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  • Fire, first aid project discussed

    MANALAPAN – Municipal Engineer Greg Valesi recently informed the Town-ship Committee there are specific items that need to be addressed regarding the proposed construction of a combination fire department and first aid building on township owned property between town hall and the Manalapan post office. At the committee’s April 11 meeting, Valesi said he had…

  • Developers, WMUA have new court date scheduled

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer MARLBORO – Representatives of the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA) and a local developer will be in court on April 24 to discuss the latest legal action filed by the developer. The two sides are expected to appear at 10 a.m. before state Superior Court Judge…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Howell United Ladybugs, a U15 girls soccer team that plays in the Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association’s National 2 Division, are looking to add a few players to their roster for the spring season and next year. Because of injuries, the team is playing short-handed and is looking for players who want to play hard and…

  • Panel presents differing views on eminent domain

    Schneider: City of Long Branch ‘is a destination again’ BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Adam Schneider It’s been said that Long Branch has become the poster child for eminent domain abuse, but recently Mayor Adam Schneider has offered another perspective. Schneider was one of three panelists at a forum on eminent…

  • WMUA names new executive director

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Michael A. Dimino MANALAPAN – Michael A. Dimino, an environmental engineer, is the new executive director of the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA). He began working at the authority’s Pension Road headquarters on April 9. Dimino succeeds Frank Abate, who left the position under a federal…

  • New homes will revitalize Orchard St. neighborhood

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer An artist’s rendering shows the type of single-family home to be built on Orchard Street, Freehold Borough, as part of the Liberty Crossing at Freehold project. FREEHOLD – Freehold Borough will be adding a new neighborhood to its historic landscape – Liberty Crossing at…

  • Morelli bids for second term

    MARLBORO – Patti Morelli believes she, Councilman Joseph Pernice and Mayor Robert Kleinberg have accomplished a lot over their first four years in office and that is why they are seeking re-election this year. Morelli is completing her first term on the Township Council and along with Kleinberg and Pernice will be the Repub-lican candidates…

  • Residents will vote on $64.2M school budget

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 Board of Educa-tion has adopted a $64.2 million budget for the 2007-08 school year. The new budget is up 4.6 percent from 2006-07. A public hearing on the 2007-08 budget was held on March 27. According to information provided by Business Administrator Sean Boyce, the $64.2 million budget…

  • Fun time in Freehold

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Cassandra Devine, 5, is the picture of concentration as she creates a bunny craft during Family Fun Day at the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, Freehold Township, on March 25.Mike Vanek helps his daughter, Rachel, 2, enjoy a see-saw ride at the YMCA of Western Monmouth County Family Fun Day.