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Colts Neck payment will help Habitat build home
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — In a move to fulfill the municipality’s affordable-housing obligation, the Colts Neck Township Committee has approved a resolution to amend an agreement with the Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity. At its May 8 meeting, the committee pledged to contribute $297,000 from the township’s affordable-housing trust fund to…
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Audubon Society to host bird walk
The Monmouth County Audubon Society will host a summer evening bird walk to look for nesters and shorebirds on Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County. The event will take place on June 20 starting at 6 p.m. The public is welcome; admission is free. Six months after superstorm Sandy, the Sandy Hook division of Gateway…
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Freehold Idol back for a new season
FREEHOLD — The seventh annual Freehold Idol, which has evolved into a competition that draws hopefuls from all over the state, as well as from New York and Pennsylvania, will kick off for three competitive groups on June 5. Each Wednesday, through the mid-August final rounds, singers of all types will get their chance to…
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Howell woman organizes Itching for a Cure 5K Walk
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Kristi Silver A Monmouth University student majoring in public relations is spearheading an effort to build awareness of a disease that many people may have and not even be aware of. Kristi Silver of Howell, who will enter her senior year at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, in the fall,…
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Manalapan man faces arson charge in fire at cop’s home
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A Manalapan resident who is a nine-year veteran of the Edison Police Department in Middlesex County has been charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson for setting fire to the home of his superior officer, an Edison police captain, in Monroe Township,…
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3 Manalapan seats will be open on board
Three three-year seats will be up for grabs on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education in the annual school election on Nov. 5. Candidate packets, which include a nominating petition, may be obtained by visiting the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) website at njsba.org/ candidacy. The school board seats currently held by…
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Resident escapes from home fire
MANALAPAN — No injuries were reported in the wake of a house fire that occurred on the afternoon of May 14. According to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department, at 4:33 p.m., officers responded to 19 Lexington Drive on a report of a working structure fire. Smoke and flames were observed coming from the…
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Horsemen counting on new revenue sources
Off-track wagering, betting would help racetrack, state BY KENNY WALTER OCEANPORT — Sports betting and off-track wagering were two major topics that were discussed at an opening-day press conference at Monmouth Park. Dennis Drazin, consultant to the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, which operates Monmouth Park, said during the May 7 press conference that he…
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Two men sent to hospital after incident at restaurant
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Two men concluded a Saturday night visit to the Metropolitan Café, East Main Street, with a brief stay in the CentraState Medical Center emergency room after being involved in an altercation that led to head injuries for both individuals. Police were called to respond to a disturbance…
