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Hamilton Park to get new lease
BY REBECCA MORTON MARLBORO — A new lease for the Hamilton Park mobile home development is up for consideration before the Marlboro Township Council. An ordinance to execute the lease between Marlboro and the Midway Mobile Homeowners’ Association was presented to council members during their Aug. 24 meeting. The agreement has already been given the…
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Camp is outlet for talented students
Camp Triple Threat was started by music instructor BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Ryan Guth directs participants at Camp Triple Threat, a summer program that gave students who have an interest in the performing arts a chance to improve their skills. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff MARLBORO — Voices united belting out Journey’s “Don’t Stop…
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Marlboro’s municipal budget approved
Spending plan amounts to $33.7 million for 2010 BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The Marlboro Township Council gave its approval to a $33.7 million municipal budget for 2010 during the Aug. 24 meeting. The township’s fiscal year began July 1. The 2010 budget is up $1.2 million from Marlboro’s 2009 budget of $32.5 million. One…
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Enrollment up 43 pupils in Freehold Borough
Several new positions are filled in K-8 district BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Teachers, principals and other school staff members will welcome 1,405 children to Freehold Borough’s three schools on Sept. 7. According to information provided by administrators, Freehold Intermediate School will have an enrollment of 397 pupils (up from 387 in 2009-10); Park…
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Smithereens to celebrate 30th anniversary with free concert
Manalapan resident Jim Babjak is founding member of band BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Smithereens have been rocking the world for 30 years with hits that include “A Girl Like You,” “Too Much Passion,” “Blood and Roses” and more. The band’s roots are anchored in Carteret, Middlesex County, where three of the four members…
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Garbage company: Manalapan residents can use 50-gallon cans
BY Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — Municipal officials announced this week that the company that collects Manalapan’s garbage will begin emptying 50-gallon garbage cans. In a press release issued on Aug. 31, the township administration said Waste Management of New Jersey has been working cooperatively with Manalapan to help the township achieve its goals and to…
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A royal(ty) opportunity? by Peter Smyth
CORNER OFFICE As chairman and CEO of Greater Media Inc., the parent company of 23 radio stations located in markets around the country, including seven stations in New Jersey, I have a keen interest in keeping free and local radio a viable industry. Many of you may have read recent press accounts of the…
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A pair of Freehold High School defenders puts the clamps on an Old Bridge High School ball carrier during a scrimmage between the Colonials and the Knights on Aug. 24 in Old Bridge. For a story about Freehold’s football prospects in 2010, see page 72. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Howell police, EMS to mark 9/11 with community safety day
By Patricia A. Miller HOWELL — Patrolman Riaz Motani had originally planned to hold the Howell Police Department’s community safety day on June 6. The events had been arranged. Major sponsor Chick-Fil-A had volunteered the restaurant and its parking area for the program, which had been a huge success a few years earlier. Motani started…
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