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  • Garbage pickups riling up residents

    Manalapan officials ask for patience as they deal with Waste Management BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Garbage is a serious matter in Manalapan these days. On a night when Mayor Andrew Lucas said the service being provided to residents by the township’s waste hauler is “abysmal,” several people showed up at a Township Committee meeting…

  • CentraState to host wine-tasting benefit

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation will present its ninth annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser, “An Evening in the Vineyards,” from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Proceeds will support the expansion of the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis Center, including a new, dedicated infusion center, research…

  • Greater Media shows budding journalists the ropes

    Park System campers get a look at how newspapers work The future of journalism looks bright if the participants of the Monmouth County Park System’s Camp Correspondents are any indication. Clockwise from top: Greater Media Newspapers News Editor Adele Young works with youngsters from the August session of Camp Correspondents from the Monmouth County Park…

  • Advocates laud halt of gas tank proposal

    ASIG suspends project due to Gulf oil leak fallout BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Ocean advocates are welcoming a decision by Atlantic Sea Island Group (ASIG) to withdraw its proposal to construct Safe Harbor Energy, a 116-acre liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on a man-made island 19.5 miles off the coast of Sea Bright in…

  • MTTN provides look at life in Manalapan

    Cable television channel relies on dedicated volunteers to shoot and produce programs BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — With volunteers as the cornerstone of its operation, the Manalapan Township Television Network (MTTN) is building a reputation as a place to turn to for community information and entertainment. MTTN, which is the township’s municipal access…

  • County receives perfect audit

    Monmouth County’s finance and purchasing departments won high praises from an outside auditing firm hired to review the county’s financial records and purchasing procedures for 2009 and found them to be in perfect order, according to a press release from the county. This annual financial review marks the first time since 2002 that the county…

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    With the support of a young fan who was not shy about coming on stage, Lee Deedmeyer performs with Mission Dance during Freehold Borough’s summer concert series at the Monmouth County Hall of Records on Aug. 12. PATRICIA HOPKINS

  • Antique car show planned at Allaire

    The Historic Village at Allaire will present its 15th annual Antique Rolling Iron Auto Show on Aug. 22 (rain date Aug. 29). Antique vehicles from throughout the tri-state area are expected to take part in the event. This show is open to all vehicles manufactured in 1985 and earlier. Trophies will be awarded to vehicles…

  • Spark of art brightens children’s story room

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Scott Mitsching MARLBORO — Whimsical scenery and storybook classics have made their way to the walls of the reading room at the Marlboro Library because of the efforts of Scott Mitsching. Scott, 16, created a 5-by-15-foot mural and a handmade wooden puzzle box for the library as his Eagle Scout…