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  • Driver who struck & killed student receives prison term

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The driver of the sport utility vehicle which struckManalapan resident Carlee Wines on the campus of the University of Connecticut one year ago was sentenced last week. AnthonyAlvino Jr., 19, of Lindenhurst, N.Y., received a prison term of three years and one month. He pleaded no contest in…

  • Red-light enforcement tops police priority list

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Correspondent Signs posted inside the Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, alert motorists about a local initiative to crack down on drivers who run red lights. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Recently unveiled at the Freehold Raceway Mall was not another new store, but a sign that local law enforcement agencies believe will help save…

  • DiBenedetto promoted to municipal clerk post

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Traci DiBenedetto FREEHOLD- Some people need a lot of training when they start a new job, but for Traci DiBenedetto the transition to her new position should be smooth sailing. DiBenedetto, 28, of Freehold Township, who has been the assistant to retiring Freehold Borough municipal clerk Linda Cottrell for…

  • Alert resident tracks down own stolen pick-up truck

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A father and son who were on their way to a youth basketball game on a Saturday morning found something they were not expecting to see on their way to theMarshallW. Errickson School. According toMaria Rondinella, her husband, Anthony, and son, Louis, 10, started out for the Jan. 19 game shortly after…

  • District stands to gain under school aid plan

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – Administrators in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District are expecting a new state school funding formula to provide a boost to the budget. District officials said they will see an increase of $2.7 million in state aid for the 2008-09 school year. The budget for the coming school year…

  • New officer stands ready to protect his hometown

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer James Richmond FREEHOLD- James Richmond is one of the lucky ones. He is living his dream. Richmond, 28, a native of Freehold Borough, is doing exactly what he has always wanted to do – patrol the streets of his hometown as a cop. Richmond was sworn in as amember…

  • Changes are in the works for summer rec program

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – It will be back to basics for the Manalapan youth summer recreation program in 2008, according to recreation superintendent Mona Cholowinski. Cholowinski, who was recently named head of parks and recreation, said, “We are learning from our mistakes and we are trying to make a better program and…

  • Architect’s contract amended for town hall improvements

    MARLBORO – The Township Council approved an amended contract with Arcari and Iovino Architects on Jan. 17 in the amount of $86,750 for the firm’s work on an addition to TownHall. The original contract that was approved in 2006 was for $65,000. At the council’s finalmeeting of 2007 the resolution proposing the amended contract was…

  • Police Explorers honored for service to Marlboro

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Seven members of the Marlboro Township Police Explorers Post 105 were promoted at the Jan. 17 meeting of the Township Council. The Police Explorers post, founded in 1982, is open to students between the ages of 14 and 21 who are interested in learning more about a career…