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  • Brick Twp. child’s fight vs. cancer touched many

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Avery Lubrecht BRICK TOWNSHIP — Rainbows became a symbol of hope during 4-year-old Avery Lubrecht’s brief battle against brain cancer. A rainbow appeared over Windward Beach in late April on the night a vigil planned for the little girl had to be postponed because of rain. Rainbow posters adorned…

  • Former mayor will seek damages for Web posts

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – A complaint alleging libel and seeking compensation in the form of court costs, fees and treble damages has been filed in state Superior Court on behalf of George Spodak, a former mayor of Manalapan. Spodak has been a resident of Manalapan for more than 40 years and served…

  • New director helping to expand 2nd Floor

    When Mary Pearson was hired in May to work for 180 Turning Lives Around, a Monmouth County nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual abuse, she knew it wasn’t business as usual. In her previous career in sales and business development for high-tech companies, Pearson’s success was measured in million-dollar revenue increases. Now, as…

  • Physicians graduate from program

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The second class of six resident physicians has graduated from the CentraState Family Medicine Residency Program. Launched in 2005, the three-year program operates in conjunction with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Three of the graduating residents earned awards. Suryadutt Venkat, M.D., won the Kenneth W. Faistl Future of Family Medicine Award, named…

  • Attorney to seek use variance

    FREEHOLD — An application requesting a variance to place a law office at 68 Court St. is scheduled to be heard by the Freehold Borough Planning/Zoning Board on Aug. 27. The applicant, attorney Veronica Davis, is seeking a use variance in order to be permitted to convert the home and an accessory building at the…

  • Rezoning act paves way for homes off Lloyd Rd.

    Council’s action will ratify settlement with Ohad Associates BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A rezoning ordinance that resulted from a settlement of legal issues between Ohad Associates and the township had its first reading at the Aug. 7 meeting of the Township Council. Mayor Jonathan Hornik said the administration’s hands were tied in…

  • Assault by auto charge nets three-year probation

    On Aug. 6, Robert Bayly, 20, of Cape Coral, Fla., was sentenced to a three-year term of probation for the third-degree crime of assault by auto. This charge pertains to a 2006 motor vehicle collision that occurred in Howell. Bayly resided in Howell at the time of the crash. According to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s…

  • Residents having a say on future of Marlboro

    State grant to help produce vision plan as town develops BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — What will Marlboro look like 10, 15, or even 20 years from now? Residents are now being given the chance to voice their opinions about how they think their town should look. Municipal officials are presently conducting what…

  • The long hot summer

    While you dig the hole to find a home for your latest native plant, you can run the risk of adding another crick to your lower back. Watch how you handle your tools, be aware of your stance when digging, lift properly, and don’t even attempt to move a 100-pound boulder without assistance. And once…