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  • Seniors invited to submit artwork

    Monmouth County residents age 60 and over are invited to submit one piece of original visual art in Monmouth County’s annual 2012 Senior Citizen Art Contest and Exhibition. County residents may download the complete application packet from the county’s Internet website at www.visitmonmouth.com, pick up an application at the county’s Division on Aging, Disabilities and…

  • Engineer details ways in which storm water will be handled

    Northpointe development in Marlboro will sit on border of Aberdeen Twp. BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — An engineer recently described details of the site plan for the proposed Northpointe residential development off Lloyd Road in Marlboro. Testimony on the Northpointe project is expected to resume tonight, May 2, at the Marlboro Planning Board’s…

  • Savvy college senior has what it takes for the business world

    Manalapan’s Lauren Gribbon lands job with PNC Bank as winner of ‘The Associate’ BY BARBARA BUTENSKY Correspondent Lauren Gribbon Unlike many college seniors graduating this month who face uncertainty finding jobs, Lauren Gribbon, daughter of Gerry and Nancy Gribbon of Manalapan, doesn’t have to think about it. Gribbon already has a job offer. Actually she…

  • Nature tales

    The American mink is often mistaken for an otter. As you can well imagine, this does not sit well with the proud mink, which knows it is way cuter and smarter than some dumb ol’ otter. Photo taken at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Galloway Township. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Spend a weekend steeped in history

    Weekend in Old Monmouth tour of 40 historic sites May 5-6 Village Inn, Englishtown The Weekend in Old Monmouth tour returns for the fourth year with 40 historic sites throughout Monmouth County open to visitors interested in local history. Hours for most sites are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, and…

  • Manalapan man gets prison term

    A Manalapan man was sentenced on April 19 to 48 months in federal prison, the last of eight people sentenced for their roles in an oxycodone distribution scheme involving the owner of a Middlesex County pharmacy, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Jason Caracappa, 31, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton…

  • Nature tales

    Red foxes are not listed as endangered anywhere on Earth. This enhances their reputation for being “cunning” and “sly,” which is flattering, but in private they refer to themselves as “charismatic” and “winsome.” This photo was taken in Bernardsville, Somerset County, during the summer of 2011. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Monmouth food drive takes in two tons of food in two weeks

    The first two weeks of the Monmouth County food drive has brought in 4,032 pounds of nonperishable food to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. The food drive, which runs through the end of April, has drop-off points at all 13 branches of the Monmouth County Library, the Monmouth County Hall of Records…

  • Three men plead guilty to stealing from defense firm

    A former insurance agent for a New York-based defense contractor and his two friends recently admitted stealing $1.4 million from the company, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Daniel Tumminia, 49, of Millstone Township, Michael Feuer, 47, of Freehold, and Dennis Mannarino, 45, of Manalapan, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in…