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  • Lessons in autism planned for police

    Law enforcement officials in California and Ohio who were not trained in dealing with autism used stun guns to subdue two children with autism earlier this year. Two local organizations want to prevent that from happening in New Jersey – the state with the highest incidence of autism in the country. Parents of Autistic Children…

  • Teacher named finalist for presidential award

    Margaret Dever has taught at Marlboro H.S. for almost four decades BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – A Marlboro High School math teacher has been honored for her dedication and excellence in teaching, becoming a finalist for a presidential award. Margaret “Peggy” Dever, 59, of Old Bridge, has been selected as one of four…

  • Police seek donations for officer serving in Iraq

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The members of Freehold Township PBA No. 209 are asking for donations to help make their fellow police officer, Jimmy Santiago, and his unit a little more comfortable in Balad, Iraq. “This is Jimmy’s third tour of duty in the war zone of Iraq. Our goal is send the items they have…

  • Copter drops in with lesson

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer ANDREW MILLER staff Howell Memorial Middle School pupils learn about the services that are provided by a MONOC emergency medical services helicopter during a visit to the school by the crew of the aircraft on Nov. 1. HOWELL – The cliché “the sky’s the limit” became literal for some Howell…

  • Officials trim number of rec board members

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The Township Committee has voted 3-2 to adopt an ordinance that establishes a new number of members on the recreation advisory board. Mayor Andrew Lucas, Deputy Mayor Michelle Roth and Committeeman Richard Klauber voted to adopt the law which sets the number of appointees to the recreation advisory…

  • Red Bank repeals keg registration ordinance

    ABC director says Legislature should take up issue BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – After having the measure on the books for six months, the borough of Red Bank repealed a keg registration ordinance Nov. 12 at the request of the state division of the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). ABC Director Jerry Fischer…

  • Williamsburg Christmas will feature crafts, music

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent COLTS NECK – The spirit of colonial Williamsburg will be celebrated at the sixth annual Williamsburg Christmas sponsored by the Colts Neck Historical Preservation Committee, Dec. 9. A Christmas wreath-making demonstration by the Greenhouse Gallery, Christmas ornaments and decorations from the Mulberry Market, as well as traditional and contemporary Christmas music…

  • Indictment alleges coach shook down truck drivers

    HOWELL – The former coach of a Howell travel baseball team has been charged with raising money in the team’s name and using it for his own personal gain. On Nov. 14 a Monmouth County Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment against Robert Nanni, 53, of Howell, a now retired 20-year veteran of the Port…

  • Bids for revaluation work due in Marlboro Dec. 11

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – A project that will place a new assessment on every property in Marlboro has moved a step closer to getting under way. At its Nov. 7 meeting, the Township Council passed a resolution to authorize the acceptance of proposals from revaluation firms. A legal notice that was published…