• Bank, office building OK’d

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Route 9 corridor is slated to continue to grow as a stronghold for business in Marlboro. During its Jan. 15 meeting, the Marlboro Planning Board granted preliminary and final approval for the construction of a 3,409-square-foot bank at 133 Route 9 South, near the Route 520 intersection.…

  • Laws needed to protect wildlife habitats

    I have been enjoying migratory birds in New Jersey for many years, but this year has been a special treat with the explosion of rare snowy owl sightings throughout our state. While I was surprised and delighted to hear about the beautiful snowy owls here in New Jersey, their presence also triggered an important issue…

  • Writer’s fear about pit bulls is unwarranted

    I did not think it was possible, but we have just seen the furtherance of ignorance in R.D. Truitt’s recent letter to the editor regarding pit bulls. It is bad enough that Truitt cites Wikipedia as the source of reference, where the only qualification you need in order to be a self-proclaimed expert is an…

  • WRITER’S CORNER

    Seeger’s message still moving Maureen Daye I am humming, “This Little Light of Mine” and “Turn, Turn, Turn” repeatedly. Like many folk music aficionados, I am floored by the recent death of folk icon Pete Seeger, 94. I knew Seeger and had a grand opportunity to do some brief work with him during a two-year…

  • Letting school buses idle was a wise choice

    I believe all authorities and boards should have citizens watch their actions, but I feel reader Carol Cole’s recent criticism in a letter to the editor about the Marlboro Board of Education to allow diesel buses to idle during the recent frigid weather is misplaced. Diesel engines are notorious for not starting in very cold…

  • Photo

    Elias Craig, Mateo Gonzalez, Isabel Craig, Marco Gonzalez and Julian Craig stand in front of a Komodo dragon ice sculpture that was created by Dan Romeo on Fort Plains Road, Howell. According to the children’s mothers, Carla Stefanelli and Mariellen Bradley, Romeo told them he creates ice sculptures because he likes to make people smile.

  • ShopRite shopping center targeted for redevelopment

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The South Freehold Shopping Center has been designated as an area in need of redevelopment by the Township Committee, and a planner is now working on a fresh vision for the venerable Freehold Township retail plaza. The shopping center is anchored by a ShopRite supermarket. The…

  • ‘Into the Woods’ to open Feb. 28 at Axelrod center

    A hilarious romp through familiar fairy tale territory, Stephen Sondheim’s beloved modern-day classic “Into the Woods” opens Feb. 28 at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park. Directed by Andrew De Prisco, who won a Basie award for directing the show in 2012, and choreographed by Jose de la Cuesta, the show features some…

  • Project illuminates prolific career of Thomas Edison

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Thomas Edison Beyond the status Thomas Edison holds in his namesake town, interest in the life and prolific career of Edison and his myriad inventions burns brightly throughout the world. Perhaps no one knows this — or the details of Edison’s achievements — better than the group of scholars whose…

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