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  • Driver facing multiple charges

    MANALAPAN — A resident of Monroe Township was charged with driving while intoxicated and other violations following her alleged involvement in an incident on Smithburg Road. Manalapan police said that at 8:25 p.m. Sept. 4, a 36-year-old female motorist reported that her vehicle was struck by a passing motorist on Smithburg Road in the area…

  • Businessman sentenced to prison for paying bribes, defrauding county

    A Marlboro resident who owned a company that sold maintenance and cleaning supplies was sentenced to 31 months in prison for paying bribes to a Union County official and to defrauding the county of more than $120,000 in connection with the purchases, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Richard Greer, 56, of Marlboro, pleaded guilty…

  • Manalapan to seek DOT grants

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Municipal officials will seek grants from the state Department of Transportation to fund infrastructure repairs in 2016. Speaking at the Sept. 30 meeting of the Manalapan Township Committee, James Winckowski of CME Associates, the township’s engineering firm, said applications will be filed with the DOT. Grants will be…

  • How can physical therapy help you?

    By Jerry Moczerniuk P.T., DPT Each October, the APTA (America Physical Therapy Association) hosts National Physical Therapy Month. In an effort to help develop PT awareness, it is very important for consumers to be educated on what physical therapy really is, and what benefits it may offer. Despite some popular beliefs, physical therapy is not…

  • ANS Center of Hope Foundation picnic celebrates brain tumor patients

    Dr. Brian Beyerl (middle), Atlantic NeuroSurgical Specialists (ANS) neurosurgeon, braces as he prepares to enter the dunk tank and be dunked by staff members Adriana Castano (left) and Elizabeth Gold at ANS’s recent Center of Hope Foundation picnic. Other ANS staff members, patients and their family members threw many shots at Beyerl. Donna Giordano hugged…

  • My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer; what does it mean for me?

    By Nancy Peters, M.D. According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 60,290 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in this year alone.This means that a woman with an average risk of breast cancer has about a 12 percent chance of developing breast cancer within her lifetime. And just as significant is…

  • Autumn activities abound to enjoy in the Garden State

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Gary DiGregorio, owner of the Twin Pond Farm & Country Market in Howell, demonstrates pumpkin bowling. Using a small pumpkin as a ball and hay bales as gutters — he bowls a strike. Everyone gets a prize in this game, with four strikes earning the big prize. MATT DENTON Fall…

  • Court rebukes Marlboro on housing effort

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer Marlboro could face the threat of lawsuits from developers who may sue to obtain permission to construct affordable housing following a court ruling which determined that for years, Marlboro has not lived up to a state mandate to provide for the development of affordable housing. On Sept. 9, 2010, the…

  • Chance to cover Pope was ‘pinnacle of career’

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Howell native Gary Gellman of Gellman Images was in Philadelphia on Sept. 26 covering the arrival of Pope Francis at Philadelphia International Airport and captured the moment (above) when the Pope stopped his motorcade, exited his vehicle and blessed and kissed a 10-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy. Below, the…