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  • Monmouth bicycling map wins state honors

    Leonard Ruggieri, a graphic artist in the Monmouth County Department of Public Information and Communications, has won statewide first- and second-place honors for a map he created outlining Monmouth County’s numerous bicycle routes. The large, fold-out map serves as a reference guide for the hundreds of miles of roads, paths and trails available for public…

  • Freehold native ‘broet’ to present new ‘broems’

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Brian McGackin Listen up, guys, this book’s for you. “Broetry” is the title of a volume of poetry that has been penned by Freehold Borough native Brian McGackin. The book is packed with verse after verse of comedic snippets of life. As the inside cover states, it is “Poetry…

  • Strickland Farms property manager charged with theft

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — On June 20 a Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment charging Theresa Tierney, 59, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, with second degree theft and second degree theft by failure to make required disposition of property. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, the charges stem…

  • Former teachers on a mission to help New Jersey youth

    MARLBORO — If you ask Cheryl Berman how she became involved with 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline, she will tell you it was fate. A few years ago, the former middle school media specialist cut out a newspaper article about 2NDFLOOR – a nonprofit that supports New Jersey youth through its free, confidential and anonymous helpline –…

  • FTHS students to lead teen safe driving summit

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Six members of Freehold Township High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapter will help lead New Jersey’s first statewide, peer-to-peer Teen Safe Driving Summit, GDL4U: Good Driving for Life, on July 15 at Rutgers University’s Busch Campus in Piscataway. Designed to help teens stay safe behind the wheel, the summit is…

  • Contract awarded for road improvements in Yorktowne

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has awarded a contract to S. Batata Construction of South River for road improvements in the Yorktowne residential development. S. Batata Construction submitted the lowest of three bids at $530,070. The other bids were received from Jads Construction, $563,633, and Earle Asphalt, $792,013, according to information…

  • County offers assistance to local business owners

    COLTS NECK — On June 8, the members of the Colts Neck Business Association (CNBA) gathered at the Colts Neck Library to listen to a presentation by guest speaker Amy Fitzgerald, director of Monmouth County Economic and Workforce Development (MCEWD). According to a press release from the CNBA, Fitzgerald began her presentation by indicating that…

  • T-Mobile wraps up tower presentation

    Decision is now in hands of Marlboro zoning board MARLBORO — A vote on the construction of a proposed wireless telecommunications tower still has not come about as representatives of T-Mobile wrapped up their testimony during the June 7 meeting of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment. Hearings on an application filed by T-Mobile Northeast…

  • ‘Under the Stars’

    Manalapan Under the Stars 2011, a community celebration in Manalapan, featured performances from 1960s icon Gary Puckett (above) and local recording artist Ashley Loren. The popular event was held at the Manalapan Recreation Center on June 11. PHOTOS BY AMY ROSEN