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  • Manalapan officials address audit issues

    Township Committee OKs corrective action plan BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Manalapan officials have approved a corrective action plan for three issues that came to light in the 2011 municipal audit. According to a resolution passed by the Manalapan Township Committee on Aug. 15, the chief financial officer has completed and submitted a corrective action…

  • Community support keeps Walk With Joe going strong

    Annual event honoring heroes of Flight 93 set for Sept. 8 in Manalapan BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The story of Patrick “Joe” Driscoll, a passenger who lost his life on Flight 93 out of Newark on Sept. 11, 2001, still saddens many Manalapan residents, who often remember Driscoll for his dedication to…

  • Youngster’s wish for a pool is granted

    Dakota Schick, 10, of Howell, is battling thyroid tumor BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Make-A-Wish New Jersey was joined by local businesses and the Ramtown Fire Company to make Dakota Schick’s dream of getting a pool in his backyard a reality this summer. During the dog days of summer it is normal for youngsters to…

  • New riding club fills only void in local equine offerings

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Anne Butler, of Manalapan, is the owner of the newly opened Millstone Riding Club. MILLSTONE — The western Monmouth County and northern Ocean County areas of New Jersey are a horse-lover’s dream. No matter what the equestrian sport or discipline, you can find it here, from thoroughbred and standardbred racing and…

  • NPS offers four visions for future of Hook, Fort Hancock

    Status quo, commercial or educational uses, maritime center proposed BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent One of the historic buildings at Fort Hancock The National Park Service (NPS) is scheduled to launch a new General Management Plan for Gateway National Recreation Area in Monmouth County by next fall that could bring major changes to Sandy Hook, including…

  • CentraState to host wine tasting benefit

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation will present its 11th annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser, “An Evening in the Vineyards,” from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus at CentraState Medical Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. The event will feature a sampling of more than 70 wines from around the world, craft…

  • Residents may sign up for Freehold yard sale

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough Recreation Commission is seeking residents to participate in a townwide yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 6. (Rain date Oct. 7). To encourage the maximum number of yard (garage) sales within the town limits on that day, the borough will waive any of the normal fees or…

  • Task force on opiate use to convene

    The Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Task Force on Heroin and Other Opiate Use by New Jersey’s Youth and Young Adults will hold the third of its public hearings at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan on Aug. 29 starting at 10 am. According to a press release, the task…

  • Residents may use StringFly program to submit photographs for publication

    Greater Media Newspapers is reaching out to the community with the introduction of Greater Media StringFly, a citizen journalism photography program. Greater Media StringFly will give people of all ages and from all communities the opportunity to take photographs of events that occur in their hometown and to submit them to Greater Media Newspapers for…