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Modifications to plan lead to home’s approval
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Despite some confusion over lot numbers, Old Bridge resident Bilal Salovic won approval from the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment to build a single-family home on Texas Road. The lot that was purchased by Salovic is in Marlboro’s R-60 zone, which requires residential lots to be a minimum…
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Shelter renovation nears completion
MCSPCA must raise $3M more to cover cost of project BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Above and below: Living accommodations for dogs and cats before (l) and after (r) renovations at the Monmouth County SPCA shelter in Eatontown. EATONTOWN — After nearly two years of hard work and dedication, a multimillion dollar renovation project at…
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Puppy adoption set for Aug. 22
Companion Animal Rescue and Education, also known as CARE Animal Rescue, a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization, will host a puppy adoption event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 22 at Dills Pet Supply, 263 Throckmorton St., Freehold. CARE’s mission is to rescue homeless puppies, dogs and cats and to provide them with love, socialization and…
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Bulldogs coming to town
MARLBORO — They may look grumpy, but a host of adorable, friendly “sour mug” bulldogs will be out in full force at the Bulldog Club of New Jersey’s puppy match on Aug. 23. The dog show will be held at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and entries for…
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‘Edge of the Day: Watercolors’
An exhibition of color-saturated watercolor paintings by internationally known artist Graham Nickson is at the Main Gallery at the Monmouth Museum. “Red Uluru with Storm Clouds and Rain” “Edge of the Day: Watercolors” will run through Aug. 30 at the museum on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Route 520, Lincroft. Over the past decade,…
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Riders will pay respects at 9/11 sites
BY DEVIN ALESSIO Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Butch Budai has promised never to forget the heroes and victims America lost during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Manalapan resident is keeping his promise through his involvement in America’s 9/11 ride, a 500-mile memorial motorcycle ride. On Aug. 20 the ride will stop at…
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Monument to be restored
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A contract has been awarded to help restore Marlboro’s Reflections Memorial which honors people with ties to Marlboro who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. In December 2008 a 62-year-old Marlboro man and his wife were leaving the municipal…
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Local rescue group helps to save 41-year-old horse
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Helping Hearts Equine Rescue in Millstone Township helped rehabilitate Finnigan, a 41- year-old horse who was abandoned when his owner moved out of state. MILLSTONE — For a person, 41 years of age is the prime of life. For a horse, it is absolutely ancient. A horse that age was…
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Marlboro moves to repeal sex offender residency law
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — An ordinance that will eliminate a Marlboro law which regulates where in the township a person who has been convicted of a sexual offense may live was presented to the Township Council on Aug. 6. Township Attorney Nancy Kist said the removal of the existing law comes following…
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