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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Council gives nod to DOT sidewalk plan
Liquor license transfer approved for bar that has been shuttered BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer BY REBECCA MORTONStaff Writer MARLBORO – The state Depart-ment of Transportation’s (DOT) planned installation of sidewalks on both sides of Route 9 between Texas Road and the Regal shopping center was approved by the Township Council on Aug. 2. DOT’s…
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Police officer hurt in scuffle
FREEHOLD – A resident’s behavior because of what police said was an intoxicated state resulted in a trip to the CentraState Medical Center emergency room for a Freehold Borough police officer. According to Freehold Borough police Lt. Mark Wodell, Patrolman Rich Ciampa responded to a South Street residence in connection with a family disturbance on…
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Board rules concerts are permitted as house party
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Mark and Elaine Costanzo will continue to host concerts in their home now that the Zoning Board of Adjustment has determined that the concerts are private parties and not a home business. A lengthy discussion took place at the zoning board’s July…
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ChessFest is coming to Asbury Park in September
Prevention First, a Monmouth County nonprofit organization, will host the eighth annual ChessFest 2007 on Sept. 29 on Asbury Park’s 5th Avenue Boardwalk, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event for Monmouth County children ages 5 to 18 is designed to spark interest about the game of chess. This year the event will feature…
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Corporal Cooke promoted to sergeant
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – Cpl. Peter Cooke, who has been a full-time member of the Englishtown Police Department since January 2001, was promoted to the rank of sergeant on July 25. Cooke, a resident of the borough and the husband of Borough Councilwoman Lori Cooke, began his service…
