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  • Freehold Twp. budget OK’d

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee has unanimously adopted a $38.3 million budget to pay for the operation of the municipality in 2013. The committee adopted the budget on May 13 after the state signed off on the spending plan. A public hearing on the budget was held several…

  • Shore towns scramble to open for Memorial Day

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer This text will be replaced Visitors to Ocean Grove enjoy a stroll on the boardwalk, which has been fully repaired in some sections. In other areas, the damaged boards were removed and beach access points created. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Many of the Shore boardwalks, beaches and businesses are ready…

  • Community to install generator

    A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held at the Covered Bridge adult community in Manalapan for a generator that will power the clubhouse in the event of a power outage. Pictured (l-r) are Planning Board Chairwoman Kathy Kwaak, Township Committeeman Jack McNaboe, Mayor Susan Cohen, Covered Bridge Trustee Mickey LaBarbera, Covered Bridge Vice President Sid Leveson,…

  • Guilty plea entered in tax case

    The senior vice president of operations of an independent wholesale food distributor admitted on April 29 to evading taxes on income he received from third parties, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. John Annetta, 61, of Marlboro, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan to an Information charging him with one count of…

  • Natural gas fueling site could be in town’s future

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer An ordinance that, if adopted, will add alternative fueling stations as a conditional use in Freehold Township’s M-1 and M-2 industrial zones and add LED sign regulations for gasoline and alternative fueling stations is expected to be the subject of a May 28 public hearing. The Township Committee introduced…

  • Grant covers cleanup of litter in Marlboro

    MARLBORO — Mayor Jonathan Hornik recently launched a litter removal program to combat the mounds of waste that have piled up alongside Marlboro’s streets. “In the wake of the massive amount of debris left by the winter storms, it appears that some individuals have illegally disposed substantial amounts of trash along the roads in our…

  • Monmouth County Park System schedules summer camp

    This summer the Monmouth County Park System will host Camp Manasquan Reservoir daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camp Manasquan Reservoir will be open to youngsters entering grades one through four in weekly sessions from July 1 through Aug. 9 at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Georgia Tavern Road, Howell. Each week has a…

  • Dentist’s license suspended

    HOWELL — The Howell dentist who has been charged with having a motion-activated camera hidden in his practice’s public restroom has had his medical license suspended. The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry has suspended the medical license of Dr. Scott M. Meltzer, 49, until the outcome of the criminal proceedings, to which Meltzer has…

  • Sexual abuse survivors to host public forum

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A local women’s support group has initiated a community outreach effort to build awareness about the effects of childhood sexual abuse. The goals of the Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse support group are to educate people in recognizing the signs of sexual abuse that children may experience and to…