Category: News Transcript News

  • Tumbling down

    JEFF GRANIT staff Manny Fernandez cuts the limbs off a pine tree that fell on a Tennent Avenue, Englishtown, property when high winds hit central New Jersey on the morning of Jan. 18. The 1987 Mustang (pictured) escaped with minor damage, but another car was hit by the tree and removed from the property.

  • Sheriff Oxley honored at state conference

    Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley received the Distinguished Leadership Award at the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Conference held in November at Princeton University. Oxley was the first sheriff in New Jersey and the 19th in the nation to receive the Triple Crown award from the National Sheriffs Association in 2000 for attaining accreditation…

  • WMUA budget for 2006 carries $4 quarterly hike

    MANALAPAN — The Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA) Board of Commissioners has adopted a 2006 budget, approving a $4 per quarter increase in user fees. “By putting considerable time and energy into the budget process, we were able to minimize the impact of the rising cost of treating and removing the sewerage that comes into…

  • Committee files notice of intent to recall mayor

    Joseph M. Dibella calls move in Howell BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Freehold Township HOWELL — A notice of intent to petition for the recall of Mayor Joseph M. DiBella has been filed with the township clerk. According to the document filed Jan. 17, a recall of the mayor is being…

  • Health department wants $40,000 more from town

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Free-hold Area Health Department (FAHD), which provides various services to Upper Free-hold Township, wants an increase for its 2006-07 interlocal agreement. However, even with the proposed increase, Upper Freehold would still not be paying its fair share, based on the FAHD’s budget…

  • Dream comes true with space flight

    Gregory Olsen describes his trip of a lifetime to Freehold Borough pupils BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Gregory Olsen talks about his trip last fall to the International Space Station with students in Freehold Borough on Jan. 13. Olsen paid $20 million for the privilege of…

  • Photo contest puts out call for student entries

    BY SHARON H. LEFF Correspondent BY SHARON H. LEFFCorrespondent High school students from Monmouth and Ocean counties who have an interest in photography can participate in the upcoming Ocean County Camera Club photo contest. The second annual event has local and national contest levels. Students can submit six photos in five categories and submissions can…

  • Applicant reduces plan to 110 condos

    Zoning Board still trying to determine if it has jurisdiction BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent Richard J. Colasuonno still intends to buy the farm, but his plans for the property have changed. The Manalapan-based developer is now asking the Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment for a use variance that would allow him…

  • Heating assistance available to income-qualified people

    With home heating costs at sky-high rates and no expectation of a decline, Commissioner of Human Services James Davy is reminding New Jersey residents there is help to keep warm this winter. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded, state-administered program that provides an annual grant to income-qualified people. Those whose…