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      December 9, 2009  RSS feed

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      Freehold Twp. intersection options to be presented

      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Three possible designs to realign Route 537 and improve the intersection at Gravel Hill Road in Freehold Township will be available for inspection and comment from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Freehold Township municipal building, Room 114, One Municipal Plaza, Stillwells Corner Road. More...

      Developer proposes Rt. 9 improvements
      Applicant seeks approval for Marlboro Commons at Rt. 520 intersection
      BY ANDREW DAVISON Correspondent

      An application for Marlboro Commons, a retail shopping center proposed by Robert Pagano, had its second hearing before the Marlboro Planning Board on Dec. 2. The next hearing in the matter is scheduled for the Planning Board's Dec. 16 meeting at Marlboro Town Hall. More...


      Intersection options will be presented
      Freehold Twp. residents are lobbying county for traffic light at Gravel Hill Rd.

      Three possible designs to realign Route 537 and improve the county highway's intersection with Gravel Hill Road in Freehold Township will be available for inspection and comment from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Freehold Township municipal building, Room 114, One Municipal Plaza, Stillwells Corner Road. More...


      Fallen hero receives military burial
      Cpl. Philip A. Reynolds was killed in action in Korea in 1950
      BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

      PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff The family of Cpl. Philip A. Reynolds of Freehold waited almost 60 years to have what most families of servicemen who are killed in combat receive right away — a proper military burial for their loved one. More...


      Driver faces DWI charges

      MANALAPAN — A resident of Hendersonville, N.C., was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle stop on Route 9 at Symmes Road on Nov. 30. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, Wayham Michael Heath, 36, who is unemployed, was observed by Patrolman Dominick Donatelli Jr. More...


      Sounds of the season

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       Bulletin Board
      • Coats, jackets sought
      Manalapan Girl Scout Junior Troop 331 seeks donations of gently used coats and jackets of all sizes for its coat drive. The coats will be delivered to local needy families. Details: ronapollera@yahoo.com or sandyturi10@gmail.com. More...
      • Scouts collect pennies
      • Applications accepted for gardener program
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       Letters
      • Senator invites contributions to website
      New Jerseyans are connected like never before. We can read up-to-theminute news on our computers, receive text messages from our children's school telling us there is a snow day, and watch videos on our mobile devices. As a member of the U.S. Senate, I recently launched a redesigned website that is meant to cater to you, my constituents. More...
      • Town may have opened the door to litigation
      • Resident has suggestions for Manalapan's new committeeman
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image It's high time a medical marijuana bill is passed
      Coda • GREG BEAN
      Most families in this country have lost a loved one to cancer, and while each experience is different, most share some characteristics, especially if the loved one undergoes chemotherapy. In my family, my mother and father both died of lung cancer. My mother smoked for almost 50 years, but gave it up when she was diagnosed. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Mary A. Shwahla
      Miss Shwahla, 87, a lifelong resident of Howell, died Nov. 18, 2009, at home. She retired as a traffic manager at Naval Weapons Station Earle in 1974. Along with her family, she coowned and operated the Shwahla Blueberry Farm. Miss Shwahla was predeceased by a brother, Steve Shwahla. Surviving are a brother, Paul Shwahla, of Howell, and a niece and nephew. More...
      • John R. Applegate
      • Patricia Clare Morris Sharkey
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       Schools
      • Massa helped to oversee growth of Howell schools
      Assistant superintendent retiring at end of Dec. after 28 years in K-8 district
      HOWELL — Howell K-8 School District assistant superintendent and Board of Education secretary Herbert C. Massa has been a fixture in the township school system for years, helping to navigate the district through its ups, downs and consistent growth. More...
      • article has image St. Rose students salute school's 'unsung heroes'
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       Sports
      • article has image Fan becomes Giants photographer for a day
      Contest entry has big payoff for Will Lamb of Howell
      WILL LAMB Everyone who bleeds New York Giants blue knows how difficult it is to get a ticket to a game at Giants Stadium. Will Lamb, 47, a longtime Giants fan, recently found a way to do more than just go to a game at the Meadowlands — he was on the field with his idols as a photographer. More...
      • article has image BCC's Parella tabbed as First Team All-American
      • Sport Shorts
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