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  • Public hearing scheduled on WMUA rate increase

    MANALAPAN — The Western Monmouth Utilities Authority’s (WMUA) Board of Commissioners announced Monday that they will consider for adoption a proposed rate increase at their regularly scheduled public meeting on Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The public hearing on the proposed rate increase will take place in the WMUA board room at the authority’s offices,…

  • Students get a glimpse of road to Broadway

    Producers, authors describe work it takes to stage a play in NYC BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer PHOTOSBY DAVE BENJAMIN Jay and Cindy Gutterman explain how, as producers, they help to bring creative works to life. Performing arts students at Howell and Manalapan high schools recently received a firsthand glimpse of…

  • Marlboro Players to tell adventures of ‘Peter Pan’

    BY BETH ANN SCIALABBA Correspondent BY BETH ANN SCIALABBACorrespondent MARLBORO — The stage at the Marlboro Middle School will come alive with the fantasy “Peter Pan” when the Marlboro Players present the children’s classic by J.M. Barrie. Performances of “Peter Pan” are scheduled for Jan. 21 and 28 at 8 p.m., Jan. 22 at 8…

  • State assemblymen deliver grants

    MARLBORO — State assemblymen Michael Panter Robert Morgan (both D-Monmouth and Mercer) recently presented the township with a ceremonial check representing $197,000 in state grants. The assemblymen made the presentation during the Township Council’s Jan. 6 reorganization meeting. The funds will be used to pay for improvements at Woodcliff Park, off Route 34, and for…

  • Photo

    The Marlboro Players will present J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” at the Marlboro Middle School on Jan. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30. Melissa Lea Dennen, who will play the title role, is joined by fellow cast members during a break in rehearsals. See story, page 32.

  • Effort aims to improve safety near child center

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — An official with a local child care center said steps will be taken to address what one parent believes is a potentially hazardous situation for children in a play area. LuAnn Wood, assistant vice president of the Lakeview Child Center, Bridge Plaza, off Union…

  • Italian-American club to host kickoff dinner

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The newly organized Italian-Amer-ican Association of Monmouth County will hold its first monthly meeting at Portobello restaurant, 24 South Street, Freehold, on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Bacchus Wine, Manalapan, will provide complementary wine for the occasion. The organization aims to promote social and economic opportunities,…

  • Residents to have say on addition at MELC

    Marlboro board seeks approval for $8.9M construction project BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer MARLBORO — A proposed addition to the Marlboro Early Learning Center (MELC) hangs in the balance as residents consider an $8.9 million referendum put forth by the K-8 Board of Education. Residents will go to the polls on…

  • Datebook

    • ASPEN, a support group for families dealing with Asperger’s syndrome, will meet Jan. 19, 7-9 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquar-ters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Dr. Jesse Mintz will give an overview of Asperger’s syndrome. Details: (732) 446-7610; [email protected]. • “Retirement and Long-term Care Strategies,” a seminar, will be presented Jan. 20 at 9:30…