Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Young wives can join Alzheimer’s group
The Young Wives Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet 4:30-6 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month at Rutgers University Behavioral HealthCare, 671 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway. The free support group is offered to women whose partner has developed dementia in their 40s and 50s. Call Michelle at 732-235-4910 for directions and information.
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Colts Neck officials plan for capital improvements
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has taken steps to implement a capital improvement plan for 2016. At a recent meeting, members of the governing body passed a resolution to approve a temporary capital improvement budget in the amount of $2.74 million. Road improvements will account for $2.24 million and…
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Route 33 development remains an issue in Manalapan
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The future of the Route 33 corridor in Manalapan will remain squarely in the crosshairs of the Township Committee in 2016. Developers have proposed a number of residential and commercial projects that are or may be under consideration by municipal officials in the upcoming months. One such proposal,…
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Sweetman ending police career in Freehold Borough
By Christine Barcia Staff Writer FREEHOLD — After 25 years of service to the community, a member of the Freehold Borough Police Department will retire. Lt. Michael Sweetman, who started his career as a patrolman in the early 1990s, will retire effective Feb. 1. A resolution noting Sweetman’s retirement was passed by the Borough Council…
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Optimists seek entries for oratorical contest
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold is encouraging area students to speak their minds about the topic “How My Best Brings Out the Best in Others” as part of the Optimist International Oratorical Contest for the 2015-16 year. The Optimist Club will judge the students’ speeches based on content and presentation to determine the top…
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Sancheti of Coldwell Banker’s Marlboro/Manalapan office represents record $2.8+ million home sale in Marlboro
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. announces that Sangita Sancheti, a sales associate affiliated with the company’s Marlboro/Manalapan office, recently completed a $2,825,000 residential sale in Marlboro. This transaction, which closed Dec. 10, represents the highest-priced residential single-family home resale recorded in Marlboro Township since 1997, according to data from…
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Howell Township Council rejects changes to sign code
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — Members of the Howell Township Council have voted to keep a municipal regulation in place even though, if challenged, the regulation may not hold up in court. Howell has a regulation which requires an entity applying for municipal approval of a development project to place a sign on…
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Colts Neck officials address affordable housing mandate
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The state Superior Court is projecting that Colts Neck will need to provide 277 affordable housing units by 2025. At a recent Township Committee meeting, Committeeman Russell Macnow announced what he said is the municipality’s preliminary affordable housing number. Macnow said the number of units was calculated…
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Akabe Village will welcome people with special needs
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — In comments recapping 2015, Mayor Bill Gotto noted that Howell officials were able to take advantage of the new Akabe Village housing development on Wyckoff Mills Road to accommodate individuals with special needs. Akabe Village is an affordable housing development in the Adelphia section of Howell, off Route…
