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  • Eviction case due back in state court on Oct. 5

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The two sides in a court case that involves a candidate who is running for a seat on the Township Committee are due back in court on Oct. 5 for the next hearing in a father vs. son battle. Drew Shapiro, a Democratic candidate for a three-year term…

  • Freehold updates plans for emergency response

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Ready for anything. That is what code enforcement official Hank Stryker III told Mayor Michael Wilson and members of the Borough Council on Sept. 17. Stryker said Freehold Borough is in “good shape” to cope with any number of incidents that could occur. The code enforcement official…

  • Hospital ambulatory campus named for Manalapan couple

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – CentraState Healthcare System has named its new outpatient services building the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus for a family with close ties to CentraState. The new three-story building is connected to the west side of CentraState Medical Center, West Main Street. “The Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus expands the community’s…

  • Four charged in boro beating

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Four Freehold Borough men were arrested following an altercation at the Parker House Condominiums on Broad Street at 11:15 p.m. Sept. 3. According to Freehold Borough Police Lt. Glenn Roberts, police responded to a report of a disturbance at the complex. When officers Steven Cicero, Keith Bailey…

  • State now in charge of inspections

    ENGLISHTOWN – The state has assumed the duties of conducting construction inspections in the borough. Borough Administrator and Chief Financial Officer Laurie Finger said on Sept. 20 that in response to a request from the Borough Council, the state has assigned inspectors to Englishtown. The inspectors have assumed the duties of the borough’s former construction…

  • Fire company marks 40 years

    BY ELANA ARON Correspondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – This year marked the 40th anniversary of the East Freehold Fire Company, Dutch Lane Road. Celebrations were held throughout the summer to honor 40 years of service to Freehold Township. Begun in 1967 by Jack Allen and Harry Read, the fire company started out in an old converted…

  • Potential health impact of turf concerns town official

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Township Committeeman Anthony Gennaro attended the Recreation Advisory Board meeting on Sept. 17 to let board members know about concerns he has with a synthetic turf field that the township is constructing as part of the expansion of the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522. Gennaro said he has…

  • Authentic Hindu temple proposed in Marlboro

    New structure would permit installation of permanent images BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The Marlboro Planning Board has started taking testimony on an application that proposes to build an authentic Hindu temple for the Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center on Wooleytown Road in the Morganville section of Marlboro. For story, see page 54. MARLBORO…

  • IN THE ARTS

    Kids are in for a treat, even if they don’t like peas. Hot Peas ‘n Butter opens the children’s season at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Sept. 29 at 2 and 4 p.m. Hot Peas ‘n Butter a unique children’s group founded on the premise that kids can…