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  • ‘Sculpted & Sewn’ exhibit to feature two N.J. artists

    Depictions of the lives of women past and present unite in “Sculpted and Sewn,” a joint exhibit of New Jersey artists Diane Savona, of Passaic, and Mira Welnowska, of Jackson. The exhibit opened on Oct. 5 and will run through Oct. 30 in the M. Christina Geis Art Gallery on Georgian Court University’s Lakewood campus.…

  • Mine’s owner files suit against Millstone Twp.

    Manalapan residents have complained about traffic from neighboring town BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A local mine owner has filed a lawsuit against Millstone Township and its governing body regarding the routes that empty mining trucks must take through town. Plaintiffs Maria Campo, the Anthony Campo Family, and Campo Construction Co. filed the…

  • Town takes first step to wind energy

    MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has accepted a recommendation from the Manalapan Green Team to move forward with a wind energy project. The Big Wind wind energy company will be installing anemometers (instruments for collecting wind data) throughout the township to test the wind, according to a press release from the municipality. This is the…

  • Police release pix of suspect

    COURTESY OF MANALAPAN POLICE Manalapan police want to question a man who approached a child in the area of Arbor Court and Dogwood Court on Sept. 15. MANALAPAN — Police have released a police artist’s sketch of a man who allegedly approached a township youngster on Sept. 15. Police are continuing to investigate the incident…

  • Scout’s project fills backpacks for pupils

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Boy Scout Nick Englisis sits among the 195 backpacks filled with school supplies that he collected for the Kids Corporation of Newark. Nick collected the backpacks and school supplies for his Eagle Scout project. MARLBORO — When it came time to come up with an idea for an Eagle Scout…

  • In the Service

    Jason R. Dela Cruz, the son of Richard J. and Margaret A. Dela Cruz of Howell, has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of becoming an Army officer. College…

  • ’12 Angry Men’ opens at Center Playhouse

    FREEHOLD — Center Players will present a production of “Twelve Angry Men” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough. The drama, which first aired as a television show and was later adapted to the stage as well as the screen, will run from Oct. 16 through Nov. 15 at Freehold’s resident theater. As the…

  • Town calls on state to curb mandates

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Municipal officials recently passed a resolution urging the elimination of state-imposed mandates. In simple terms, Freehold Township officials want New Jersey’s higher-ups to stop telling them what to do without providing financial assistance for the job. The resolution passed by the Township Committee in September states…

  • Library to honor area Holocaust survivors

    The Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Center at Brookdale Community College will present a program on its “Tribute to the Survivors in Our Community” at 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The tribute, designed to preserve the survivors’ past, and to recognize their resolve as they…