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  • Archives and History Day returns to county library

    MANALAPAN – Through the years, a group of men and women have meticulously preserved many of the historical records of Monmouth County dating back to 1665. This month, on Archives and History Day, Oct. 13, the county’s past will be celebrated once again at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Visitors will be…

  • Local artist’s photos on exhibit

    An exhibition at the Academy of Music, Main Street, Spotswood, features the photography of Glenna Rosenberg. Rosenberg, a resident of the Morganville section of Marlboro, is a selftaught photographer and has been working as such professionally for three years. Fifteen of Rosenberg’s works are on display. Most are in color and focus on landscapes of…

  • Assault charges lodged at youth football fracas

    Parent accused of striking coach after game in Colts Neck BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Charges and countercharges have been filed in the wake of a Sept. 30 physical altercation between a Colts Neck Pop Warner youth football coach and a parent of one of the coach’s players. No court appearances will…

  • Enforcement to be increased

    FREEHOLD – Police officers are participating in an effort to reduce, and hopefully eliminate, motor vehicle fatalities in town – at least for one day. “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day,” scheduled to be held Oct. 10, is being sponsored by the state Department of Law and Public Safety Division of Highway Traffic Safety. According…

  • Construction firm facing sanctions

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Intervention by state Assemblyman Michael J. Panter (D-Monmouth and Mercer) has resulted in a Pennsylvania firm being barred from working on school construction projects in New Jersey until at least 2009. The decision, which was handed down in August by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, was directed…

  • Cultural entertainment

    ANDREW MILLER staff Alborada Spanish Dance Theater members Lisa Nazli (l) of Long Island, N.Y., and Teresa Rodriquez of Ocean Township perform at the Latino festival held on McLean Street, Freehold Borough, Oct. 6. Representatives of community groups provided information about their services while rides and entertainment kept children and adults busy at the third…

  • Event to honor mother’s fight against breast cancer

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer One sister’s promise and one daughter’s promise are the foundation for the Passionately Pink for the Cure fundraiser scheduled to be held on Oct. 13 from 5-10 p.m. at the VFW post on Waterworks Road, Freehold Township. The fundraiser is sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure and…

  • Democrats want checks and balances in Marlboro

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Democratic candidates Jon Hornik (l), for mayor, and Frank LaRocca and Randi Marder, for Township Council, are running for four-year terms in Marlboro. MARLBORO – The Democratic candidates seeking the mayor’s office and two seats on the Township Council are in full swing. Jonathan Hornik is seeking the mayor’s seat…

  • Three Republicans want to continue making progress

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg (l) and Township Council members Joseph Pernice and Patti Morelli are running for re-election to four-year terms. MARLBORO – The three Republicans running for municipal office say they want to continue their mission of stabilizing property taxes, putting the brakes on residential development and running an…