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  • Shore destinations begin boardwalk restoration

    Beachside towns make comeback plans after Sandy’s destruction BY JESSICA D’AMICO & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Belmar became the first municipality among Jersey Shore towns to break ground on its boardwalk replacement project on Jan. 9. Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty said the project will be complete in time for Memorial Day. JEFF GRANIT staff Whether…

  • Speakers split on move that put policemen in schools

    Marlboro K-8 school board inks deal with township for temporary protection BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer After a spirited discussion among community members, the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education formally approved a contract with Marlboro Township to place armed police officers in all district schools for 90 days. The action is expected to…

  • Sandy Hook open by summer?

    Pallone, park employees and nonprofits push for Memorial Day opening BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Top: Signs of storm damage are evident on Officer’s Row at Fort Hancock, where park employees and their families lived until the storm surge created by superstorm Sandy flooded the area with more than 13 feet of water. A recreation…

  • Shutzer, Griffiths begin serving three-year terms

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Democrats Sharon Shutzer and Ron Griffiths were sworn in to office and began serving three-years terms when the Borough Council held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 in Borough Hall. Shutzer has served on the council since 1992. Griffiths is beginning his first term. The two…

  • Fitzgerald named to serve as mayor in Colts Neck

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Township Committee has tapped Michael Fitzgerald to lead Colts Neck as mayor in 2013. The committee members unanimously took the action at their annual reorganization meeting held Jan. 5. Fitzgerald, who won re-election to his second three-year term on the committee in November, said he and…

  • New Jersey Film Festival heads to New Brunswick

    Movie premieres will be held from Jan. 25 to March 2 Retrocognition The New Jersey Film Festival will celebrate its 31st anniversary this spring with a showcase of new international films, American independent features, experimental and short subjects, classic revivals and cutting-edge documentaries. The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the…

  • NWS Earle to conduct controlled burning

    COLTS NECK — The Naval Weapons Station Earle Fire Department will conduct controlled burning in forested areas of the station now through March. According to a press release, these closely monitored burn events eliminate undergrowth that could pose a hazard during forest fire season. Since the risk of forest fire is currently very low, this…

  • Asbury Park sees Light of Day

    Fundraiser for Parkinson’s disease will feature local and national performers BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Gianna Salvato When the Light of Day rolls into Asbury Park this weekend, Gianna Salvato, 16, of Freehold Township, will be one of the performers participating in the annual musical event that benefits the Parkinson’s Foundation — and she is…

  • Colts Neck tries to cope with increasing deer population

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The township has a problem. Its symptoms manifest themselves in broken car windshields, shredded foliage and gloomy medical diagnoses of residents. Colts Neck officials have said the troubles could be pinned to an unhealthy spike in the number of deer in town. “The proliferation of the deer…