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  • Council settles 2009 case involving residential site

    MARLBORO — Members of the Marlboro Township Council have settled a lawsuit by approving an agreement that officials said will benefit the municipality’s affordable housing trust fund. Representatives of Paragon Homes II filed a lawsuit against the council and the Planning Board in 2009 in state Superior Court, according to the resolution that authorized the…

  • Zimmerli highlights revelations in Soviet nonconformist art

    “Counterform 1959” oil on canvas by Valery Yurlov The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, will continue its series of one-person shows devoted to Soviet nonconformist artists with its presentation of “In the Search of an Absolute: Art of Valery Yurlov,” on view through June 3. Yurlov stands out as one of the…

  • Manalapan Target is target for pair seeking baby items

    MANALAPAN — Police were called to Target, Route 9, for the second time in less than a week in response to an attempted robbery that resulted in the assault of Target employees. According to a press release from the Manalapan Police Department, at 10 a.m. Jan. 20, Target loss prevention employees attempted to detain a…

  • Fundraiser aims to raise awareness of need for living kidney donors

    A fundraiser to benefit the Polycystic Kidney Foundation will be held on Feb. 3 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Spotswood Memorial VFW, 33 Daniel Road, Spotswood. The benefit is being organized by Corine Bruno, of Freehold Township, to raise awareness about the importance of living kidney donors. Bruno’s mother, Carolyn Pugaczewski, 55, of Middletown,…

  • Police foundation director hopes to save teen’s sight

    Youngster in Ecuador awaits trip to America for surgery in New York BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Joe Occhipinti, founder and director of the National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF), based in the Morganville section of Marlboro, is a man on a mission, a medical mission to restore the eyesight of teenage girl who lives in Ecuador. He…

  • Arbor Day Foundation offering free trees

    Residents of New Jersey can ring in the new year by receiving 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation during January. Those who become a member of the nonprofit foundation will receive two white flowering dogwoods, two flowering crabapples, two Washington hawthorns, two American redbuds and two golden raintrees, according to a…

  • Keeping tradition

    Young members of the Filipino American community Pasko Sa Nayon in Monmouth County perform the tinikling, a Filipino folk dance where performers move through clapping bamboo poles to imitate birds dancing through a rice field. Pictured left to right are Nicole Rodriguez, Maggee Sanchez, Alyssa Showmaker, Gabe Basalatan and Nina Mojares. The holiday event known…

  • Pedestrian struck, killed on Route 9

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP— A23-yearold pedestrian died shortly after being struck by a vehicle at about 11 p.m. Jan. 9 on Route 9 north in Freehold Township. Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni identified the pedestrian as Lisa M. Cole of Lakewood. Cole was struck by a 2004 Lexus IS300 that was being driven by Jose…

  • Manalapan will offer weekend CERT training

    MANALAPAN — The Manalapan TownshipMedical Reserve Corps-Community Emergency Response Team has added an additional CERT training to its schedule. The session will be presenting the FEMA-endorsed CERT training on the weekend of Feb. 3-5. The training is free and prepares the participants to respond to emergencies and to work within the emergency management structure, according…