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  • Howell mulls reviewing, updating local ordinances

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council is moving forward with plans to create a nine-member blue ribbon panel of citizens to review the township’s ordinances and to recommend revisions. Township Manager Bruce Davis told the governing body on July 14 that Police Chief Ronald T. Carter is…

  • Township to try again on bids for skate park

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Township to try again on bids for skate park By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Bids for the design and installation of a new municipal skateboard park at Michael J. Tighe Park, Georgia Road, were rejected last week. According to Committeeman Anthony Ammiano, who is the Township Commit-tee’s liaison…

  • Olde Freehold Day making return to Lake Topanemus

    FREEHOLD — Grab your sunscreen, your appetite, your children and your desire for a good time and take them to Lake Topanemus, Pond Road, on Aug. 2 to celebrate Olde Freehold Day. The festivities will kick off at 10 a.m. with a mini-triathlon. Activities, music and food sales will start at 11 a.m. and continue…

  • Center Players will stage ‘The Sum of Us’

    Center Players will present The Sum of Us by Australian playwright David Stevens. The show opened on July 11 and runs through Aug. 10, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold. Stevens blends humor and emotion into a story about relationships in this…

  • Township eyeing open space purchase near Durand Park

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Township eyeing open space purchase near Durand Park By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — If all goes as expected, Durand Park, Randolph Road, will be expanded and additional open space will be preserved on the east side of the community. Municipal officials have introduced three ordinances that would allow…

  • Grace period extended to Sept. 2 for taxpayers in Manalapan

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer Grace period extended to Sept. 2 for taxpayers in Manalapan By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — An extension of the grace period for paying residential property tax bills has been approved for the third quarter beginning Aug. 1. In a resolution passed at the July 23 Township Committee meeting, members…

  • Gassing of geese gets activist’s dander up

    Colts Neck health officerdefends town By larry ramerStaff Writer Gassing of geese gets activist’s dander up Colts Neck health officer defends town’s action By larry ramer Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Geese who call the township home are at the center of a controversy between Colts Neck officials and a New Jersey activist. At the…

  • Tennent Estates gains OK in 7-0 zoning board vote

    Additional lot coverageto be allowed at 35-homeTennent Road subdivision By larry ramerStaff Writer Tennent Estates gains OK in 7-0 zoning board vote Additional lot coverage to be allowed at 35-home Tennent Road subdivision By larry ramer Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Zoning Board has voted 7-0 with one abstention to approve the 35-home Tennent Estates…

  • Heart Walk planned for Sept. 20

    Heart Walk planned for Sept. 20 The American Heart Association’s American Heart Walk will return to Monmouth County on Sept. 20, featuring the statewide New Jersey theme "Step Out, Save Lives!: Exercise Your Heart! Presented nationally by NutriSoy and Subway, this year’s American Heart Walk will be the 12th annual, according to a press release.…