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  • 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…

  • Kickin’ It events help eliminate bullying

    The Bullying … We’re Kickin’ It national campaign will host a kickball game in conjunction with the Marlboro High School PTO from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 22 at Marlboro High School, 95 N. Main St. (Route 79), Marlboro. The free kickball event is open to the public. The nonprofit Kickin’ It organization, based…

  • Blues and BBQ coming to Marlboro

    MARLBORO — The first Marlboro Blues & BBQ Festival is coming to town on Oct. 15. The festival, which is scheduled to kick off at noon, will feature seven bands and mouth-watering barbeque. The event will be held at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road. The rain date is Oct. 22. Marlboro Township Council…

  • It’s a first: Applicant seeks approval for fewer homes

    Environmental testing shows some contamination on property in Marlboro BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A development that received approval from the Planning Board is being scaled back, according to a new application that has been presented to the board. In 2009, a plan to subdivide property at the intersection of Conover Road, Gallya Grove…

  • ‘No Easy Walk’

    “Ida with Child Walking Away” by Helen M. Stummer A s a concerned photographer, Helen M. Stummer has devoted her life to revealing a human dignity that rises above poverty. In her first retrospective, on view at the CVA Gallery of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, dozens of enlarged black and white photographs detail portraits of…

  • Vote says no to paying defense for local official

    Manalapan committeewoman is target of defamation lawsuit By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — By a 3-0 vote of the Manalapan Township Committee, municipal officials told Democratic Committeewoman Michelle Roth and Manalapan’s residents that the township will not pay to defend Roth in a defamation lawsuit that has been filed against her by a professional appraiser. The…

  • Solar energy facility gains OK in Howell

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— The Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment has unanimously approved preliminary and final site plans for a 17- megawatt solar energy facility to be constructed at the southwest corner of the intersection of Route 33 and Fairfield Road. Rock Solid Realty, the applicant, was granted a use variance for the…

  • Girl Scouts begin fall product sale program

    Fall is in the air and that means the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore have geared up for their fall product sale program. Girl Scouts throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties have begun to sell nuts, candy and magazines — just in time for the upcoming holiday season. According to a press release, the fall…