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  • Planning board approves patio homes off Ryan Rd.

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer BY REBECCA MORTONStaff Writer MARLBORO – The Planning Board has unanimously granted preliminary approval to a development of nine attached patio homes off of Ryan Road. The board granted its approval on Aug. 1 to the Enclave at Glenbrook. The parcel is surrounded by the Glenbrook development. At present there…

  • Official: Rumors unfounded

    Anonymous letter made claims about field at rec center BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Township health officer Dave Richardson said rumors of historic pesticide contamination on a football field at the Manalapan Recreation Center posing a health threat to people who use the field are just that – rumors.…

  • Feds appear set to assist watershed restoration

    MARLBORO – The U.S. House of Representatives has approved $15 million in a water resources development conference report authorizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to move ahead with small-scale watershed restoration projects, including stream bank restoration in Marlboro. The report, passed on Aug. 1, reconciles water resources bills that were passed by the House…

  • Academy commuters vent over bus issues

    Riders complain that full buses pass by and no options are available BY ERIN O. STATTEL Correspondent BY ERIN O. STATTELCorrespondent The commuters are restless and unhappy. Last week they let someone know that. State Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) held a forum on Aug. 1 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan, in…

  • Manalapan preschool wins OK from board

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – The construction of a preschool across the street from an adult community was approved by the Planning Board on July 26. The 4-2 vote to approve The Learning Experience came after a series of meetings in which some residents of the adult community, the…

  • Manalapan pair charged with bias intimidation

    MANALAPAN – On July 31, Adriane Lynn Tropiano, 40, and Angela Marie DeNigris, 40, who live at different addresses on Parkview Way, were arrested and charged with bias intimidation and terroristic threats in connection with a series of threats that were made against a Manalapan couple. Parkview Way is off Union Hill Road in the…

  • Tick-borne diseases are focus of site

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township Health Department has announced the launch of a new Internet Web site that offers centralized and comprehensive information on tick-borne disease ecology and control. According to a press release from the township, the Web site provides information for two types of Internet researchers: the public and the professional. The…

  • Motorcycle ride honors victims, heroes of 9/11

    Manalapan couple gets ready for 3-day event from Aug. 16-18 BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Butch Budai MANALAPAN – America pledged to never forget those who were lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Township residents Butch and Michelle Budai are two people who have made it their personal business to make sure…

  • Datebook

    • Single Friends, 55 and older, will temporarily meet every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 8 First Place, Old Bridge. The group formerly met at Huddy’s, Freehold Township. Cost is $2. Details: (732) 775-8710. • Freehold Phrasers Toastmasters Club meets the first and third Wednes-day of each month at 7:30 p.m. at…