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  • Obedience training site sought

    Officials of the Bayshore Companion Dog Club are scouring the county for a new location where they can continue to offer obedience and agility training to dogs.

  • Search for new home dogging local canine club

    Correspondent By CLARE M. MASI The Bayshore Companion Dog Club has been helping dog owners train their prized possessions for more than 20 years. Now the club is in trouble and needs a little help from its friends. According to Cheryl Fischer of Howell, agility trainer at the club which is based on Front Street,…

  • Freehold does about-face on road construction plan

    Staff Writer By dick metzgar FREEHOLD — Borough officials are convinced that a proposal by the state Department of Transportation to widen the intersection at Route 33 and Route 79 will actually do more harm than good. The state’s plan, which would widen Route 79 (South Street) from Brinckerhoff Avenue to Barkalow Avenue and cost…

  • Soccer club seeks help in search for new land Officials tell planning board space is needed for more playing fields

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Soccer club seeks help in search for new land Officials tell planning board space is needed for more playing fields MANALAPAN — The search is on for additional playing fields for the Manalapan Soccer Club. During a discussion with members of the Planning Board, Diane Cocheran, vice president of the…

  • New bus shelter due on Route 9 in Marlboro

    New bus shelter due on Route 9 in Marlboro By louis c. hochman Staff Writer MARLBORO — Commuters won’t have to fight the elements anymore, as officials expect a bus shelter destroyed in a Route 9 accident to be replaced by the end of this week. Township officials said they have cleared up the confusion…

  • County: Intersection work

    planned at Tennent & Rt. 522 By dave benjamin Staff Writer   MANALAPAN — Plans are being made at the county level to improve the intersection of Tennent Road and Route 522 (Freehold-Englishtown Road). The intersection is one of the community’s traffic hot spots, particularly when school lets out around the corner at Manalapan High…

  • Hydrant flushing slated in Freehold Township

    Hydrant flushing slated in Freehold Township The Freehold Township Water Department has advised that it will conduct hydrant flushing between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Sept. 25 through Nov. 3. Hydrants are flushed twice a year in order to maintain the water quality of the public water distribution system. Residents may see…

  • Traffic jam

    A familiar sight in Manalapan is a line of cars waiting to move through the intersection of Route 522 and Tennent Road. Improvements to the intersection are being planned by county engineers. DAVE BENJAMIN

  • Land needed at site

    of Union Hill Rd. light By louis c. hochman Staff Writer MARLBORO — While Monmouth County engineers are planning to install a traffic light at the intersection of Union Hill and Tennent roads, one group’s assistance is needed — the Marlboro Board of Education. According to Township Engineer Bill Schultz, Monmouth County engineers need access…