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  • Planners approve church on Vanderburg Road site

    Monmouth Worship Center will build 39,000-sq.-ft. facility BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer The Monmouth Worship Center has received Planning Board approval to build a new facility on Van-derburg Road, Marlboro. The 39,000-square-foot house of worship, which will hold 800 seats and several multipurpose rooms, will be built in a light industrial zone on Van-derburg Road…

  • Lot size to be discussed

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – A discussion about an ordinance that would redefine the required number of square feet needed to make up a 1-acre building lot is expected to continue at tonight’s meeting of the Township Committee. A preliminary discussion of the possibility of redefining the number of…

  • O’GREEDY:

    Ex-county official found guilty BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Ray O’Grady It will be a long summer for Raymond O’Grady as he awaits the consequences of choosing trial over a plea bargain. On Thursday, the former Middletown mayor and committeeman and director of the county’s Central Motor Pool, was…

  • Library Events

    Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, will host the following programs. All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Details: (732) 431-7222. + “Knitting: Fun to Learn and Fun to Teach,” June 15 at 7 p.m. Bring needles. + “Past Accomplishments, Present Programs and Future Plans at Sunnyside Equestrian Center” will be presented by…

  • Manager seeks uniform development in Howell

    Goal is to provide a more appealing look in town and social enhancements BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – Towering white columns, public gathering space and meticulously planned uniform design. A scene from ancient Rome? Try Howell. Since Township Manger Thomas Czerniecki accepted his position in January, he…

  • Yesteryear

    100 years ago The commencement exercises of the Freehold High School were held Friday evening, June 8, 1906. The auditorium was filled with especially invited guests. The program opened with a selection by the high school orchestra, after which the curtain was raised. On the curtain was a golden flag with ” ’06” in black,…

  • Rec director irked over release of town memos

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Recreation Director Gerald Collincini has retained an attorney to discuss his options regarding what he considers to be defamation by unnamed municipal officials. In a memo to township officials that followed the publication of a recent article in the News Transcript, Collincini maintained that…

  • Freehold Twp. to welcome 111th annual horse show

    The 111th Monmouth County Horse Show will return to East Freehold Park, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, Aug. 16-20 and exhibitors will see a number of upgrades both in prize money and continued improvements to the facility. The show, first held in 1895, is one of the nation’s longest running and most prestigious horse shows, according…

  • Open space at Village to be focus of discussion

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Looking to make the outcome of The Village at Manalapan mutually appealing, further discussion of the retail development project’s final design is scheduled for tonight’s meeting of the Township Committee. Richard Cramer, who is Manalapan’s municipal planner, and attorney John Giunco, representing Manalapan Retail…