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  • Freehold police force welcomes 2 officers

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO Patrolwoman Zandra Vega and Patrolman Nicholas Iozzi are the newest additions to the Freehold Borough Police Department. FREEHOLD — The roster at the Freehold Borough Police Department just got bigger. Nicholas Iozzi, 29, of Freehold Township, and Zandra Vega, 30, of Freehold Borough, have joined the…

  • Consumer Affairs office moves to new location

    The Monmouth County Department of Consumer Affairs has relocated its offices to the first floor of the Monmouth County Hall of Records Annex, 1 E. Main St., Freehold. “This ‘new’ street-level office space provides the consumer affairs staff with improved physical space to assist consumers who believe they may have been a victim of fraud…

  • Volunteers interact with senior citizens

    Monmouth County programs foster social relationships BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Nothing brightens a day like a friendly call or visit, especially if someone lives alone or cannot leave their home. For more than 30 years, the elderly and shut-in residents of the Monmouth County have been given brighter days through two programs of the Monmouth…

  • Local filmmaker will show work at festival

    Joe Valenti grew up in Brick Township BY ZACH LEVINE Correspondent Joe Valenti may not be a household name just yet, but that could soon change if he has anything to say about it. The Brick Township native and current resident of Cliffwood Beach has two films set to premiere at the Reel Jersey Film…

  • Colts Neck house tour offers views of history

    COLTS NECK — A glimpse of bygone days will be offered when the Colts Neck Historical Preservation Committee presents its ninth annual house tour Oct. 4. Four historic homes, including a house that dates from around 1745, and a oneroom schoolhouse will be open to the public for inspection. One unique feature of the Dickinson-…

  • Howell approves bonding for local improvements

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has adopted a capital improvements ordinance that will see $3.65 million worth of bonds issued to help finance a total of $4 million worth of capital improvements. The ordinance was adopted by the council on Aug. 12. The total expense of $4 million includes a…

  • New housing quotas put towns under pressure

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN — State lawmakers were scheduled to meet with residents this week for a discussion of new affordable housing requirements that have been established by the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth and Mercer) said he was going to be joined by Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande…

  • First responders to receive training in autism

    Members of the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC) were present in Trenton last week as Gov. Jon Corzine signed a bill requiring the Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Human Services to develop an autism, intellectual and developmental disability course and curriculum for first…

  • Officials hold off voting on $1.4M bond for land

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Following a public hearing that included appeals for development of a 25-acre piece of property on Route 522, members of the Township Committee put off a vote on an ordinance to issue bonds for the purchase of the parcel. Action on the so-called Tillis tract may be taken…