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  • ‘19th Century Maritime Art: Our History in Paintings’

    IN THE ARTS “Yachts Madeline and Sappho off Sandy Hook Lightship” by James Buttersworth Monmouth University is hosting the exhibition “19th Century Maritime Art: Our History in Paintings” in the Pollak Theatre Gallery, West Long Branch. The exhibit, which runs through Oct. 23, showcases artwork from several private collections of famed 19th-century marine artists James…

  • Antus takes position in Millstone Township

    Retired Freehold Township administrator is hired in neighboring town BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Thomas Antus, who retired from his position as the township administrator in Freehold Township earlier this year, has returned to public employment. At its meeting on Oct. 5, the Township Committee in Millstone Township hired Antus as its new township administrator and…

  • Colts Neck planning Halloween events

    Bob Gleason as Edgar Allan Poe COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck Historic Preservation Committee will host its first Halloween themed event at Bucks Mill Park and the historic Montrose School – “A Colts Neck Halloween Festival featuring Edgar Allan Poe.” Family activities will be held at Bucks Mill Park on Bucks Mill Road 4:30-9:30…

  • Red light cameras on hold until town hears from DOT

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A proposal to install what has come to be known as a red light camera system is off the table until municipal officials receive an OK for the plan from the state Department of Transportation. An ordinance establishing a traffic control signal monitoring system that was scheduled for a…

  • Phalanx will be topic of Oct. 23 historic talk

    A s part of its “Historically Speaking” lecture series, the Monmouth County Historical Association will welcome Jesse LeVine to speak on the subject of the NorthAmerican Phalanx on Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. The lecture will be held in the first floor exhibition gallery at the association’s headquarters, 70 Court St., Freehold. LeVine has long…

  • Woman charged with theft at Wegmans

    MANALAPAN — A South Amboy woman was arrested by Manalapan police on Oct. 3 after loss prevention personnel at Wegmans, Route 9, reported a shoplifting that was in the process of taking place at about 3:40 p.m. According to information provided by Manalapan police, the store’s loss prevention employees indicated that they had observed two…

  • Man charged in Freehold Township homicide

    Suspect is placed in county jail; bail set at $1.5 million By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — An arrest has been made in the homicide that claimed the life of Michael Conway, 42, of Freehold Township, on July 31. Monmouth County Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Richard Incremona told Greater Media Newspapers on Oct. 19…

  • Four residents in race for Manalapan seats

    Roth and Ptasiewicz to face Cohen and Holland on Nov. 8 BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Susan Cohen MANALAPAN — Three residents with experience on the Township Committee and one newcomer to the political arena are vying for two three-year terms on Manalapan’s governing body in the Nov. 8 election. The candidates are Democrats Michelle…

  • FEMA extends New Jersey deadline to register for disaster assistance

    At the request of the state, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is extending the registration deadline for renters, homeowners and business owners who suffered damage from Hurricane Irene. Those affected by the storm and flooding between Aug. 27 and Sept. 5 now have until Nov. 30 to register for disaster assistance, according to a…