Author: Greater Media
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New mayor: Running town is a team effort
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Thomas Cook FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Thomas Cook had the honor of performing his first wedding on Feb. 2. Cook has the authority to perform weddings because he is now the mayor of Freehold Township, and that duty comes with the territory, along with many other responsibilities. Cook, 54, joined…
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Marlboro K-8 district to address needs of transgender students
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a policy that addresses the needs of any transgender or gender-nonconforming students in the district. The policy was adopted at the Jan. 20 board meeting. According to the policy, the board will accept a student’s assertion of his…
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Sweet sculpting
MATT DENTON Denise Bioland, left, and Paula Benanti admire Erin Williscroft’s work at the Feb. 7 Chocolate and Wine Festival held at Branches, Long Branch, sponsored by Greater Media Newspapers.
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Manalapan man who got stuck in water pipe receives probation
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A Manalapan resident who became trapped in a pipe on a water company’s property in January 2014 has been sentenced to probation. Asaf Mohammad, 28, appeared in the courtroom of state Superior Court Judge John T. Mullaney Jr. on Feb. 6. Mohammad stood before the judge and apologized…
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Bridges celebrates 25 years
BACK TO BUSINESS News of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertisers Bridges Nursery School and Kindergarten recently celebrated 25 years of educating children. Bridges is located at St. Thomas More, 186 Gordons Corner Road, Manalapan. For more information, call 732-446-3107 or visit www.bridgesnurseryschool.com.
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Insurance fraud alleged in indictment of trio
A supervisor at the former Monmouth County Youth Detention Center was arrested, along with his wife and another woman, on charges related to claims of an on-the-job January 2010 slip-and-fall accident at the county-run facility, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Ricky Marter, 51; his wife, Donna Marter, 48, both of Manalapan; and…
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Doctor admits taking bribes in lab test referral scheme
A Monmouth County doctor with practices in Colts Neck and Staten Island, New York, has admitted accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running and elaborate scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS) of Parsippany, its president and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Ralph Messo, 53, of…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR One of the many colorful orchids that were on display at the 18th annual Deep Cut Orchid Society show at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. The show ran Feb. 5-8.
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It is time for a decision on JCP&L rate case
It has been more than three years since the JCP&L rate case began, and recently a New Jersey administrative law judge made a long-awaited recommendation, one which aligns with what we have been saying all along — that New Jersey’s JCP&L customers have long been overcharged and deserve a rate cut. Now, the only thing…
