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  • Minister bids farewell

    MANALAPAN — The Rev. Hugh A. MacKenzie officiated at his last Sunday service at the Old Tennent Presbyterian Church, Tennent Road, on July 25. MacKenzie, who is a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, will become the full-time garrison staff chaplain at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for at least two years. MacKenzie began his service at…

  • Officers mourn colleague who loved life, friendships

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Officers mourn colleague who loved life, friendships BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Jeff Miller FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A respec-ted member of the Freehold Township Police Department died on July 5 leaving behind family and friends in two communities to mourn his passing. James Jeffrey Miller, 52, died at his Matawan home…

  • Band melds influences to create own sound

    BY ANNIKA MENGISENCorrespondent Band melds influences to create own sound BY ANNIKA MENGISEN Correspondent It was a Sunday night at The Saint, a small, dimly lit bar in Asbury Park. The crowd, an amalgam of people from all walks of life, watched as the next band tuned up. When the lights dimmed and the band…

  • Creativity flows in art class at senior center

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer At the Manalapan Senior Center, Barbara Bram uses pastel chalks to create a Paris street scene. MANALAPAN — Participants at the Manalapan Senior Center are not only taking lessons in art, they are producing their own art shows. "It’s a wonderful class for anyone who has…

  • Cleanup at bog deemed complete by state DEP

    Officials, residentshave pressed casesince early 1980s BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Cleanup at bog deemed complete by state DEP Officials, residents have pressed case since early 1980s BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — Although the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) completion of its cleanup activities at the Burnt Fly Bog federal Superfund site is…

  • Former mayor receives John G. McGackin award

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — This year’s John G. McGackin Freehold Renaissance Award was presented to a man whom Borough Councilman Kevin Coyne has always considered "wise and stalwart." Coyne announced former Councilman and Mayor Roger Kane as the recipient of the award at the Borough Council’s…

  • Registration for fall semester begins Aug. 11

    Registration for fall semester begins Aug. 11 The higher education centers of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will offer on-site registration for the fall semester beginning Aug. 11 and 12 at Bayshore Learning Center, 311 Laurel Ave., West Keansburg section of Hazlet. Phone number is (732)-787-0019. Registration is for new and continuing students.…

  • Sewer bills in Howell to be reduced by 5%

    Sewer bills in Howell to be reduced by 5% GOP mayoral candidate also wants to give customers a rebate BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The township’s 7,000 sewer utility customers will see their sewer bills slashed 5 percent under a Republican plan announced July 6. The decision follows a cost analysis by township…

  • Traffic light sought at exit

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Monmouth County Freeholder Ted Narozanick is asking the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to install a traffic light at the Howell Road exit from the Route 33 bypass. Township Manager Bruce Davis announced at the July 20 meeting of the Township Council that Narozanick…