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Volunteers pull off big show
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – The two hardest working men in show business are not in Los Angeles or New York. They are in Manalapan and they are the volunteers who worked with a handful of other volunteers to plan and execute without a hitch what will likely be…
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Interaction with fox leads to lesson for youngsters
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Township Health Department and Western Monmouth Animal Control reported last week that a fox kitten has tested positive for rabies. The fox was found on June 10 south of Route 33 in the southern end of Manalapan. Results of the testing were received on June 12. As a consequence of the…
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10-year sentence given to driver in fatal crash
On June 8, Michael Stephens, 53, of Chadbourn, N.C., was sentenced to a 10-year term in state prison in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on Route 9, Manalapan, in March 2005. In imposing the sentence, state Superior Court Judge Bette E. Uhrmacher, sitting in Freehold, ordered that pursuant to the No…
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Soil cleanup not expected to delay rec center project
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – The planned expansion of the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, will not be affected by a soil remediation project that will soon be started on the site, according to township engineer Greg Valesi. Valesi said a cleanup plan is being developed by his firm,…
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Kruise Nite will return June 28
FREEHOLD – The Freehold Center Partnership and the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce will host the second Kruise Nite of the season in downtown Freehold on June 28 from 6-10 pm. This year’s major sponsors are BMW of Freehold, DCH Freehold Nissan and DCH Freehold Toyota, all members of the DCH Auto Group. Motorcycle owners…
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Klauber wants focus put on nonsports facilities
Changes in Manalapan recreation as longtime director retires BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Township Commit-teeman Richard Klauber wants the municipality to consider a less sports-oriented concept when the second phase of the Manalapan Recreation Center expansion begins. Klauber said that along with considering a more comprehensive use of the…
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Town to go after bond for Birch Hill project
Bankrupt builder left Rt. 9 development largely unfinished BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – Those involved in various aspects of Kara Homes’ bankruptcy proceedings are discovering that teamwork may prove the best way to solve the problems left behind by the developer. “We’re all in the same boat,” Old…
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In The Arts
The summer will bring hot jazz back to Ocean County College when MidWeek Jazz returns on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center, Main Campus, College Drive, Toms River. MidWeek Jazz brings acclaimed artists playing classic jazz to the Jersey Shore. “Boogie Bob” Seeley makes a rare East Coast visit on June 20.…
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MEMS audiences enjoy rhythm of the islands
Select student bands, including pan band, stage special concerts BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer BY AMY ROSENStaff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Seventh-grader Joe Maffia and the rest of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District steel drum band members perform in concert at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School. Select bands and choruses from the school district were…
