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Volunteers pitch in to help clean Lake Topanemus Park
Several storms in 2012 caused significant damage to site BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Roger Kane (l), chairman of the Lake Topanemus Commission, pitches in to help clean up Lake Topanemus Park, Freehold Township. Above, Renatta, 11, Corinne, 8, and Trish Ceppi contribute their time to getting the park back in shape following a…
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Cell phone’s roots can be traced to Manalapan
Richard Frenkiel helped create first cellular system in 1980s BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Richard H. Frenkiel MANALAPAN — Richard H. Frenkiel and his wife Maizie were sitting home in the dark in the midst of superstorm Sandy when the telephone rang. Someone on the other end informed him that he had been nominated for…
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Manalapan property yields surprising pieces of history
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Gentile property at the corner of Route 522 and Tennent Road in Manalapan yielded up some pieces of history during a recent examination by an archeological organization. The treasures, however, were not what the searchers had expected to find. On April 1-2, about 30 members of the…
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JCP&L ratepayers upset with proposed increase
Utility attempting to recoup significant costs associated with rebuilding infrastructure BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A standing-room-only crowd of New Jersey residents and officials packed the large meeting room at the Freehold Township municipal complex on April 24. Most had turned out to ask the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to reject a…
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Board fines Marder $100 in financial form flap
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — For the second time in less than a year, the Marlboro Ethics Board has voted to dismiss an ethics complaint that was filed against Township Council Vice President Randi Marder during the 2011 election season. However, the board imposed a $100 fine on Marder for failing to disclose…
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Employee removed as coach
The Manalapan High School paraprofessional who is facing several narcotics charges has been removed from his position as a co-assistant coach of the school’s baseball team. At its April 22 meeting, the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education voted to end Shawn Hannon’s involvement with the Braves as of April 3, the day…
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‘Sicilians in the Basement’ and thrills up in the air
BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Pete Trabucco For Pete Trabucco, a flight over and through the Grand Canyon in 1986 kindled a latent passion for the extreme. “My wife and I went to Arizona and took a plane ride over the Grand Canyon. Once I got into the cockpit, I was hooked,” Trabucco said. “Before…
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Manalapan Fire Co. seeking volunteers
MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Township Fire Company 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 benefits…
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Manalapan police nab fugitive from justice
MANALAPAN — During a motor vehicle stop on March 19 at 9:40 a.m., Patrolman Kyle Earley determined that the driver, Johnny Diaz, 51, of Lakewood, was a wanted person from Puerto Rico with full extradition. Police said Diaz also had an active traffic warrant from Lakewood. Diaz was arrested, charged with being a fugitive from…
