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  • Three groups to remain Marlboro employees

    School bus drivers, bus aides and instructional assistants will take reduction in pay BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer A move to save jobs that were slated to be outsourced will retain those positions, but some employees of theMarlboro K-8 School District will see a significant reduction in their salary in order to make it happen. In…

  • 3 charged with burglary at Manalapan residence

    MANALAPAN — Three men were arrested and charged with armed burglary on Feb. 24 in connection with an incident that occurred at a home on Thomas Drive, Manalapan, at 12:34 p.m. that day. On Feb. 28, additional charges were lodged against all three suspects. Aquick response from police officers resulted in the arrest of Greg…

  • Little League will celebrate 60 years of baseball memories

    Former players expected in Freehold on April 8-9 weekend BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The world was a different place when this photo of the Freehold Little League Indians was taken decades ago. Spring and summer meant baseball for hundreds of players who enjoyed their days on the diamond in Freehold Borough. The league…

  • Manalapan approves list of LOSAP volunteers

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has approved a list of 32 members of the Englishtown-Manalapan First Aid Squad who are eligible for the Length of ServiceAward Program (LOSAP) for 2010. LOSAP is a means of compensating volunteer members of the first aid squad, based on criteria the members have to meet…

  • Board hears plan for apartments

    Affordable housing and market rate units proposed in Marlboro BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A pedestrian-friendly community is being planned for the residential portion of the redevelopment of the former Entron property. The Marlboro Planning Board began hearing testimony for site plan approval on the residential portion of the site during its Feb. 16…

  • Allaire State Park is Wall’s treasure

    Treasures of the Jersey Shore The Allaire Chapel at the Historic Village at Allaire Nestled away in the woods on Atlantic Avenue (Route 524) in Wall Township isAllaire State Park, home to the Historic Village at Allaire. The park is one of the major attractions in Wall Township, a gateway town to the Jersey Shore.…

  • Committee calls do-over on 2 votes

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Attention to details in municipal resolutions was a topic of discussion and some sparring among elected officials at the Feb. 23 meeting of the Manalapan Township Committee. The committee members ended up revoting on two resolutions that had been passed at previous meetings. The first resolution to be reconsidered…

  • GM Newspapers staff spreads ‘Greater Good’ at animal shelter

    Volunteers roll up their sleeves at Sayreville Pet Adoption Center BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Kyle, a Shih Tzu, gets all dolled up for his new owners during Greater Media Newspapers’ Day of Greater Good at the Sayreville Pet Adoption Center on Feb. 17. GMN controller Kathy McBain (center), an experienced groomer, gets ready to work…

  • Irish movie will have U.S. debut in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — Borough Councilman John Newman read “Round Ireland With a Fridge” by Tony Hawks in 2009 after returning home to Freehold Borough from a trip to Ireland. Now, two years later, the film version of “Round Ireland With a Fridge” will have its United States premiere at the American Hotel in Freehold Borough as…