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  • Bakery goal: 1,000 cupcakes for charity

    Eat Cake makes sweet treats for Cupcakes for a Cause BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Alocal bakery is whipping up cupcakes from scratch to raise money for children affected by cancer. Eat Cake Bakery of Matawan, in the Colonial Shops mall on Route 79, is participating in the seventh annual Cupcakes for a Cause week,…

  • Slocum family readies for annual reunion

    Relatives from far and wide will meet on Oct. 10 in Long Branch BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Ancestors and complex relationships are on the agenda as the Slocum family, which date its roots in Monmouth County to the 1600s, gets ready for its annual family reunion that will be held at the Ocean Place Resort…

  • Marlboro celebration!

    Nickelodeon television cartoon star SpongeBob SquarePants made an appearance at the 27th annual Marlboro Day community celebration held Sept. 19 at the Marlboro municipal complex. Sabrina Volis, 6, and Matthew Bass, 6, greeted their undersea friend. FRANK GALIPO

  • Council OKs new lease for mobile home park

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Residents of the Hamilton Park mobile home community will have an increase in their rent paid to the township while their community receives some necessary improvements paid for by Marlboro’s affordable housing trust fund. Residents of the mobile home park were concerned that because Marlboro has lost the…

  • Legislators say time for reform is now

    Package of bills awaits action at State House; property taxes drive effort BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The three elected officials who represent Manalapan in the state Legislature want residents to know they are pushing for Gov. Chris Christie’s reform package to advance in Trenton. During a Sept. 15 presentation at Manalapan town hall, Sen.…

  • Marlboro teens report trip to Japan was memorable

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — “Amazing,” “spectacular” and “unforgettable” are just a few of the descriptions being offered by local students who visited Japan this summer as part of Marlboro’s Sister City program. A group of 16 young people from Marlboro spent about two weeks touring Japan and spending time with host families…

  • Funds found to put winter track back

    Bands, cheerleaders allowed to perform at away football games BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Winter track and field is back at no cost to Freehold Regional High School District students and their parents. The FRHSD Board of Education voted on Sept. 13 at its meeting in Englishtown to reinstate the winter track and field program.…

  • Prescription meds may be disposed

    MARLBORO — It is time for residents to get rid of unwanted prescription medication the proper way in an effort to prevent the drugs from potentially ending up on the streets or in the hands of teenagers. Marlboro will be hosting an Operation Take Back New Jersey collection site as part of the Operation Take…

  • Teachers & students enjoy adventure in Greece, Italy

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Trekking and mountain biking on an active volcano, whitewater rafting and helping to save sea turtles were only part of the activities that three teachers and nine students from Manalapan High School participated in while they were on a two-week adventure in Greece and Italy from July 5-19. A group of…