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Photo contest seeks entries
MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Arts Council and Mayor Jordan Maskowitz have announced that the theme of the township’s sixth annual photo contest is “Down the Shore.” Contest organizers will be looking for pictures of the Jersey Shore from Sandy Hook to Cape May with a creative touch. Photos can be from the past or present,…
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Ethics panel clears Dean
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The New Jersey School Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against Victoria Dean, the vice president of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education. The complaint, filed in April 2013 by resident Josh Pollak and heard by the commission in October, alleged that she violated two sections…
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Town votes to settle laser tag litigation
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Municipal officials have voted to settle a lawsuit that challenged a Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment decision to deny a conditional use variance to a laser tag operator. At the Feb. 19 meeting of the Township Committee, Township Attorney Roger McLaughlin recommended that the committee accept an agreement…
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Officials mum on Lucas arrest
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Taking the advice of their attorney, members of the Manalapan Township Committee had no comment on the arrest of Andrew Lucas when they convened in public on Feb. 19. Lucas, 36, who resigned from the governing body in October after serving in office since January 2005, was arrested…
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Foundation grants fund school supplies, projects
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — From a “Trip through Time” and “Girls Night In” to “Letter People Puppets” and “Ancient World through the Middle Ages Map Set,” Freehold Borough K-8 School District students will be working on some exciting new projects as a result of 15 grants approved by the Freehold Borough…
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Community volunteer turns loss into positive outcome
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Larry Rosen MARLBORO — For Larry Rosen, a volunteer who serves many segments of Marlboro’s population, the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York City hit far too close to home. The spread of rubble and debris in the wake of the towers’ destruction…
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Howell examines sewer issues
HOWELL — Municipal officials have started talking about the possibility of installing a new sewer system on sections of Route 9 north and in Freewood Acres. Freewood Acres is the area of numbered streets that intersect Route 9 just north of the intersection of Route 9 and Interstate 195, Howell Mayor Bill Gotto said. “We…
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Veterans memorial foundation seeks support
A s a not-for-profit organization, the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation is self-supporting in its mission to encourage and foster a thorough understanding of the Vietnam era, including the political, historical, social, cultural and military aspects that affected the United States — especially New Jersey. Each year, more than 9,000 schoolchildren pass through the…
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Reader skeptical about charges vs. Lucas
I predict your blockbuster report of the arrest of a former Manalapan township committeeman, Republican Andrew Lucas, will generate a flurry of I-told-youso letters from Democrats. They will not only crow over Mr. Lucas’ arrest, but will call for cleaning up the township leadership (e.g., by electing Democrats). Readers should keep in mind that the…
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