Author: Greater Media
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School district consolidation makes sense
I read with interest the fact that the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education has ended the talk of closing the underused Conover Road Elementary School (“Colts Neck Will Not Close School,” News Transcript, Feb. 11). The fact that declining enrollment in the Colts Neck school district had resulted in the under-use of…
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Audubon to host events in March
Travis Gale of Eyes of the Wild/Wallaby Tales will present “What Big Teeth You Have!” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society’s annual family night to be held at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Road, Fair Haven, at 7 p.m. March 11. This presentation is geared toward elementary school children and includes live animals.…
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Retail uses would be permitted in office park zone off Route 9
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A public hearing will be held at the Manalapan Township Committee’s Feb. 25 meeting on an ordinance that proposes retail uses at Route 9 and Symmes Road. The ordinance was introduced by the committee on Jan. 28. The ordinance would make planned commercial development a permitted use in…
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Two robberies being investigated
Detectives in the Freehold Township and Freehold Borough police departments are working together to solve two robberies that are similar in nature. Freehold Township Police Sgt. Jerry Kiwit said a 42-year-old Freehold Borough man who was walking to Work Out World, Route 9, Freehold Township, was behind the building at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 when…
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Eighth-graders celebrate Carnevale in Italian class
By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MANALAPAN — Donning colorful masks, some 200 eighth-grade pupils who are enrolled in the Italian language program at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School (MEMS) participated in the celebration of Carnevale on Jan. 29. As the students entered the classroom where they study Italian, they “ooh’d” and “ahh’d” over the decorations. The…
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Gerard-Cerimele
MILESTONES Ernesto Cerimele & Melissa Gerard Melissa Gerard, daughter of James and Susan Gerard of Howell, became engaged to marry Ernesto Cerimele, son of John and Adele Cerimele of Scotch Plains. Ms. Gerard, who is a graduate of Freehold Township High School, holds a Bachelor of Science in speech pathology and a master’s degree in…
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Donation of blankets warms needy
MARLBORO — When Marlboro resident William Waple heard that the Kiwanis Club of Marlboro was conducting a Blankets of Warmth drive for the homeless, he immediately reached out to help. Waple, who is a longtime volunteer with The Salvation Army, made one phone call to the organization’s offices in Union and in less than one…
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First responders plan training session
MANALAPAN — On the evening of Feb. 23, first-responder organizations from Manalapan, neighboring municipalities and Monmouth County will be training together to hone their individual and collective skills in a response to an emergency resulting in a large number of injuries and casualties. The training exercise will take place at the Pine Brook Care Center,…
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Recycling facility plan to be heard
MARLBORO — The Monmouth County Solid Waste Advisory Council (SWAC) will hold a public hearing in Town Hall at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 to consider a plan for a wood recycling facility on Tennent Road in the Morganville section of Marlboro. In 2013, representatives of Atlantic Tree Realty proposed the development of a wood recycling…
