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Marlboro zoners approve dental office on Route 79
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The owner of a dental practice has been granted a use variance that will allow him to establish an office in a residential zone on Route 79 in the Morganville section of Marlboro. Zoning Board of Adjustment members approved a use variance for Dr. Richard Champagne during their…
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Manalapan police win charity basketball game
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A little friendly competition between members of the Marlboro and Manalapan police departments on the basketball court raised money for the upcoming Police Unity Tour. Members of the neighboring communities’ police departments squared off in a basketball game on Feb. 15 at Kelvin’s Basketball Academy, Amboy Road. President’s…
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‘Dear Edwina’ to be performed
MARLBORO — Students at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Nolan Road, are gearing up to take the stage in a production of “Dear Edwina.” The show will be performed on March 4-5 at 7 p.m. in the school cafetorium. Tickets are $10 per person. The show focuses on teenager Edwina Spoonapple, who lives in Paw…
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Collision snarls Route 9 traffic
MANALAPAN — An 81-year-old man was cited by Manalapan police for careless driving and failure to stop in charges related to a three-car collision that occurred in the late afternoon hours of Feb. 16 on Route 9. The drivers of the other two cars were identified by police as a 79-year-old male from the Morganville…
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Accident with bus sends one to hospital
MANALAPAN — A 17-year-old female from Manalapan sustained injuries when her car collided with a small bus belonging to the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District on Feb. 24. There were no students on the bus when the accident occurred. According to a press release, patrolmen Andrew Adell and Robert Kelly were dispatched to the scene of…
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Freehold may ask DOT for bicycle safety review
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Councilman John Newman is trying to make Freehold Borough a friendlier place for bicyclists. With that goal in mind, Newman brought the idea of having the state Department of Transportation (DOT) come to town to help plan safe walkways for pedestrians and safe passages for individuals who…
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Freehold Hall of Fame inductees to be feted
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Mary Ann Worsham is an author, public speaker, advocate and an inspiration to millions of women who are where she once was. The author of the book “Scars of Silence” spends a good deal of her time advocating for rights of domestic violence victims. Worsham and several…
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Sabbath-friendly theater group forms in Monroe
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Myra Cohen Klenicki had often wanted to put her theatrical skills to good use in a community theater group. But Klenicki, who is Jewish, could not perform on the Sabbath, which runs from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. “My husband was observant,” she said. “I just couldn’t do that…
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Pupils honored for poster
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold presented certificates of appreciation on Feb. 12 to Madison A. Cleary and Samantha N. Mistretta for their winning entry in a poster contest designed to help generate volunteers. The poster will be used by Freehold Township’s fire departments and emergency medical services to recruit volunteers. Madison,…
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