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  • Assistant to chiefs marks three decades

    Mary Caccamo sawdepartment grow& officers advance BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Assistant to chiefs marks three decades Mary Caccamo saw department grow & officers advance BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Mary Caccamo MANALAPAN — For more than 30 years the Manalapan Police Department has had a very special executive secretary and administrative assistant to the chief…

  • Harassment incidents investigated

    FREEHOLD — Police are investigating a pair of incidents in which the victims offered a similar description of the perpetrators. Officers responded to what was deemed to be a bias incident on Throck-morton Street shortly after midnight Aug. 11. Freehold Borough police Capt. Michael DiAiso said officers were called to Throckmorton Street near Monmouth Avenue.…

  • Empty-nester homes debated in Marlboro

    Mayor, zoning boardmember questionrequest for variance BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Empty-nester homes debated in Marlboro Mayor, zoning board member question request for variance BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — Two township officials have questioned whether a proposed housing project on Route 79 should be referred to as an empty-nester development . Centex Homes of…

  • Quick response gets children out of well

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Quick response gets children out of well BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Two children were rescued after they fell into a 30-foot deep water well. The Aug. 12 incident occurred at 3:42 p.m. when a 5-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister were jumping on a wood cover that had…

  • Howell woman hits jackpot

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Not that she goes all the time, but township resident and Board of Education member Mary Cerretani said she was no stranger to the casinos of Atlantic City, going there on occasion with family and friends. So on Aug. 8 when Cerretani said to…

  • Pace of development not easy to predict

    Projects, like hockeyrinks, take time to getall the pieces in place BY MARKROSMANStaff Writer Projects, like hockey rinks, take time to get all the pieces in place BY MARKROSMAN Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Aerial view shows the former Probasco farm at Route 33 and Millhurst Road, Manalapan, where a group of developers has proposed…

  • Clearwater Festival comes to Asbury Park

    Clearwater Festival comes to Asbury Park The 29th annual Clearwater Festival, the largest eco-festival in New Jersey, is set for the weekend of Aug. 21-22 at Sunset Park in Asbury Park. This year’s festival theme is derived from an ancient Indian proverb, "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave." The event is…

  • Residents sound off about Route 33 development

    Traffic, loss of open space among concerns BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff A sign that marks the exit from Route 33 to Jamesburg and Perrineville, Millstone Township, sits near land that developer Charles Kaempffer has held for more than 30 years. A sampling of residents living along the…

  • Lake proves attraction for Olde Freehold Day

    Freehold residentsflock to Topanemusfor music, food, fun BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Freehold residents flock to Topanemus for music, food, fun BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Tommy Richmond of Freehold competes in the horseshoe tournament. Some folks came by car, others boarded a shuttle bus and still others walked to one of Freehold’s most…