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  • Police officers disarm man at Stonehurst Blvd. home

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer An early morning incident in Freehold Township could have turned deadly, but ended with law enforcement officers subduing a Freehold Township resident and taking him into custody before he could hurt himself or anyone else. Police officers responded to a 911 call at 4:20 a.m. May 29 at 5…

  • Solomon Schechter seeks approval for expansion

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County may eventually expand its scope of services to include high school classes. Representatives of the Jewish private school attended the May 14 meeting of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment to seek approval to build a 26,820-square-foot addition to…

  • Police: Drivers getting the message on DWI

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police officers with the Monmouth County DWI Task Force set up a command center for a checkpoint in Neptune Township on May 24. FRANK GALIPO It is 11 p.m. on Friday, the start of the Memorial Day weekend. While many people at the Shore are out celebrating the unofficial start…

  • Obama, Christie herald summer of recovery

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER & NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writers Members of the audience cheer and call out in response to the president’s remarks that the Shore is “stronger than the storm.” PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The buzzword was “recovery.” As President Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Christie reunited to tour the Shore last week,…

  • Site plan approved for assisted living facility

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — A new assisted living facility is expected to open its doors in the near future. The Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved an application filed by FSP-Marlboro to build a two-story, 79-unit assisted living residence with 50 parking spaces on lots at 23 Route 520 and 53…

  • 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…