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  • Marijuana plan appears to be on hold

    State attorney general is asking federal govt. to clarify certain issues BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Do not make plans to buy medical marijuana on Route 33 in Manalapan in the very near future. The state’s plan to license and operate a medical marijuana dispensary in a commercial complex on Route 33 west near the state…

  • Residents’ attorney waits for chance to question witnesses

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — Testimony about an application filed by T-Mobile Northeast LLC to build a cellular communications tower on property owned by Christ Church of Freehold at 71 Oak Glen Road continued for a brief time at the April 11 meeting of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment. T-Mobile is asking…

  • Daughters hold event in honor of mom

    Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative and incurable disorder. Symptoms include loss of balance and limited movement, fainting/dizziness due to severely low blood pressure, speech and swallowing difficulties, sleep disturbances, and breathing problems. The current lack of awareness often leads to misdiagnosis and mistreatment. Locally, a movement is under way to raise awareness,…

  • Police officer uses vehicle to stop Jeep

    MANALAPAN — An alert and quickthinking patrolman prevented a possible accident from occurring at Route 9 and Taylors Mills Road at 2:54 a.m. April 22. Manalapan Patrolman Eric Voorand used his police cruiser as a shield to prevent another vehicle from striking traffic on the state highway. Voorand then arrested the driver of the vehicle…

  • Newman, Dems trade budget jabs

    Freehold Borough budget calls for 3.1-cent increase in municipal tax rate BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer John Newman, the only Republican on the Borough Council in Freehold Borough, and Democrats on the governing body sparred over aspects of the 2011 budget during the council’s May 2 meeting. The council held a public hearing on…

  • Soup’s on at Soup D’Shore

    Student-run nonprofit offers warm meals, social programs BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer A group of 35 Monmouth University students are doing their part to help combat hunger in the community by providing weekly meals to those in need. The students, members of the university’s entrepreneurship program, are the founding members of Soup D’Shore, a community…

  • Cancer charity hosts 5K run, festival

    MARLBORO — Township resident Seth Grumet was training for an Ironman triathlon last year when he found he could not keep up with his team. After several tests, he heard the words, “You have cancer. ” According to a press release, in May 2010, Grumet was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. When news spread of Grumet’s…

  • Howell supt. appreciates voters’ support for budget

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — Administrators in the Howell K-8 School District were breathing a sigh of relief on April 27 after voters approved a general fund tax levy to support the Board of Education’s proposed budget for the 2011-12 school year. Voters approved a general fund tax levy of $64.5 million to…

  • Local student lends an ear to victims of bullying

    Marlboro Memorial Middle School seventh-grader has launched Aidan’s Voice on Facebook BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Aidan Benavides Recent nationwide headlines have focused on bullying and the tragic events, including youths committing suicide, which have unfolded as a result of such actions. Aidan Benavides thought that if the people who are being bullied had a strong…