission of capital…
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CVR honors Freehold resident Mary Inge
Mary Inge Mary Inge, a longtime board member, was honored by the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation (CVR) at its holiday board meeting held recently at CVR’s Eatontown center. Inge taught special education classes in the public schools in Newark and Passaic and retired in 1994 after 27 years of service to the New Brunswick School…
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Bill honoring memory of teenager advances
A proposal that would honor a late Middlesex County teenager by creating a next-of-kin registry to be used to notify familymemberswhen a loved one is incapacitated in a serious accident is moving forward in the state Legislature. TheAssembly approved the bill in a 78- 0 vote in June, and the Senate Budget and Appropriates Committee…
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New Americans board issues recommendations
The New Jersey Commission on New Americans (CONA) has issued its first “Report to the People,” setting forth seven recommendations for positive change to assist the immigrant community to better integrate into the fabric of the state. The report was sent to Gov. Chris Christie and every member of the state Legislature and New Jersey…
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Marlboro helps state clear snow
BY REBECCAMORTON MARLBORO— Winter kicked off with a blast this year as most of New Jersey was bombarded with a blizzard on Dec. 26. Published reports indicated that Monmouth County was among the hardest hit areas of the Garden State. The storm dumped about 2 feet of snow in Marlboro. Strong winds, combined with the…
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