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Colts Neck officials select firm to conduct appraisals
By JACK MURTHA COLTS NECK — The Township Committee has selected a firm to perform property inspections in Colts Neck for the first five years of a new assessment program. Realty Data Systems LLC will provide property data collection and verification services to the township from 2014-18, according to a contract approved by the committee…
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Millstone farm owner to reduce number of animals
By ANDREW MARTINS MILLSTONE — A township resident who was charged with inadequately caring for more than 200 animals living on his Stillhouse Road property has been ordered by a municipal judge to reduce the number of animals on his farm and provide better accommodations for those that remain. Christopher Vaccaro, 45, of Millstone Township,…
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State law requires Marlboro to act on assessment plan
By JACK MURTHA MARLBORO — The Township Council has narrowly voted to hire a firm to steer Marlboro through the first several years of a new property assessment program. During its April 3 meeting, the governing body approved a contract with Realty Data Systems LLC for property data collection and verification services from 2014-16. The…
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Innovation committee to study borough issues
By CLARE MARIE CELANO FREEHOLD — Joseph Deroba, Ronald DeMarco, Michele Gibson, Joseph McArdle and Annette Jordan have been named to serve on Freehold Borough’s new Innovation Committee. The five individuals were appointed by Mayor Nolan Higgins and the Borough Council on April 7. Deroba, DeMarco, Gibson, McArdle and Jordan will serve until Dec. 31.…
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Task force identifies areas to improve special education
By KATHY CHANG The New Jersey School Boards Association’s (NJBSA) goal is to move away from the thought of public education as two separate systems and instead view it as one. The one public education system, which includes general education and special education, is a continuum of interventions, programs and services that respond to the…
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Accidents lead to charges
MANALAPAN — Two motorists were charged with driving while intoxicated following separate motor vehicle accidents on March 23. Manalapan police said that at 7:05 a.m., officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on Gordon’s Corner Road. Manalapan was advised of the crash by Marlboro police. The officers met with the driver of…
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PBA to host motorcycle ride
MANALAPAN — The Manalapan PBA Local 229 and Old Bridge Township Raceway Park will host a motorcycle charity ride on May 24. The event will honor veterans of the Vietnam War, according to a press release. The motorcycle ride will leave from Raceway Park, Pension Road, Old Bridge, and proceed through rural parts of Manalapan,…
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Marlboro council adopts revised municipal budget
By JACK MURTHA MARLBORO — Although taxpayers will not be hit as hard as expected, Marlboro’s 2014 municipal budget will still contain a tax increase from last year. The Township Council adopted a $34.16 million budget at its April 3 meeting. Residents and business owners will support the budget by paying a total of $25.4…
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Colts Neck committee OKs brush pickup regulations
By JACK MURTHA COLTS NECK — More stringent and detailed regulations governing the collection of brush and leaves should benefit Colts Neck residents on several levels, according to township officials. The Township Committee adopted two ordinances at its April 9 meeting that defined more precise guidelines regarding the placement of brush and leaves for curbside…
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