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  • Engineer reviewing second round of playing field bids

    Manalapan officials are trying to get work started at rec center BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That is what Manalapan officials did in their attempt to find a contractor to build new playing fields at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route…

  • Trenton Diocese honors St. Mary’s parishioners

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent BY PATRICIA YOCZISCorrespondent COLTS NECK – Joe George was surprised. John Carlucci was honored and embarrassed. Both men, members of St. Mary’s Parish, received the Nostrum Ecclesiam Tempus (Our Time to Be Church) Award from Trenton Diocesan Bishop John M. Smith on July 1. The new award, which marks Smith’s 10th…

  • Park system welcomes 100 millionth visitor

    More than 100 million people have visited Monmouth County’s award-winning county parks as of June 19. According to a press release from Monmouth County, Valerie Yannuzzi and her children Joey, 6, and Danielle, 3, were at Holmdel Park celebrating the end of the school year and the start of summer vacation when Monmouth County Freeholder…

  • Scouts help Pace Car program

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Cub Scout Pack 155 recently signed up 81 area residents for the Freehold Township Police Department’s “Please Slow Down, It’s Our Town” Pace Car program. “These Scouts did a great job,” Police Officer Brian Worth said. “I was really impressed by how many people they registered for the Pace Car program.” The…

  • Marine’s retirement comes to mom’s home

    Cpl. Reynolds unit organizes special ceremony BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO Kathleen “Cally” Chesney (seated) was pleased to be able to witness a re-enactment of the retirement ceremony held for her son, U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer 2 (Gunner) Andrew D. Chesney. The backyard of the…

  • Organizers pleased with response to first festival

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer BY REBECCA MORTONStaff Writer The warm musical tones coming from a group of minstrels as they passed by, mixed with the delectable aromas floating on the air, made guests feel as though they were strolling the streets of Rome. In reality, they were in Freehold at the first Italian-American festival.…

  • Intersection improvements are off the table

    DOT takes step back after years of study at Routes 9 & 520 BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer BY REBECCA MORTONStaff Writer A “no build” decision has been reached after several years of study, putting a stop to plans for improvements at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 520 in Marlboro. According to a…

  • Gym will host special event

    MARLBORO – Visitors to the Monmouth Gymnastics Academy will have the opportunity to learn what it takes to be a gymnast during National Gymnastics Day on Aug. 4. Monmouth Gymnastics Academy, 600 Campus Drive, off Route 520, will host the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every-one is welcome to attend. Participation in the…

  • In the Arts

    In the Arts The Monmouth Museum located on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, will present the photographs of Paul Lenz Aug. 10 through Sept. 9 as part of the New Jersey Emerging Artists Series. In this exhibit, “Reflections,” Lenz says he presents a collection of images of common objects that…