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  • ‘Aftermoon’

    “Lunar Vines” pastel/charcoal on paper, 2010 The Monmouth Museum’s 2013-14 New Jersey Emerging Artists Series will open with an exhibition titled “Aftermoon” by Wendell Jeffrey. In an artist statement, Jeffrey said that the “Aftermoon” series is rooted in mythologies associated with the moon. The artwork features overlapping images of modern objects that are reinterpretations of…

  • Police, public safety at heart of 2013 capital expenditures

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Township Committee’s 2013 capital plan is largely designed to bolster the Colts Neck Police Department and other public safety entities. At its April 24 meeting, the governing body unanimously voted to introduce an ordinance to spend $296,100 on improvements throughout the municipality. The ordinance will be…

  • Project application process simplified in Freehold Borough

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Individuals who propose to undertake a new project in Freehold Borough may now have an easier time doing so. The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that will allow an applicant who is proposing a project to submit sketches and conceptual site plans of the proposal before…

  • Plan for assisted living facility up for approval

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — A public hearing that could place an assisted living facility in Marlboro has begun, and neighboring residents are focusing their attention on the application. FSP-Marlboro, the applicant, is seeking municipal approval to build a two-story, 79- unit assisted living residence with 50 parking spaces on lots at 23…

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    Sal Zaino, of Howell, shows his 2013 Lamborghini to a car aficionado at the Cops and Rodders car show that was held at DeVry University, North Brunswick, on April 28. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Manalapan Fire Co. seeking volunteers

    MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Township Fire Company No. 1 is looking for volunteers. According to a press release, potential members of the fire company do not have to be residents of Manalapan, but they must live within a five- to 10-minute drive of the firehouse, which is at 5 Sweetmans Lane. New members will receive…

  • Riviera residents have questions on tax hike

    Adult community in Freehold Twp. faces increase this year BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A representative of an adult community raised questions about the 2013 municipal budget and the tax increase the residents of his development will pay this year when the Township Committee held a public hearing on the spending…

  • Public has no comment on Howell’s 2013 budget

    BY GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials are waiting for the state to sign off on Howell’s 2013 municipal budget before adopting the spending plan. A public hearing on the budget was held on April 23. No residents commented on the $44.88 million budget the Township Council has introduced and stands ready to…

  • Metz kept bicycle history rolling at Freehold museum

    Enthusiastic collector dies at 97; helped found local hospital BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer David Metz The bicycle world lost a dear friend, archivist and keeper of the history of bicycling in the United States when David Metz, 97, died at his Freehold Township home on April 17. Metz and his late wife, Sadie,…