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      May 2, 2007  RSS feed

      Officials rally opposition to waste station
      Concern is that site could become a garbage way station
      State and federal officials are ramping up their opposition to the possibility that an unregulated waste transfer station could become operational on Route 33, Freehold Township. However, in order to short-circuit that possibility, a change in federal law may have to be made. More...
      'Billboard' sparks summons from town officials
      BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERT Staff Writer

      MARLBORO - You can't make this stuff up: Freedom of speech vs. a sign ordinance has landed a resident a date in municipal court. A large sign calling Mayor Robert Kleinberg a used car salesman and accusing him of using "McCarthyism" tactics "in a land where you are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty" has been erected in front of Barrie Kay's home on Robertsville Road. More...

      Town's budget expected to be introduced May
      Owner of average home in Manalapan facing $210 increase
      BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

      MANALAPAN - With another meeting scheduled for tonight (May 2) to get public input into budget discussions, the Township Committee disclosed that there will likely be two positions eliminated when Manalapan's 2007 municipal budget totaling $29.5 million is formally introduced May 9. More...


      FoodBank honors local teenager

      The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties has selected Christian Brothers Academy senior Jack A. Annunziato as its Junior Humanitarian this year. Annunziato, who lives in Manalapan and is a senior at CBA in Lincroft, was honored at the FoodBank's annual Humanitarian of the Year Dinner Dance. The gala took place on April 20 at the Robert B. More...


      Students head south to perform
      BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

      MANALAPAN - The Manalapan High School concert band, orchestra and choir students, along with some color guard members, recently took a trip to Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Datebook
      + Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance meets Mondays and Thursdays from 7:30-9 p.m. at St. Mary's Church, corner of Route 34 and Phalanx Road, Colts Neck. Consumers of mental health services, their family members and friends are welcome to attend. Details: Tom, (732) 264-8363 or Maureen, (732) 536-5826. More...
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       Letters
      • 'Gun-free' school zones do not deter attackers
      Another school shooting; 32 innocent lives snuffed out senselessly. How many more kids have to die a violent death before we correct our faulty thinking behind laws that hamper the innocent and enable murderers? While the intent behind the Gun-Free School Zones Act may be good, the results are highly questionable. More...
      • Howell fire bureau marks 30 years of service
      • Freehold H.S. Hall of Fame chair says tradition is just beginning
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       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      We don't like the smoke, but we do like the money
      There's a word for people who drive around smoking while they have kids in the car, and that word is idiot . If you happen to be driving through Keyport in the near future, and you're smoking with little children as passengers, there's another word that will describe you: More...
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Dorothy C. (Cottrell) Patton Mrs. Patton, 95, of Englishtown, died March 31, 2007, at CareOne at Holmdel. Born in Keyport, she had resided in Millstone and Matawan for 41 years. She was co-owner of Ceronics Inc., Matawan, for 30 years, where she worked as a bookkeeper and a secretary. Mrs. Patton was a communicant of Millstone United Presbyterian Church. More...
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       Schools
      • article has image Mayes ends service on school board
      FREEHOLD - Board of Education members, friends and family said good-bye to Stella Mayes as she completed 20 years of service on the Freehold Borough school board on April 23. Board President Jim Keelan said Mayes had worked with four school superintendents and many board members over the years. More...
      • Teaching staff being reduced in Freehold Regional district
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       Sports
      • article has image Talent is everywhere for District track meet
      Howell hosting meet Thursday
      The track and field talent in the Freehold Regional District is so powerful that tomorrow night's District Track and Field Championships is a beginning, rather than an end in itself. The talent competing for District gold at Howell High School is the same talent that will be vying for county, conference and state titles later in the year. More...
      • Mustangs, Colonials chasing tennis crowns
      • Higginson defends 3K title, Forys splits 4:04.2
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       Business
      • Business Briefs
      Ladies Workout Express, Maple Tree Plaza, Marlboro, will host a free Zumba fitness demonstration of Latin dance aerobics, May 3 at 7 p.m. Participants need not be members of Ladies Workout Express to attend. Regular classes begin the week of May 7. For more information, call (732) 845-2900 or visit www.marlborofitness.com. More...
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