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  • Manalapan chief accepts one-day paid suspension

    MANALAPAN — Police Chief Stuart Brown will serve a one-day paid suspension as a result of actions he took and/or comments he made during a Sept. 18, 2008 meeting with several municipal officials. The Township Committee authorized a one-day unpaid suspension for Brown after a hearing officer recommended the punishment for Manalapan’s top cop. Brown…

  • Zoning board cool to teen nightclub

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — A nightclub for teenagers does not fit with the permitted uses in Marlboro’s C-4 regional commercial district, according to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. That decision was made by the board at its Oct. 20 meeting when asked by applicants Edward Gomez and Giancarlo Lisi for an interpretation…

  • Freehold honors letter carrier for heroic act

    Resident of Kiawah Ave. was aided by former Marine when fire erupted in home BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Letter carrier Jeffrey Vollmar is congratulated by Freehold Borough Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer and other municipal officials in recognition of his help in guiding a woman out of a Kiawah Avenue residence where a fire had…

  • Green defeats Klauber for seat in Manalapan

    Victorious Republican will join governing body in Jan. to start 3-year term BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Voters elected Republican candidate Ryan D. Green to a three-year term on the Manalapan Township Committee in the Nov. 3 election. According to election results provided by the township clerk’s office, it appeared that Green rode…

  • Throckmorton Street gets new landscaping

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A project that combines the efforts of Freehold Borough and Monmouth County is helping to create an attractive gateway into town on Throckmorton Street. Richard Gatto, the CEO of Downtown Freehold (formerly the Freehold Center Partnership) said the effort to create an attractive entrance to the municipality…

  • Samaritan Center seeks holiday boxes

    MANALAPAN — The Samaritan Center, a food pantry headquartered in the Tennent section of Manalapan that has served local residents of all faiths and denominations for 25 years, is seeking donations of Thanksgiving boxes. Suggested items to be included in a holiday box are: a 14-pound turkey, stuffing mix, gravy, 5 pounds of sweet potatoes…

  • Ammiano, McGirr win 3-year terms

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Republicans maintained complete control of municipal government in Freehold Township as voters re-elected Anthony Ammiano and elected Robert McGirr to three-year terms on the Township Committee on Election Day, Nov. 3. According to election results provided by the township clerk’s office, Ammiano received 7,231 votes and…

  • CentraState ball set for Nov. 21

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – CentraState Healthcare Foundation will hold its 48th annual Celebration Ball, “Boas and Fedoras, A Night at The Cotton Club” on Nov. 21 from 6:30 p.m. to midnight at the Eagle Oaks Country Club, Howell. Entertainment will be provided by Chezzam Entertainment Group of Long Island, N.Y., and music will be provided by…

  • Sheriff will stay until January

    Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno, who was elected as New Jersey’s first lieutenant governor on Nov. 3, has announced that she intends to fulfill her obligations as sheriff until she takes the oath of office as lieutenant governor in January. “It has been my privilege to serve as Monmouth County sheriff since Jan. 1, 2008.…