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  • Manalapan Crossing may still have life

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer A developer’s recent proposal to build a residential and commercial development at the intersection of Route 33 and Millhurst Road in Manalapan may not be dead. Acting on a motion put forth by Committeeman Jordan Maskowitz, the Manalapan Township Committee voted 4-1 on Aug. 12 to have the municipal attorney…

  • Provocative new play for American audiences

    TOP PICK Layla Khoshnoudi, Jacob A. Ware, Judith Hawking, Gregory Haney SUZANNE BARABAS New Jersey Repertory Company announces the U.S. premiere of “Nobody’s Girl” by Australian playwright Rick Viede. Is there anything more scandalous than a juicy tell-all memoir? Viciously funny, “Nobody’s Girl” features a potpourri of outrageous characters who wheel and deal in a…

  • Lawsuit challenges town’s approval of catering hall

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council’s recent approval of a South Street catering business is being challenged in a legal complaint. On June 22, Freehold Borough Mayor Nolan Higgins cast a tiebreaking vote that permitted a catering facility to operate in a building at 17-19 South St. The mayor’s vote broke…

  • Fair will celebrate 25 years

    COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck Country Fair will celebrate its 25th anniversary this week. The fair will be held at the Bucks Mill Recreation Area, 125 Bucks Mill Road, from Aug. 20-23. The hours for the fair will be 4-11 p.m. Aug. 20-22 and 2-8 p.m. Aug. 23. Admission is $5 per person. Children…

  • Marlboro board eyes use of Google, Apple devices

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Marlboro K-8 School District officials expect to place Apple iPads and Google Chromebooks in the hands of students before the school year comes to a close. Although the Board of Education has not yet taken action to spend the money, nearly $1.6 million in the 2012-13 budget has…

  • Scannapieco’s name being stricken from public places

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer MARLBORO – The name of a disgraced former mayor is being removed from public locations in Marlboro. Mayor Jonathan Hornik announced last week that the name Matthew Scannapieco will be removed from any public place in which it appears. Scannapieco served as Marlboro’s mayor for three terms, from 1992 to…

  • Plant’s operation to be assessed

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Municipal officials are addressing the upkeep of Freehold Borough’s water treatment plant and the community’s roads. At the Aug. 3 meeting of the Borough Council, a resolution awarding a contract in the amount of $23,850 to Hatch Mott Mac- Donald, Freehold, to assess the inefficiencies of the water…

  • Don’t own a pirate ship? Hail a water taxi to Treasure Island!

    as seen in thebeachbeat.com  BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Manasquan Water Taxi is about to cast off to celebrate Dawn’s bachelorette party. AMY ROSEN Boating season may be winding down for many of us in the Northeast, but the fun keeps flowing on the Manasquan Water Taxi. As the leaves start to change…

  • JAR of Hope will attempt to set record

    MANALAPAN — JAR of Hope philanthropy has confirmed that Guinness World Records will be on hand on Aug. 23 when the foundation attempts to become the new world record holder for most people doing push-ups at one time, a mark that currently stands officially at 615 people. The event is open to the public. “Having…