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Woodward Road reopens to traffic
MANALAPAN — Woodward Road is now open to through traffic. The road had been closed since January while extensive improvements were undertaken, including the rebuilding of several culvert bridges. The road project was projected to take about another month to complete, but Mayor Michelle Roth said builder K. Hovnanian worked toward an earlier completion date…
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Dog trainer in Howell donates pups for police
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Three German shepherd puppies are headed for a career in law enforcement with the efforts of a Howell dog trainer and Howell PBA Local 228. Dan Gentile, a dog trainer-behaviorist and owner of the Dan Gentile Dog Training Center, Howell, recently donated three 8-week-old puppies to be raised and trained…
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Agency expands e-mail alert service
NJ Transit bus customers can now receive up-to-the-minute travel information for their specific trip through the My Transit alert system, which sends a text alert directly to customers’ cell phones, pagers, personal digital assistants (PDA) or e-mail whenever there is a delay affecting their designated itinerary. “We are expanding our My Transit alert service to…
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Englishtown opts out of intersection fix-up
High Bridge Road plans have been in works for years BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer A representative of Englishtown recently sent Manalapan officials a letter that might cause a bump in the road for a road improvement project that previously had the approval of all parties involved for more than two years. A June 26…
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Air cavalry to be focus of discussion
On Aug. 9 at 1 p.m., the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation will host a video and oral-history discussion, “Centaurs in Vietnam: Air Cavalry at War,” delivered by husband and wife Carl and Ruth Ann Burns of Manalapan. Carl was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam, while Ruth Ann served there as a…
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Hey, kids, let’s put on a show!
Marlboro theater camp gives children a chance to shine on stage BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer While watching the talented group of children who are taking part in the Marlboro Recreation Department’s summer theater camp, one might think there is something in Marlboro’s water that makes youngsters in this town want to get up and…
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Two blood donors win top prizes
FREEHOLD – During a drawing held at a Monmouth County Board of Freeholders meeting on July 10, Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry reached into a bag and retrieved the names of two topprize winners in a drawing sponsored by the Central Jersey Blood Center. The entrants all participated in a blood drive on July 8.…
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Services found in violation
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Zoning Board of Adjustment has decided that a home at 351 Stillwells Corner Road is in violation of Freehold Township’s zoning ordinance because although houses of worship are a conditional use that is permitted in a residential zone, the resident does not have a variance to run a house of worship.…
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Howell accepts donation of tract from developer
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The last chapter in a local cause celebre was written recently when a developer donated a 58-acre piece of property to Howell. At one time the developer had plans to build a housing complex on the land, but the project never came to fruition. As far back as…
