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  • Town’s recycling ordinance to comply with county plan

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The municipality’s recycling ordinance has been amended to mirror Monmouth County’s regulations and to bring Freehold Township into compliance with the county’s Solid Waste Management Plan, according to Township Administrator Thomas Antus. “Every town in New Jersey has to have a solid waste management plan. The…

  • Manalapan officials working on budget

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Township residents could get their first look at Manalapan’s 2011 municipal budget within a month. During the public portion of the Township Committee’s Feb. 9 meeting, resident Deborah Smarth asked Mayor Andrew Lucas where municipal officials are in the budget process. Smarth asked the mayor to “give residents an…

  • ‘Annie’ comes to Marlboro

    MARLBORO — A lovable redhead will be coming to the stage at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School when students bring the musical “Annie Jr.” to life. The show will be performed on March 4-5 at 7 p.m. in the Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Nolan Road. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased in advance…

  • Freehold grants business OK to use parking spaces

    FREEHOLD — Municipal officials have passed a resolution authorizing a license agreement with Mandel Warehouse of New Jersey for parking on borough property. According to the resolution, Mandel Warehouse of New Jersey is the owner of property at 62 Jackson St. The property is next to the Rug Mill Towers parking lot. The borough owns…

  • O’Scanlon: State employee benefits must be sustainable

    Legislator named to panel monitoring police, fire benefits reform BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Declan O’Scanlon Jr. RED BANK— For the next three years, 12th District state Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon Jr. will be involved in monitoring New Jersey’s efforts to enact reforms and protect taxpayer interests. Named as one of four public members on Gov.…

  • Manalapan votes to raise cost of commuter parking permit

    By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — Residents of Manalapan will pay more this year for the privilege of leaving their car in one of the township’s commuter parking lots. The Manalapan Township Committee at its meeting on Feb. 23 adopted an ordinance that raises the annual cost of a commuter parking permit from $150 to $201.…

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    Pupils from the Fidelity Chinese School, Marlboro, perform the Dragon Dance during a celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year on Feb. 12 at the Marlboro Middle School. The Asian celebration marks the end of the winter season. The actual date of the holiday was Feb. 3, and 2011 has been designated as the Year…

  • Vote on red light cameras put off until July

    Resident is concerned vehicle owners will not have a way to contest a summons BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Manalapan may join the list of Garden State municipalities that take photos of drivers who allegedly run a red light and then issue a ticket to the owner of the vehicle. On Jan. 12 the Manalapan Township…

  • Colts Neck police OK salary freeze

    Municipal officials say decision averted layoffs BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Members of the Colts Neck Police Department have agreed to a salary freeze for 2011 and will forgo a 4.25 percent increase that had been agreed to in a contract for the year. The Township Committee approved an agreement between PBA Local 333 and the…