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  • 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…

  • Planner: Route 9 corridor in Manalapan OK for auto dealerships

    Residents waiting for chance to question findings in report By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — It turns out that areas along Route 9 in Manalapan would be a good spot for automobile dealerships, at least in the opinion of one person. In summarizing a report he prepared at the direction of the Manalapan Planning Board, professional…

  • Cancer survivor to speak

    MANALAPAN — This week, township resident Bart Frazzitta will relate his experiences as a 12-year survivor of esophageal cancer and his subsequent efforts at helping other people who are stricken with this illness. The presentation will be held Jan. 26 at noon at the Manalapan municipal building, 120 Freehold Road (corner of Route 522 and…

  • Temple to host family service

    MANALAPAN — Temple Shaari Emeth, 400 Craig Road, will hold a Kollel Family Shabbat service on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. for special needs children and their families. According to a press release from the temple, the service is designed to provide families and children the opportunity to worship together in an accessible, inclusive and…

  • Officials did not follow consultant’s suggestion

    Meeting minutes show Freehold Borough decided to stick with police chief By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD — The minutes of two executive session meetings reveal that a consultant hired by the town’s governing body recommended that municipal officials name a police director/officer in charge of the Freehold Borough Police Department. The recommendation was not followed…

  • Old Bridge man lives out his heavy-metal dream

    John ‘JD’ DeServio, bassist for Black Label Society, honored by alumni group BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer John “JD” DeServio, of Old Bridge, has gone from dressing up like KISS with his friends in fifth grade to touring last year with his band Black Label Society alongside heavy metal superstars Judas Priest. I t all…

  • Aquatics director knows ‘Y’ she likes New Jersey

    With ties to Woodbridge and Freehold, Erin Coyne brings her experience in Colorado to Woodbridge YMCA BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Erin Coyne oversees 56 swim instructors and lifeguards in a program that handles more than 2,600 swimmers at the Woodbridge YMCA. Erin Coyne said that even as a youth, the YMCA’s motto of strengthening…

  • Marlboro water utility customers are facing rate increase

    By Jack Murtha MARLBORO — Residents who receive service from Marlboro’s Water Utility Division may see an increase in their 2012 water bills. On Jan. 19, Township Council members introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, modify various township fees, including municipal water consumption rates. A public hearing is scheduled for the council’s Feb. 2…

  • Storm drain repair bill totals $105K

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Members of the Township Council unanimously adopted an ordinance at a recent meeting that will direct $105,000 to fund the emergency repairs of a storm drain on Taylor Road in Marlboro. The storm drain sustained damages inflicted by Hurricane Irene in August. The money will be taken from…