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Marlboro approves guidelines for motor vehicle auctions
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — Guidelines for businesses that operate as motor vehicle auctions rather than as junkyards were defined by the Township Council with the adoption of an ordinance. “This [ordinance] is not being introduced to create new business opportunities in town,” Mayor Jonathan Hornik said at the Dec. 18 meeting. “It…
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Criticism of interfaith families hypocritical
Your recent article “Interfaith Families Embrace Holidays” (News Transcript, Dec. 17) included criticisms by rabbis Pont and Kline of the Conservative and Reform movements. Rabbi Pont stated, “If you’re celebrating both, then you’re not really embracing either.” Rabbi Kline said, “You can’t have two different religious traditions that contradict each other and call them both…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A man passes shops in downtown Red Bank on Jan. 7 during winter’s coldest week yet.
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Monmouth County parks to see improvements
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has approved the allocation of $2 million from the county’s open space trust fund to make improvements to parks throughout the county. Now in its 12th year, the Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Grant program helps to improve and develop park facilities…
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Allentown photographer’s images conjure up ‘Trouble in the Heartland’
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer “Between a Habit and a Dream” Bruce Springsteen and his music are synonymous with a lot of things about New Jersey: the working man, the Jersey Shore, “Glory Days” and “Atlantic City.” But in a new book, “Trouble in the Heartland,” Springsteen songs such as “Hungry Heart” and “Born to…
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Restaurant worker charged with filming restroom use
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — A Freehold man is facing multiple charges after allegedly recording video footage in the bathroom of a local restaurant. According to Englishtown Police Lt. Peter Cooke, three teenage boys allegedly found a cellphone with its camera aimed at the men’s toilet in Subway, 14 Wilson Ave., on Jan.…
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Regional high school board welcomes two new members
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Colts Neck representative Vincent Accettola and Freehold Township representative Samuel Carollo participated in their first meeting as members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has welcomed two new members — one with a background of…
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Former CFO sentenced to 33 months in prison
The former chief financial officer of the Manhattan-based brokerage firm Needham & Co. has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for stealing $1 million from his former employer through a false invoicing scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Glen W. Albanese, 43, of Manalapan, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G.…
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Audubon meeting features Japan photos
The Monmouth County Audubon Society will meet at 8 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Road, Fair Haven. Kevin Watson, photographer, birder and traveler, will present “Japan in Winter,” a photo essay of the snowy landscapes of northern Japan. The public is welcome to attend this free event. Birds and…
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