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  • Manalapan family shares pain of losing son to heroin

    Parents share story to help others from experiencing same tragedy BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Suzanne and Bob Scarpa, of Manalapan, lost their son, Brian, 24, to a drug overdose last year. The Scarpas want to help other families avoid the tragedy their family has suffered. When the members of the…

  • Police investigate spray-painted cars

    FREEHOLD — At least 25 vehicles belonging to residents were the targets of graffiti on April 25. According to Freehold Borough police Capt. Michael DiAiso, a call came in to police headquarters at 2:15 a.m. reporting damage to a vehicle that was parked on Ann Street. After investigating that incident, officers patrolled the area and…

  • Larrison latest target in corruption sting

    FBI: Former county freeholder took bribes from two developers BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Harry Larrison Jr. Former Monmouth County Freeholder Director Harry Larrison Jr. spent 39 years serving the community, but the U.S. Attorney’s Office is now accusing him of deceiving it. Larrison, 78, was at his Ocean Grove home…

  • Ruling on Gasko farm has statewide impact

    Supreme Court ends years of legal battles between town, farmer BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — Setting a landmark precedent in farmland taxation, the state Supreme Court has ruled that greenhouses owned by William Gasko in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, cannot be taxed as retail uses. In a unanimous decision,…

  • County plans advocacy center for children

    Officials: Increased abuse caseloads have made central facility necessary BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer With more than 600 cases of child abuse reported in Monmouth County each year, it has become a time-consuming task to handle everything that needs to be done concerning these matters. “It is really a frustrating coordination…

  • College students organize successful fund-raiser

    Area residents bring Relay For Life event to Rhode Island campus BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer A bright fund-raising idea by two college students who hail from western Monmouth County has resulted in upward of $50,000 for cancer research. Brian Maiorino, 20, a Freehold Township High School graduate, and Paul Stoffer,…

  • Zoning chair, councilman debate builders’ donations

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The chairwoman of the zoning board found herself in the middle of a debate with a member of the Township Council last week. During a public comment session at the zoning board’s April 27 meeting, Republican Councilman Jeff Cantor asked board Chairwoman Sherry Hoffer…

  • Talented young musicians will be featured in concert

    Three winners from the Young Artist Concerto Competition will be featured at the Manalapan Battle-ground Symphony concert to be held May 7 at the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, Freehold. The competition, held recently, involved 36 musicians between the ages of 9 and 18 and was held at the Jacobs Music Center, Lawrenceville. “This…

  • Law would change lot coverage requirements

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council will hold a public hearing May 5 on an ordinance that offers relief to residents who want to build accessory structures on their property. According to the ordinance, “The Township Council desires to minimize the potential for overdevelopment on residential sites…