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  • School board, Marlboro join together for energy savings

    MARLBORO — A joint purchasing agreement between the municipality and the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education may save taxpayers $510,000 on electricity costs over the course of two years. The commodity will power Marlboro’s streetlights, schools, municipal buildings and similar facilities. At recent meetings, the school board and the Township Council approved contracts…

  • Community for homeless vets planned for fort

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A five-year plan to provide a community for homeless veterans at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, is coming to fruition with the recent designation of a 10- acre parcel on Eatontown’s area of the fort. Members of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) approved a resolution to offer the parcel, known…

  • Four Seasons residents raise concerns

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Conditions at the Four Seasons adult community were a topic of discussion at a recent meeting of the Township Committee. Several residents of Four Seasons, Route 33, spoke during the public comment portion of the committee’s May 14 meeting and asked officials to deny the developer’s request for…

  • Thousands of titles will be available at book sale

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Not so long ago, people were only able to read stories from books made of paper. The books did not require electricity, batteries or any other technology to operate. All the reader had to do was turn the page. And although the electronic age comes with a…

  • Police arrest suspect in Five Guys burglary

    MANALAPAN — Following an investigation by detectives in the Manalapan Police Department Investigations Bureau, officers arrested a Manalapan resident on May 7 in connection with an incident that occurred on April 10. According to information provided by Manalapan police, Eric T. Glantz, 25, was arrested after an investigation revealed that on April 10 at about…

  • New pastor wants Bethel A.M.E. to reach out to community

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Ronald Sparks FREEHOLD — Ronald Sparks, the new pastor of the Bethel A.M.E. Church, Waterworks Road, has a mission: to have his church and its congregants establish a more visible presence in the community. Sparks, who was born in Toledo, Ohio, said the church should no longer stay within…

  • 27th annual New Jersey Seafood Festival

    For the past 26 years, visitors from all over New Jersey and the region have marked the beginning of summer with one of the Shore’s favorite traditions — the New Jersey Seafood Festival. This year, the festival celebrates its 27th consecutive year in Belmar on June 7, 8 and 9. More than 175,000 people are…

  • Drummer remains upbeat in face of deadly disease

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Musicians can always be counted on to step up and donate their talents for a good cause. Drummer Tommy Mastro is a musician who likes to help others, so when his friends and family members decided to host a fundraiser to help him with expenses as he copes with amyotrophic…

  • ‘Micah Williams: Portrait Artist’

    Aaron Smock, circa January 1819 (Gift of Sarena V. Roome, 1957) The Monmouth County Historical Association will host the first exhibition dedicated to the portraiture of 19th-century New Jersey artist Micah Williams. “Micah Williams: Portrait Artist” will run through Sept. 29 at the Monmouth County Historical Association Museum at 70 Court St. in Freehold Borough.…